. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . , SlEHE. The original stock of this beautiful Iris grewabundantly near the station Ain Sofra, on themain line between Damascus and Beirut. Un-principled collectors, however, have rooted upall the stock, a fate which will befall nearly allthe beautiful Oncocyclus Irises in Palestine, ifthe dealers there do not arrange for a reasonableplan of cultivation of these plants. The fine IrisLortetii, discovered by Barbey, is already growingfreely, thanks to judicious culture. Iris Sofarana, of Foster, was fi
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . , SlEHE. The original stock of this beautiful Iris grewabundantly near the station Ain Sofra, on themain line between Damascus and Beirut. Un-principled collectors, however, have rooted upall the stock, a fate which will befall nearly allthe beautiful Oncocyclus Irises in Palestine, ifthe dealers there do not arrange for a reasonableplan of cultivation of these plants. The fine IrisLortetii, discovered by Barbey, is already growingfreely, thanks to judicious culture. Iris Sofarana, of Foster, was first collected 1 y group successfully; but they will have no failuresto fear if, as with other plants. Orchids forexample, they carefully study their natural In the English climate this plant can best begrown in large pots with good drainage, in whichit can be kept perfectly dry during the Siehe, Mersina, Turkey-in-Asia. KEW NOTEF. Derris Fordii, Olivdr.—This is a new and goodgarden plant belonging to the order Leguminosa?,and has borne a profusion of in the Pam-. FiG. G4.—IRIS ., FOSTER, v,\E. {Natural Hize.) Mr. Hartmann, and with him I made an excursionsome time ago to the higher Lebanon to collectother varieties discovered by him which grew atan altitude of about 6,500 feet. I have placedthis fine plant in the market under the name ofIris Sofarana magnifies. Both habit and colourare striking—silvery-white with purplish-redmarkings, which almost overpower the tint of thebackground. The plant grows readily in limestone soil where,in summer, there is absolute freedom from mois-ture. This condition must be duly noted by thosewho wish to cultivate any Irises of the^OncoeycIus house at Kew. It was received from the Hong:Kong Botanic Garden in 1900, the plant being,then a very small one, contained in a amongst various other plants ; it has nowtwining woody stems some IS feet long, whiclvare trained up the roof. The l
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