. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Florist. 319 vistas and the pretty views of the fern- ery through the large house will be at their best. Theie will be considerably more va- riety in the plants here than is usual in such places and it is to be hoped that as they develop their proper size and habit, which they have plenty of room to do in this immense structure, that a good system of labeling will be kept up so that the public may see and take an interest in the many plants of economic value as well as decorative such HARDY HERB
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igog. The American Florist. 319 vistas and the pretty views of the fern- ery through the large house will be at their best. Theie will be considerably more va- riety in the plants here than is usual in such places and it is to be hoped that as they develop their proper size and habit, which they have plenty of room to do in this immense structure, that a good system of labeling will be kept up so that the public may see and take an interest in the many plants of economic value as well as decorative such HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. The Iris and Its Culture. While the genus iris is confined al- most exclusively to the northern hemi- sphere ranging from the Atlas mountains in northern Africa to a latitude of about 40° north, the iris family is closely rep- resented in the tropics by the morseas. FOLIAGE PLANTS AT THE CONSERVATORIES, GARFIELD PARK. CHICAGO. English iris fanciers, but some of these fail to combine sufficient distinctioni, beauty or ease of culture to warrant their extended use. While, perhaps less than 100 species are to be recommended for cultivation in American or partic- ularly New England gardens, this is but a fraction of the number of varieties which by selection or cross fertilization have been produced and contribute most advantageously to garden ornamentation. The question of the best species, their peculiar requirements, if any, their or- namental and color effect, the improve- ment of their varieties and their season of bloom are matters of interest to the flower lover. It is possible, too, to very materially extend the period of bloom as compared with the usual results at- tained. Such irises as figure in horti- cultural uses are divided into two classes, those of bulbous nature and those with rhizomes, the latter varying in this character from the conspicuous surface rhizomes of the very familiar German iris to very narrow, inconspicuous, sub- terraneous types
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