Meehans' monthly : a magazine of horticulture, botany and kindred subjects . ery great. During avisit made by the writer to ]Mr. H. A. Dreersestablishment, at Riverton, New Jersey, oneof the striking features was an immense areadevoted to this Iris. A snap-shot taken inpassing, and reproduced here, may give aslight idea of the unique scene. MiELLEzs Revelation Lily-of-the-Valley.—The Lily-of-the-valley is a plant inwhich one hardly looks for improvement, yetseveral promising varieties are in cultivationto a small extent. Miellezs Revelation is avariety bearing the recommendation of Gil
Meehans' monthly : a magazine of horticulture, botany and kindred subjects . ery great. During avisit made by the writer to ]Mr. H. A. Dreersestablishment, at Riverton, New Jersey, oneof the striking features was an immense areadevoted to this Iris. A snap-shot taken inpassing, and reproduced here, may give aslight idea of the unique scene. MiELLEzs Revelation Lily-of-the-Valley.—The Lily-of-the-valley is a plant inwhich one hardly looks for improvement, yetseveral promising varieties are in cultivationto a small extent. Miellezs Revelation is avariety bearing the recommendation of Gillett, Southwick, Mass., who says: It is of extraordinarj size and vigor, ofthe most exquisite fragrance, and does wellunder all conditions and all sorts of soils,growing just as well in full sun as partialshade and is extremeh hard), and while notincreasing quite as fast as the common kindsis still of good increase. It is well to cover itin December with a good coat of barnyardmanure—cow or horse —green is just as goodas old. Leave it in the spring to ser\e JAPANESE IRIS. Native Bulbs for the —It isfrequenth the case that in planning gardens,pure nature is in a great measure are crammed with novelties andvarieties, most of which are doubtless worthyof a place, but yet which should not claim un-divided attention. The surroundings of a home should be madelovely and attractive to those who dwell there be paths designed for com-forting strolls, every step shouldbe pleasing. A charming customis that of planting snowdrops andcrocuses singly and scatteredthrough the grass of a lawn, fromwhich they peep in early should not be regularly plantedlike a calico print, but scattered innatural profusion. In the writers neighborhood,the chief delight of children—andof man\- grown persons, too—is to go for violets, or blue-bells, but-tercups, daisies or Day-wakers(more generally termed Stars ofBethlehem—botanicall), Ornith
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