IRIS FAMILY
WINTER-FLOWERING VARIETY
Iris unguicularis, or stylosa, as it is more commonly called, is one of the most useful and beautiful of winterflowering plants. The beautiful pale blue flowers are borne fairly freely on stalks not usually more than 6 or 8 inches long. The foliage gets very dense if the plants are grown in rich soil and the blossoms are hidden. For this reason a rather poor soil in full sun and a warm position should be chosen. In some cases it may even be advisable to shorten the foliage to give the blooms a chance.
When overcrowded the blooms suffer, but lifting and dividing top often
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1937, Page 24
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109IRIS FAMILY Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 41, 18 February 1937, Page 24
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