New-York tribune., 1886-07-18
THE COMING FASHIONABLE FLOWER
AFINE DISPLAY OF JAPANESE IRIsEs.
POINTS or DIFFERENCE FROM THE NATIVE FLAG
THE UNNAMED SPECIMENS.

POINTS OF DIFFERENCE FROM THE NATIVE FLAG
THE UNNAMED SPECIMENS.
Good authorities say that the japanese
iris is TO ne the next fashionable nover. Contrary
to the usual order Of things this plant did
not come 10 THIS country with the hall mark OF
the Continent of Europe upon IT, but was brought direct
/, from Japan in sjs twenty years before tie English
discovered lts existence Th0n.s Hogr whose father Of
the same name emicrated from scotland 70 America,
| brought with him bright sons much ability in his
cauacitv ~ gardener and an admirable collection OF
pelarronium slins His FIRST exhibition attracted no
orce and he disposed Of the whole lot by aucon at the
en OF one OF the regular dry goods This proved
. Great hit and with tie proceeds lie established a
nursery on the side OF New York. rst Al Seventy
ninth-st and subsequently At EightyiOurth ST. where
| vesrices OF II are still 20 be seen
Tnoma. Hogg, ir.. TO Japan in 1858 and sent TO
ms brother many beautiful plants and al fifteen
named varetie. OF the japanese iris Since that tire the
admiration FOR them las steadily grown among
amateurs and all VINO know them agree that tnsy
are destined speedily 70 create craze There
IS at present at Passic Y. noriculturist VINO has
sree beds OF them be himself s surprised and does
not know whether unusual splendor is due aoc
Dent or whether the glory vii De repeated annually
The Japanese iris known botanically Kaempferi
| and levigata, the first term being a compliment to
Kaempier who 70 Japan IN 1890 Il red there two
years and wrote historical account OF the place. which
has not been equalled by modern mea. He made few
lstakes, and omitted nOthn- OF Hlucn importance aud
the botanists who indebted to him for much valuable
| Information and many good hints honorei him by
naming the species after him. It differs in the
.tliking wav from indigenous iris OF America
colur tue blue nag wnlcn grows so prOlusey IN the
maIshy places OF THIS state aud 'Onnectlcit and also
FROM the dag Of England. the sreat white flower
dc luce Florence. whose roots are the roots OF
commerce. the iris Gefmauca which Ia spite OF its
name belongs 20 Southern Europe, ani has ueen f0r
long ne cultivated by tine florists OF Holland. These
Furope.u species aud the American ver-cOlUr alike
in conformation AM resemble tue heiadic nelr de u.s.
| The I,nanesa iris, wuether double single is fat
A. a can Ella II Is single the srpas large. and
the petals about the same s.e ~ he slanens when are
very aud ncshy II IL - uou"" tue petals are AS
arre "A the sepals and the whole SIX form large
imposing howsr AIOps s 1s .bics lso Iapsn Ss AZ
yuica one from which the gifted Ja an-se florists have
evolved these beautiful varieties strange 10 is Ia
conformation exactly Ike vrrscoior aud tue EurOpesa
,pecie- with dependent sepsis and erect petals The
fr are most dimnutlvc and henh toward the Of
the flower while the former are only large In comparison
xt,h the n.tss TINS dwarf flower grows upon a tall
handsome STEM II lda be tally Tho original OF the
apane-e irises then their florists have accomplished
lie oocrs Of the rises at Passac superior TO
Of the best varieties o. OerAnica TIE shane er
a. The Europe.n species obtained me
but nothing 10 what the Japanese norsa have
arnieved They not only superior coOIs. but those
are varie,aed the mOss exquisite way by veinlDgs
rcncilngs and mottings The hover ot the iris. lch
| Ran mnen ia Japanese for number one. II LARGE
hnneh II Ia double, but its hue are extraordinary The
prt aud sepals OF the same size. but Of different
tonc- Both resemble spasHed sang de beD more than
snvthina else and the effect OF tie Of
o.ulsn purple tue other reddish surple with the
spashins wonderiny nne, 70 go @ ., any my S Sira
winss OF anY butterfly no catt'eya among or mos
can srpass tile iIis lchi ban in us artistic eooring
Iriscs only last two days ont the plant Is prolific In bulls
ttsei The stanens IN some mowers arc EXTRAORDINARY
They range mum Der as eight Instead Of three.
the legitimate NUMBER but there 10 marksdtendency Ia
s Inc Jnpapesr rises variation In tho Of
stan ns Tue do not Ike this flower bscsuse they
cannot creep the pollen, between the stAmens and
| nals among tho uV0s