The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07

lance from this bed was a palm. and
planted around It was a row of irises.
a. hne a lot Of plants rs one would
wish to nee. They were planted two
or three feet from the palm, with n
shallow trench between the palm AID
irises which afforded SUFFICIENT dram
aee.
We received an order from Montana
two or three years NC for some iris to
plant In . cemetery. They said It was
about the only plant that would do
we'll there thai was adopted to the pur-
pose that did not require watering.
We heard only q few days since hat
the plants gave perfect satisfaction.
Seasons vary everywhere. and the
rainfall varies. ana IA almost without
exception any one who has . garden
has some mesns Of applying water 1t
10 we'll to water the irises. a. the plants
make . better appearance. and the
blooming period in place of being a
few weeks covers several months X
one has much Of q collection. Mrs.
Allan Gray. for instance. blooms with
US In June and july and gives mut h
better results II kept fairly moist by
irrigation after the rainy season IL
over. Crimson King. on TIE other
hand, does remarkably vel, without
irrigation, which makes its seconl
crop OF bloom At the same time ~
Mrs. Allan Gray blooms. II irrigated.
however. II makes longer stems snt
somewhat Amer flowers. The Ger.
manicas and some others NJ this type
will bloom At intervals throughout
the summer. some making quite a fun
crop nj haoom with the necessary
moisture given them.
Prof, J. J. Thornber. University of
Arizona. Tucson. Ariz.. writes that in
the trying climate Of his state Il IL i'm
possible tn raise peonies n phloxes.
hu, he has nearly 100 varieties NJ iris
that are making good He says:
"IriAes constitute one Of II largest
eroups W hardy perennial flowers
there are IN cultivation row more than
10 species. with varieties almost too
numerous to mention. When INC es-
tab.ished an iris bed should not he dis
TURNED any more than 10 essary.
since ordinarily the plants do not bios
som well the first year after bc!r E
set"
because OF their general hardinrss
WV tSHNtIVAN NV uIolkNA I'NirttlA
qualities ~ Il large number ~ them.
particularly the German irlses. they
are admirably adapted FOR planting IN
Southwestern gardens. There are few
flowers that are as uniformly success
ful IN Arizona. with our wide range ~
growing conditions. as the iris. They
can endure some alkali. strons light.
thrive In heavy or light soils. grow
with much or little irrigation and en-
dure prolonged drought aud heat. With
their surface growing rhizones they
can even tolerate poor drainage. To
he moderately successful they require
only the most ordinary culture. ca
account Of the ease and success Wi"
which they grow they should fn' II
place IN every garden. II IL interes'-
ing 10 know that a number Of rare
rises from Palestine and Syria whici
are grown viii difficulty In the k.dt;-
ern States blossom n come To PEI
lection in tine mild climate Of AriznIa
n California.
II The writer knows oe plants THAI hsvc
grown for several years on DRY Mr.
Zona mcsas with only the scant rain
fall and the occasional flood water that
!. collected in the basins surrounding
trem. In the heavy red clay soil in
4 the cemetery NJ one Of our larger All
zcna mining towns rises are niue,
planted and succeed beyond expe,ta-
lion. When established there they
grow and blossom YEA after wear with
little care, and they have come To be
Known to the children a. Easter
lilies" know Of no other flower tha,
would thrive go well under the came
trying conditions.
lr!ses are used to advantage in man,
kinds OF planting. including massinR
setting along borders az walks ard
drives. and also for naturallzing in
back yards. in FOO and along brooks
With their snowy flowers and strS;
habit OF growth they are excellent 10,
formal bedding and they lend them.
sclNes well tn artistic effects. In add .
ton To rises heretofore mentioned
should he noted the several dwarf rises
which are splendid for .ow borders
and the Spanish and English rises the
two latter dubious Indigenous To Spain
7; is only within the last few wears
that rises have begun To receive N.
attention from florists they merit. TIL.
large lumber Of varieties, their arts
tic qualities and their wide range oi
color insure for them a permanent
place in our gardens as we'll as IN IN.
, heart of the amateur gardener