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Posted: 10 Mar 2013


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Garden Bulbs In Color (23), 1938/1945

Garden Bulbs In Color (23), 1938/1945
"Among the earliest to bloom are the Dwarf Irises, usually grown in the rock-garden or as border plants. Iris pumila, a miniature form of the tall bearded types, is a compact grower, which makes it a useful plant for small gardens...

"The flat, crested flowers of I. cristata, native in the Southwest, are highly desirable for the wall-garden...

"Similar in form, but larger in size, is the English Iris, I. xiphiodes, from the mountains of Spain and France. The common name, English Iris, is derived, undoubtedly, from the fact that the plants were grown in England before 1600, and were considered indigenous."

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