The Modern Flower Garden 5 Irises With Chapters on the Genus and its Species and Raising Seedl

This is volume V of "The Modern Flower Garden" series, dealing with the Iris. Irises are perennial flowering plants with showy flowers that take their name from the Greek word for a rainbow. This volume contains a classic guide to growing these beautiful flowers, including all the information a Gardner needs to know relating plating, propagating, different varieties, common problems, and much more. Highly recommended for inclusion in gardening collections. Contents include: "The Genus and its Species", "The Bearded Irises", "The Apogon Section", "Oncocylus, Regelia, Regelio-Cyclus, Pogo-Ctclus and other Irises", "Diseases", "Raising Seedlings, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.