Du Cane, Florence, Du Cane, Ella · London : Adams & Charles Black · leaf 340
r home-sick mortal pining for his native land. August appears to be the especial month fordividing the roots or replanting them, so thatmonth had better be chosen as the beginning ofthe iris year. The yellowing foliage is ruthlesslycut to half its natural height and the plants divided,for no clump… … THE IRIS 173 sunk a foot or so below the paths; and the rich soilis like a quagmire, not with standing water, butlike swampy ground. In November the plants areall cut down, in preparation for the first dressingof manure in December. The liquid sewage isliberally applied, once towards the end of the…
Flowers · Gardens · Plants
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