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Show Gab from the garden Rose And Iris On Calendar; Look At One, Plant Other by Genevieve JL WO FAVORITE flowers la WITH THE Oriental poppies our gardens are the iris and the and the peonies, the tall bearded rose. The rose is at its peak iris hold sway. They are the of bloom right now and it is iris best known. Plant them durto the tall bearded time plant ' ing the period from early July iris. through August, and they like a With the iris, the hybridizers well drained location and sunhave been working' to" bring ns new and lovelier color combinalight The Spurious irises are tions and better substance so it next in line to furnish delightwill hold 15) longer when cut. ful bloom in the garden. With Utah can almost be considered them the daylilies are beginning of the world, for the iris capital to bloom, and the roses. several of the worlds most noted The beautiful Dutch iris will hybridizers reside in our state. follow the bearded types. Their Some of the most famous irises flowers are excellent for cutting. have come from them. Dutch iris are best planted in An important fact nor generthe early fall. Plant the bulbs ally known, is that you can obabout four inches deep and much bloom from iris tain very early over during the winter. spring to late summer. Most The last in the parade of irises ' the think bearded of tall people is the exotic Japanese iris. They varieties only, but there are a do not thrive in our alkaline number of others equally attracso only if you have lots soils, tive to help extend the iris seaof time, a real green thumb and son. can provide them with the proper soil, dont bother with them. WHEN THE crocuses bloom If you do want to try to grow in the early part of March, you will want the Reticulata irik Its them, plant on the side of a pool or stream, add plenty of peat bloom resembles the Dutch iris and it grows only four or five moss, well rotted manure and indies high. This one should be compost to the soil. Plant them in the fall or spring. planted in mass effect, or try it in the rock garden for very early THE TALL bearded iris can color. be planted any time now until Next come the dwarf bearded the last of August It is a simple Irises. These bloom with the earmatter to plant these. They like and daffodils the the ly tulips, location. sun and a primroses as well as with a host two boles about eight indies Dig of the rock plants. The dwarf deep. Leave a ridge between bearded variety is low growing, them of about two inches. Set with a height of from six indies the rhizome on the ridge and to about 10 inches. You plant arrange the tiny roots into the these at the same time as you deeper holes on each side. Baredo the tall bearded varieties and cover the rhizome with soil, ly they give them the same culno deeper than an inch. Cover ture. tiie roots with soil. Blooming about the same time Some of the new ones this year as most of the tulips in May are from our local growers are a the intermediates. They are from rich red, Fire Ruby, by Tell 15 to 28 inches tall and are exMuhlestein ; Small Ripple, an incellent for use in flower arrangetermediate bearded variety, ments. They should be planted white with yellow beard, by Meland treated as the tall bearded ba Hamblen; another intermediirises. Next the tall graceful Siate bearded, Velvet Gold, by berian iris which bloom at the and two new border varieTell, same time as the tall bearded ties also from Tell. These are varieties. They have graceful Norma Averett, with ivory standgrasslike foliage and very atard flushed with coral, apricot tractive flowers. The Siberian pink falls, coral red beard. iris should be planted in the very THE ROSES AND irises early spring or in the fall. They like water and can be planted bloomed together this year, so near pools or streams for excelwe want to mention that this is lent effect They do not require the time to visit the Salt Lake frequent dividing, but do best Municipal Rose Garden at 11th when allowed to form large East and East South Temple on 'the Holy Cross Hospital grounds. dumps. v H. Folsom Marie Shields, the charming chairman of the Utah Rose So- cietys beautiful garden, called to tell me it has never been more beautifuL From visiting the garden you should make the next stop on your rose tour at the annual Utah Rose Society exhibition' at the Sugar House Garden Center, 17th East and 21st South. The show will be open to the public this Sunday, from 12 noon to 6 p.m. Mrs. L. W. HiHam, one of our outstanding rosarians is show chairman. Lovely iris from the. is James E. Fenton garden. Time to plant iris now through the end of August. 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