Peonies and Irises, Season 1926, Vol. 48

Download or read book Peonies and Irises, Season 1926, Vol. 48 written by Buechly's Nursery and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Peonies and Irises, Season 1926, Vol. 48: A Descriptive List of Choice and Rare Varieties Peonies and Irises thrive in most any soil that is not too wet. Should it be inclined to be acid, a light dressing of lime will be beneficial. N ever permit fresh manure to come in contact with the roots. Bone-meal is a safe proposition, and well' decomposed barnyard manure may be worked around the plants-but not over the crown of the plants. Peonies should be. Planted at least 3 feet apart, and for field culture rows should be 4 feet apart. The plants should be set so the top buds are 2 or 3 inches below the sur face of the soil. Deeper planting may cause shy blooming. September and October are the best months to set peonies, but they may be set any time before the ground freezes. The plants start growth too early to handle well in the spring; we therefore never advise spring setting. Irises should be planted rather shallow, just covering the rhizome, and both peonies and irises are better planted in full sunlight, away from trees and shrubs and not too close to the walls of a building, although they may' endure partial shade. Give good, clean shallow cultivation and you will be rewarded with fine bloom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.