Cultivated-Plant Study 



6. Describe the way the iris flower-bud is enfolded in bracts, 

 is there peculiar about the way the iris leaves join the stem? 



7 . How many kinds of flag, or iris, do you know ? 



8. Describe the seed-vessel and seeds of the iris. 



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Fleur-de-lis. 



Photo by Cyrus Crosby. 



The fleur-de-lis is the national flower of France. 



"It is said that the Franks of old had a custom, at the proclamation of a king, of 

 elevating him upon a shield or target, and placing in his hand a reed, or flag in blossom, 

 instead of a sceptre. 



"Among the Flowers and Trees with the Poets", WAIT AND LEONARD. 



