Cultivated-Plant Study 629 



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

 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 seecs of the iris. 



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. 



