IRIS FAMILY 



a day, not more than two or three are in bloom at one 

 time on a single stem. The color is striking, orange 

 dotted with red, darker in effect though of the same 

 type as the Tiger-Lily. But the petals never achieve 

 the curve which makes the Tiger-Lily so attractive; 

 the flower is always a flat, six-pointed star. The com- 

 mon name is suggested by the ripened capsule; an 

 enlarged central column comes up through the ovary, 

 the outside covering falls away, the round black shin- 

 ing seeds cling fast to the column and form a clever 

 imitation of a ripe and luscious blackberry. 



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