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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



IRIS IBERICA. 



Although Iris iberica is not so showy as some of the more robust 

 growing irids, it is not wanting in attractiveness, and the flowers 

 cert;. inly pos- 

 sess much 

 beauty. The 

 folia g e is 

 dwarf and 

 grassy, and the 

 flowers attain, 

 in proportion 

 to the stature 

 of the plant, 

 an immense 

 size, for they 

 ofttimes will 

 measure from 

 six to seven 



inches in 



height and 



four inches in 



breadth. The 



upper seg- 

 ments of the 



flowers are 



white, with 



deep blue o- 



culate spots, 



the lower seg- 

 ments heavily 



veined with 



indigo or black 



upon a ground 



that varies 



from brown to 



buff, and with 



deep o- 



c u 1 a t e 



spots of 



black. 



There 



are seve- 

 ral va- 

 rieties in 



cultiva- 

 tion, dif- 



f er in g 



consid- IEia ibeeica. 



erably in colour, and there is certainly no Iris save I. reticulata that 



an amateur should be so anxious to possess. 



