i 3 6 FLOWERS OF LAKES, RIVERS, ETC. 



down at the outer ends. The styles are petaloid with broad appen- 

 dages, and opposite them and below are the 3 stamens, which are 

 inserted at the base, with free anther-stalks, and basifixed anthers 



YELLOW FLAG (Iris Psevdacorus, L.) 



which open externally. The flowers are large and conspicuous, the 

 stigmas arching over the stamens. The petaloid sepals and golden 

 stigmas, also petaloid, render the flowers conspicuous. The honey 

 is secreted at the base of the flower. The style is opposite the anthers 

 and large, with 3 large, flat branches, the appendages resembling 

 a petal, which arch over the anthers and outer perianth -segment. 



