Miss Maggie .) Pale grey flushed to mauve and almost Varieties 



Imogene . .) identical. of Iris 



Madame Paquette Pale mauve. Germanica 



Victorine . . White standards and purple fall. 



Virginie . . Blue mauve standards and purple fall. 



Mrs H+ Darwin \ 



Mrs Kreuthe . I White falls and standards flushed and 



Bridesmaid . | veined with mauve. 



Mme. Cbereau . J 



Perfection . . Is like the above, but more violet in tone. 



Cottage Maid . Pale mauve standard and veined violet fall. 



Comte de Sf Clair Pale mauve standard and veined violet fall. 



Le Vesuve . . Smoke-coloured standard and purple fall. 



Tryana . . A late purple one. 



If a different range of colour is wanted, there are the 

 yellows, bronzes, and purples. Many of these are rather 

 sombre in colour, and are heightened in effect by growing with 

 them the Queen of May, which is almost pale pink. 



Mrs Neubronner Deep yellow standards and purple falls. 



Flavescens . . Pale yellow. 



Gracchus . . Pale yellow and violet fall. 



Hector . . Yellow and red purple. 



All these are out with the early Roses such as sericea or 

 Hugonis, and the Monthlies, mingling best perhaps with 

 Laurette Messimy and Eugene Re sal. 



The value of the Iris foliage must not be forgotten. Its 

 leaves keep tidy and fresh during the greater part of the 

 year, and are very useful as a background to other flowers. 

 Any thin places in the beds can be filled in the spring with 



