VI. THE IRIS. 



OF the iris there are several Japanese varieties, known 

 as ayame, hanashobu, kakitsubata, shaga, etc. In 

 Tokyo the most famous show of this flower is at Horikiri, 

 "where in ponds and trenches grow acres of such fleur- 



THE IRIS AT HORIKIRI, TOKYO. 



de-lis as no Bourbon ever knew." In strong contrast to 

 the riotous carnival of the cherry-viewing, "this festival is 

 a quiet and decorous garden party, where summer-houses, 

 hills, lakes, armies of royal flowers, and groups of visitors 



