CHAPTER V 



Some Structural Characteristics 



HE STRUCTURE of the Iris, as to 

 most of its parts, is somewhat like that of 

 some other rhizomatous plants. 



FIG. IX. STRUCTURE OF IRIS PLANT 



1, Rhizome, branch from former rhizome. 



2, Apex of " i," produced flower-stem in 1918. 

 3, 4, Rhizomes, branches from " i ". 



5, Flower-stem from apex of "4" in 1919. 



6, Flower-stem from apex of "3 " in 1919. 

 7, 8, Rhizomes, branches from "3". 



9, 10, n, Rhizomes, branches from "4". 



12, Rhizome, branch from "i" jn 1919. 

 13, 14, Roots. 



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