136 



Tall Bearded Iris 



S. flat 



S. overlapping S. arching, cupped S. conic arched 



S. cupped, erect 



S. tips adpressed S. floppy S. domed, over-arched 



FIG. XXVIII. CARRIAGE OF STANDARDS* 



FALLS. The three outer segments or divisions, 

 sometimes referred to as "sepals", are generally called 

 " falls". In one variety, in some situations Penelope 

 (Figs. XXIX and XXX) they stand almost as erect 

 as the standards; in a few varieties -as, Perfection 

 (Fig. XXXI), Loreley (Fig. XXXII) they are nearly 

 horizontal; usually they droop gracefully at an angle 

 of about forty-five degrees from the horizontal; in 

 a few varieties as, Kharput (Fig. XXXIV), Kochi 

 (Fig. XXXV) they hang nearly parallel to the stem; 

 in a few as, Isoline (Fig. XXXVI), Tamerlan (Fig. 

 XXXVII) theyhang so close to the stem as to almost 

 hug it. In some varieties as, Courcy, Florentina 

 (Fig. XXXIII) the blade is considerably reflexed' 



*Courtesy of American Iris Society. 



