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of this last gave seedlings both of the variegata and of 

 the amcena types as well as others more nearly resembling 

 itself in colour. In all cases the shape of the flower bore 

 a distinct likeness to that of Black Prince, and all agreed 

 in having a pale edge to the falls. 



In other members of the amcena group, the falls are 

 veined with some shade of blue or purple on a white 

 ground. Of this type, it is almost impossible to give 

 names, because they are apt to vary with different growers, 

 and there is no standard by which differences may be 

 settled. If examples must be given, Glorietta and Morpheus 

 are names usually applied to two very striking varieties. 



THE NEGLECTA GROUP 



The above-mentioned Black Prince may perhaps be 

 taken as a good representative of the neglecta section, the 

 members of which are characteristic by having both 

 standards and falls of some shade of blue, though the 

 former are always of a lighter shade than the latter. 

 Another very good neglecta variety has been called Perfec- 

 tion, which is both earlier and taller than Black Prince, but 

 not quite so rich in colour. 



THE SQUALENS GROUP 



This group comprises some of the most richly coloured 

 and also some of the most sombre of all the " German " 

 Irises. The standards seem always to have yellow and 

 purple of various shades struggling for the mastery, with 

 the result that the colour is of a curious lurid tint that 

 is not easy to describe. The falls are darker, of some 



