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shade of purple or brown-crimson. Of this section the 

 best-known representative is perhaps Jacquiniana, with a 

 combination of coppery-purple and velvety-maroon. A 

 new introduction by Vilmorin, Prosper Laugier, is even 

 finer, being both larger and, if anything, more richly 

 coloured. A much smaller flower, but one that well repays 

 close inspection, is borne by an Iris sometimes grown 

 under the name of Abdul Aziz, though such forms are 

 so easily raised from seed, that names are really somewhat 

 misleading. In this, the lilac or deep lavender standards 

 appear to be sprinkled at the edge with gold dust, and the 

 effect of the sunlight on this edge is delightful. 



THE PLICATA SECTION 



The typical /. plicata has white flowers delicately 

 veined at the edges with pale blue-lilac. It is probably, 

 if not certainly, of hybrid origin, and the best-known 

 garden forms are Madame Chereau, Mrs. Reuthe, and 

 Jeanne d'Arc, though many of the best in existence have 

 probably received no names at all, or names that are 

 confined to the gardens where the plants were first raised 

 from seed and where they are still grown. 



CHAPTER IX 

 OTHER BEARDED IRISES 



IN this chapter it is intended to notice some of the various 

 bearded species that do not readily find a place in the 

 definite sections of the previous chapter. 



