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They are among our earliest wild flowers, and none are 

 more beautiful. In the fields the flower stems are from 

 four inches to a foot in higbt. Under cultivation the 

 flowers are larger and the stems or scapes grow higher. 

 They increase rapidly by offsets. 



IMANTOPHYLLUM. 



No little confusion has existed in the nomenclature 

 of plants o| this genus. The genus has been considered 

 a synonym of Olivia, both names having been given to the 

 same species. Between /. miniatum and C. nobilis, 

 which have been considered the same species, there is a 

 marked difference in the flowers ; those of the former- 

 are erect and much larger than those of the latter, 

 which are drooping and of a darker color. In general 

 appearance they closely resemble each other, and the 

 same treatment is required for both. See Olivia, Page 58. 



I. cyrtanthiflorum, (Cyrtanthus-flowered). Flow- 

 ers clear, rich salmon, or light flame-colored. This is a 

 supposed hybrid between the Olivia nobilis and /. 

 miniatum. 



I. miniatum. A native of Natal, having fine deep 

 orange flowers, lower parts deep buff. /. m. splendens 

 is a variety with brighter and deeper colored flowers. 

 There are numerous hybrids said to be very attractive, 

 which are but little cultivated. 



INDIAN SHOT. 

 See Canna. Page 52. 



INDIAN TURNIP. 

 See Arisaema. Page 31. 



IRIS. 



Fleur de Lis or Flower de Luce. 

 In the long list of flowering plants there does not 

 appear a genus so widely distributed, so generally known, 



