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Pale Flower-de-Luoe. Iris flavescms. Southern 

 Europe. Herbaceous perennial ; 2 to 3 feet ; yellow ; 

 early summer ; seed or division. — Similar positions and 

 soil to preceding ; not so ornamental. 



Florentine Flower-de-Luce. Iris florentina. South- 

 em Europe. Herbaceous perennial ; 2 feet ; white ; early 

 summer ; seed or division. — Same soil and positions ; an 

 excellent plant for naturalization. 



Common riower-de-Luce. Iris germanica. Ger- 

 many. Herbaceous perennial ; 2 feet ; blue ; early sum- 

 mer ; division or seed. — Same soil and positions as for 

 I. De Bergii. There are many fine varieties. 



Grass-leaved Plower-de-Luce. Iris graminea. 

 Austria. Herbaceous perennial ; i foot ; purplish blue ; 

 early summer ; division or seed.— Fringes of shrubberies 

 or in rocky places, in ordinary soil. 



Monnier's Flower de Luce. Iris Monnieri. Levant. 

 Herbaceous perennial; 6 to 9 inches; yellow; early 

 summer ; division or seed. — In moist soil in glades and 

 open parts of copses, or on fringes of shrubberies. 



Tall Flower-de-Luce. Iris ochroleuca. Levant. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 3 feet ; creamy yellow ; summer ; 

 seed or division. — Fringes of woods and copses or 

 shrubberies, somewhat within the margin. 



Pale Blue Flower-de-Luce. Iris pallida. Turkey. 

 Herbaceous perennial; 3 feet; pale blue; early 

 summer; division or seed. — Similar positions to those 

 for the common Iris germanica. 



Dwarf Flower-de-Luee. Iris pumila. Austria. 

 Herbaceous perennial; 3 to 6.inches; purple; spring; 



