26 Tall Bearded Iris 



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XIX. — Rhein Nixe — Flower-Stem 129 



XX. — The Parts of an Iris Flower 130 



XXI. — Shapes of Segments 132 



XXII. — Fairy 132 



XXIII.— Iris King 133 



XXIV. — Monsignor 133 



XXV. — Jeanne d'Arc 134 



XXVI.— Celeste 135 



XXVII. — Dorothea 135 



XXVIII. — Carriage of Standards 136 



XXIX. — Penelope — Single Flower 137 



XXX. — Penelope — Clump 137 



XXXI.— Perfection 138 



XXXII.— Loreley 138 



XXXIII.— Florentina 138 



XXXIV. — Kharput ... 139 



XXXV.— Kochi 139 



XXXVL— Isoline 139 



XXXVII. — Tamerlan 139 



XXXVIII. — Mme. Chereau 140 



XXXIX. — Carriage of Falls 141 



XL. — Bee, receiving and depositing Pollen 144 



XLI. — Amas 145 



XLII. — Ridge-Planting, for Drainage 158 



XLIII. — Irises, on Ridges of Soil and Limestone for 



Drainage 160 



XLIV. — Irises in Fig. XLIII, with Winter Covering. . . 160 



XLV. — Irises in Fig. XLIII, Blooming in May i6i 



XLVI. — Irises in Fig. XLIII, in August 162 



XLVII. — Purple King — Foliage in March 171 



