List of Illustrations 



All the following illustrations are from photographs 

 taken at Stager Place, except fifteen (Figs. Ill, IV, 

 V, VI, VII, VIII, XXI, XXVIII, XXX, XXXIX, XL, XLIX, 

 LI, LII, and LIII) whose source is indicated infra where 

 they respectively appear. 



The floral initial letter "T", at the beginning of 

 each of the principal divisions herein, is a reduction 

 of Fig. XXXI. 



Fig. Page 



I. — Edouard Michel Title Page 



II. — ^Tall Bearded Irises — Group of 12 38 



III.— Iris (Goddess) 64 



IV.— French Flag (Standard of Charies VI) .... 73 



V. — Badge of Prince of Wales 92 



VI. — Fleur-de-Lis, conventionalized 95 



VII. — Forms of Cross fleury : . . 95 



VIII. — Mariner's Compass with Fleur-de-Lis ... 98 



IX. — Structure of Iris Plant 115 



X. — Rhizome with Flower-Stem and two Branches 116 



XL — Six-branched Rhizome 116 



XII. — Branches with Neck-like Growth 117 



XIII. — Starved Rhizome, under better conditions . 118 



XIV. — Shortened Roots, and New Rootlets 121 



XV. — Seedling, showing How Leaves Grow 123 



XVI. — Flower-Stem, showing Bracts 126 



XVIL— Perfection— Flower-Stem 128 



XVIIL— pallida Dalmatica— Flower-Stem 128 



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