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Tall Bearded Iris 



S. flat 



S. overlapping S. arching, cupped S. conic arched 



S. cupped, erect S. tips adpressed S. floppy S. domed, over-arched 



Fig. XXVIII. — Carriage of Standards* 



Falls. — The three outer segments or divisions, 

 sometimes referred to as "sepals", are generally called 

 "falls". In one variety, in some situations — Penelope 

 (Figs. XXIX and XXX) — they stand almost as erect 

 as the standards; in a few varieties — as. Perfection 

 (Fig. XXXI), Loreley (Fig. XXXII)— they are nearly 

 horizontal; usually they droop gracefully at an angle 

 of about forty-five degrees from the horizontal; in 

 a few varieties — as, Kharput (Fig. XXXIV), Kochi 

 (Fig. XXXV) — they hang nearly parallel to the stem; 

 in a few — as, Isoline (Fig. XXXVI),Tamerlan (Fig. 

 XXXVII) — theyhang so close to the stem as to almost 

 hug it. In some varieties — as, Courcy, Florentina 

 (Fig. XXXIII) — the blade is considerably reflexed 



*Courtesy of American Iris Society. 



