154 Tall Bearded Iris 



just named equal in this respect such varieties as 

 Amas, palHda Dalmatica, Ingeborg, Isoline or Kharput. 

 Among the notable exceptions to the rule are Mile. 

 Schwartz and Troost. 



Generally, the buds on each flower-stem open in 

 succession at intervals of from one to three days. 

 Usually the terminal bud, or one of them if the flower 

 is several-headed, is the first to open, and it is suc- 

 ceeded by the terminal bud on the largest branch. 

 In the case of a few varieties (as, Lohengrin) quite 

 frequently the terminal bud on the longest branch is 

 the first to open and it is succeeded by the terminal 

 bud on the stem. 



The life of the individual flower is only from two 

 to four days; but, as there is a succession of flowers 

 on each stem, and some stems are later than others 

 in maturing, and different varieties bloom at different 

 times, by a proper selection the season may be pro- 

 longed for six to eight weeks. For example: In the 

 garden of Mr. Shull, at Chevy Chase, Md., a clump 

 of Tinese in normal years has produced flowers for 

 more than a month — and it is a late variety, preceded 

 by many, some of them beginning ten days to two 

 weeks or more earlier. And Tinese is not the latest 

 to begin. 



As to blooming size of rhizome and time of first 

 blooming after planting, see under Rhizome, page 

 120; Flower-Stem, page 126. 



Hardiness. — The Iris is remarkable for hardiness. 

 There are a few varieties in commerce that do not 



