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4 — Queen Caterina (cypriana). Pale lavender- violet, 

 white haft veined with bronze. 36-48 inches. 

 Better grower than Caterina which it probably 

 will supplant in the East and Middle West. 



3 — Ring-Dove (pallida). S. pale la vender- violet; F. 



deeper shade with band of still deeper shade at 

 the throat. Very floriferous. 36-48 inches. 



3 — Tinece (pallida). Like pallida Dalmatica in color 

 and size of flower, and with larger foliage. 36-45 

 inches. (See page iS4-) 



4 — Violacea Grandifiora (pallida). S. and F. of rich 



blue, of violet shade in the latter. Darker than 

 pallida Dalmatica and Tineae, 32-40 inches. (See 

 page 209.) 



(B) . — Blue-Purple 



2 — Firmament (Introducer, Groschner, found it in 

 clump of Florentina). S. violet-purple, paler to- 

 ward edge; F. turquoise-blue; beard bright orange. 

 Large flower. 24-29 inches. 



3 — Loppio (cengialti). S. lavender-blue; F. violet- 

 blue. 18 inches. (Fig. II, 7, page 38.) 



(C).— Red-Purple 



3 — Caprice (pallida). S. reddish purple; F. deeper 

 and richer. A good wine-red Iris. 24 inches 

 (Figs. II, 9, page 38, and Fig. LVII, page 238.) 



