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Selection of Beardless Flag Irises. 



Those marked (f) make good plants for moist places as well as for the ordinary border. 



taurea, yellow. 



fcetidissima fol. var., crimson 



berries for winter. 

 *graminea, blue and purple, 

 missouriensis, lilac. 



fMonspur, blue. 

 *tMonnieri, yellow. 

 *torientalis, white and yellow. 

 *|sibirica alba, white. 

 *forientalis, blue. 



spuria Notha, lilac and blue. 

 Junguicularis, blue, winter flower- 

 ing. 



*fversicolor Fosteri, pale blue. 



\ This should have a warm and dry place. 

 For rock-gardens cristata and lacustris are also recommended ; light soil. 



Selection of Japanese Flag Irises. 



Those with 6 broad petals instead of 3 are marked (d). 



* (d) Aki, crimson. 



* (d) Beauty, lilac-purple. 

 (fZ) Dr. Veron, purple-red. 

 (d) Duke of Clarence, rose- 

 purple. 



(d) Grandeur, white. 



* (d) Loveliness, snow white. 



* (<?) Mikado, blue and white. 

 Mrs. G. V. Blois, lilac. 

 (rZ)Nagato, lilac -blue and 



white. 



*Shiomi, white, speckled pink. 

 Satsuma, violet- purple. 



* (d) Tanga, deep blue. 



There are many others equally good. 



Selection of Oncocyclus (Cushion) Irises. 



atrofusca, velvet-brown. 

 *Gatesi, cream and rose. 

 Lorteti, rose (page 52). 



*lupina, yellowish brown, 

 iberica, white, brown and black, 

 susiana, blush and brown. 



Fig. 25. Beaeded Ieis. 

 8t, standard ; B, beard and fall . 



Selection of Bulbous English Irises (I. Xiphioides). 



*Argus, pinkish, spotted. 

 Blanche Fleur, white. 

 Clio, reddish purple. 

 *Emma, French grey. 



Graaf Bentink, magenta and white. 



*Grande Celeste, blue. 



King of the Blues, blue. 



*La Charmante, lavender and white. 



*Mont Blanc, pure white. 

 Penelope, white and violet. 

 *Ruby, crimson purple. 

 Vamqueur, lavender. 



Selections 



Alex, von LTumboldt, blue. 

 Blanche Superbe, white. 

 *Blue Beauty, violet and azure blue. 

 Cantab, azure and Cambridge blue. 

 Carmen, rosy purple and yellow. 

 *Catherina, sapphire blue and 

 white. 



of Bulbous Spanish Irises ( 



Chrysolora, bright yellow. 

 Golden King, golden yellow and 

 orange. 



* Jaune Brilliante, orange yellow. 

 Princess Ida, white and primrose. 

 *Queen Isabella, primrose, yellow, 

 and orange (see coloured plate). 



'. Xiphium). 



*Snow Queen, white. 

 Sunset, lavender and yellow. 

 *Thunderbolt (lusitanica sordida), 

 bronze. 



The Moor, chestnut and gold- 

 brown. 



