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23. Eugene (Veitch). — Strong habit; free -flowering; standards purple 

 with deeper venations ; falls dark purple, shading to maroon. 



24. Fairy Queen (Barr, Veitch). — Rather slender habit ; standards 

 and falls lavender, heavily bordered and veined with deep bluish-violet. 



25. Garrick (Veitch). — Strong habit ; rather slender flower-spikes ; 

 standards purplish-blue ; falls deeper blue. 



26. Harlequin Milanais (Barr). — Rather slender habit, with tall flower- 

 spikes ; standards lavender ; falls long and rather narrow, bluish-purple, 

 and strongly veined. This must not be confused with the true ' Harle- 

 quin,' a deep-yellow flower irregularly streaked with black. 



27. John de Witte (Veitch). — Sturdy habit ; standards mauve, with 

 deeper shadings ; falls rich purple, the lower half white, beautifully pen- 

 cilled with purple. 



28. Khedive (Veitch). — Sturdy habit ; very free-flowering ; standards 

 lavender ; falls very pale purple, the basal part veined with light purple on 

 a white ground ; beard yellow. 



29. Kitty Kingsbury (Barr, Veitch). — Strong habit ; very free-flower- 

 ing, flowers large ; standards lavender , falls deep violet-purple ; beard rich 

 yellow. 



30. Lady Seymour (Barr). — Sturdy habit ; rather shy-flowering ; 

 standards very delicate lavender ; falls lilac-purple, beautifully veined. 



31. Louis Van Houtte ( Veitch). — Sturdy habit ; free-flowering ; 

 standards lavender ; falls purple, edged with a lighter shade. 



32. M« Hardy (Hibberd). — Sturdy habit ; free-flowering ; standards 

 light blue ; falls purple, marked with white. 



33. Miss Maggie (Veitch). — Strong habit ; exceptionally free-flowering ; 

 standards pale lavender ; falls purple, edged with a lighter shade. 



3-4. Nationale (Barr, Veitch). — Sturdy habit ; very free-flowering ; 

 standards deep blue ; falls deep plum, lower portion white, veined with 

 plum ; beard rich yellow. 



35. Othello (Wilks, Veitch).— Same as No. 34. 



36. Sultana (Barr). —Strong habit; very free-flowering; standards 

 lavender, with purple shadings ; falls rich purple. 



37. Topaz (Veitch). — Sturdy habit ; rather shy-flowering ; standards 

 deep lavender ; falls short and broad, deep purple, with a paler margin. 



38. Thorbeck (Wilks). — Vigorous habit; free-flowering; standards 

 pale lavender with deeper shadings ; falls plum-purple, marked with white ; 

 beard yellow. 



39. Virginie, x x x June 1, 1893 (Barr, Veitch). — Sturdy habit ; very 

 free-flowering ; standards large, pale blue ; falls long, rich plum-purple, 

 the lower portion white, veined with purple ; beard rich yellow. Similar 

 to No. 29. 



40. Wagneri, x x x June 1, 1893 (Barr). — Sturdy habit ; free- 

 flowering ; standards large and handsome, lavender, with deeper shadings ; 

 falls purplish-violet, margined with lavender. 



V. Pallida Varieties. 



41. Pallida, x x x June 11, 1903 (Wilks, Barr, Veitch).— A grand 

 Iris introduced - from the Mediterranean region in 1596, and remarkable 



