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habit ; exceptionally free-flowering ; standards deep yellow, similar to 

 No. 96 ; falls lemon -yellow, veined with purple ; beard rich yellow. 



95. Orphee (Barr). — Rather slender habit ; standards rich yellow ; 

 falls white, beautifully veined with brownish-crimson. 



96. Prince of Orange, x x x June 1, 1893 (Wilks, Barr, Veitch). — 

 Dwarf, sturdy habit ; very free-flowering ; standards broad, deep yellow ; 

 falls brownish-purple, the basal portion yellow and veined with brown. 



97. Regina (Barr). — Rather slender habit ; standards sulphur -yellow ; 

 falls purple on a yellow ground. 



98. Rigoletto (Wilks, Barr). — Sturdy habit ; free-flowering ; standards 

 large, rich yellow ; falls purplish-brown shaded with yellow and white. 



99. William Marshall, x x x June 29, 1894 (R.H.S.).— Sturdy habit ; 

 very free-flowering ; standards rich yellow touched with bronze ; falls 

 brownish- crimson. 



VII. Miscellaneous Irises. 



100. Flavescens, x x x June 1, 1893 (Wilks, Barr). — A free-growing 

 species indigenous to Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It produces tall 

 handsome spikes of fragrant flowers with sulphur-coloured standards and 

 creamy-white falls, the latter veined with purple on the basal portion. 



101. Florentina (Wilks, Hibberd, Barr). — An old-fashioned species, 

 native of Southern Europe, introduced to this country about the end of 

 the fifteenth century. It is of good growth and bears sweet-scented 

 whitish flowers with shaded blue standards and deeper-coloured falls, 

 veined with greenish-yellow. 



102. Ochroleuca (Barr). — A vigorous species and one that is happy in 

 moist ground. Flowers rather small, white and yellow. 



103. Olbiensis sulphurea grandiflora (Barr). — A dwarf variety with 

 sweet-scented flowers ; standards very pale lemon-yellow ; falls deeper 

 shade of the same colour. 



104. Pumila atroviolacea (Hibberd). — A delightful variety with bluish- 

 purple flowers, produced very early in the season. A good rock-garden 

 plant. 



105. Pumila purpurea minor (Barr). — Another dwarf early-flowering 

 variety, suitable for the rock garden. Flowers fragrant and freely pro- 

 duced ; standards violet-blue, lower portion mottled with brown ; falls 

 purple, basal half-reticulated with brown on a white ground. 



106. Sambucina (Barr). — This was introduced from the South of 

 Europe in 1758, and derives its name from the scent of its flowers 

 resembling that of Elder-flower. It is of strong growth and free-flower- 

 ing ; standards bronzy-purple ; falls rosy-purple with a yellow beard. A 

 continuous bloomer. 



107. Sibirica (Barr, Staples). — A well-known species, introduced from 

 Siberia towards the close of the fifteenth century. It is of upright 

 slender habit, with narrow foliage and hollow flower-stems. It is well 

 suited for moist ground in a rather sunny position. Flowers small, 

 freely produced, rich blue ; falls beautifully pencilled with yellow and 

 violet ; leaves long and narrow. 



108. Sibirica acuta (Barr). — A dwarf form of No. 107. 



109. Sibirica lactea, x x x June 11, 1903 (Barr). — This differs from 

 the type by reason of its standards being white and falls cream-white. 



