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with, best being a comparison with good and better, without which the 

 best lacks appreciation. But of Irises, flowers that rival Orchids in their 

 remarkable presentation of colour, form, lighting and marking, each has 



Fig. 158. — Intermediate Iris ' Ivorine.' (Caparne.) 



its own value in its own position, and with a reasonable background to 

 see it from. That essential of a good and right background is of great 

 importance in affecting both our judgment and our pleasure in the 

 viewing of a flower. It is certainly not the green of garden surroundings 



