THE BEARDLESS, ETC., SPECIES OF FLAG IRIS. 
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Shakespeare, duplex, blue, shading to purple ■;•••••; ••••; 
Tasso, duplex, violet-purple , yellow spot at base , petalo/d stigma deep purple 
The Prince, duplex, blue-purple, yellow at base of petals 
...... Victoria, rose-crimson, flaked white, yellow at base of petals with blue halo, pelaloid stigma purple ... 
.... Water Nymph, rich velvety crimson-plum ............... 
Wellington, duplex, rich claret-purple, veined blue, spot at base yellow, petaloid stigma deep purple 
...... The Type, red-Ulac, veined purple, spot at base primrose, standards red-purple per doz., 5*. bd. 
BEARDLESS SPECIES OF FLAG IRIS. 
The Iris offered in this section are all perfectly hardy, and quite distinct from the Bearded S ron P' 
of them make grand aquatics, especially A urea, Monnen, Ochroleuca.Gueldenstaedtu, and the varieties oiPseudo- 
Acorus, and Spuria, which in water are not only majestic in growth, but have flowers su '"P“ s '"£y b ^"*‘ 
The varieties of Sibirica, including Orien/alis, are graceful in water. All the other Ins in this group with the 
exception of Cristata, Iberica, Kuthcnica, Stylosa, Susiana, Tectorum and Tubcrosa may be grown as marsh 
aquatics. Cristata is charming on dry banks and rock-work 111 sunny sheltered places; Ibei tea Susiana, Annana 
and Snworowi require special treatment ; Dr. Foster grows these beautiful Iris successfully planted out and 
covered with a frame from the middle of June to the middle of October, thus securing to them a period of 
rest ■ from October till in flower, the lights are removed, and the plants exposed to all weathers I rom a very 
small space, Dr. Foster cuts multitudes of flowers of the finest quality from these, and other kindred species, 
by this^imple treatment. Fwtidissima is valuable for damp shady situations, and its seed vessels are much prized 
in winter; Tectorum is found on the thatched roofs of Chinese houses, where it gels a good roasting in summri 
Cristata forms a tuft, where it is happy, and in such a place we have seen in May, a mass i about 
covered with hundreds of flowers and flower buds, forming a dense carpet of the richest amethystine blue 
flowers, surpassing any sight of the kind we had ever before seen. Stylosa prefers a somewhat dry situation 
and established plants have been in flower with us at Tooting from January to April. 
Iris, is perhaps the most fantastic flower which March produces. Authemca is remarkable for _>ts f ? n -’i^«£*£[ 
growth and elegant blue flowers in July ; Versicolor and Virgin tea are very beautiful , Orientalis is a splendid 
form of Sibirica, but with larger flowers, and more decided colour, which in refinement is unsurp^sed AA 
is as remarkable as it is beautiful ; Longipetala and Breuiflora are charming ; (jrammea latifoha has remark- 
ably graceful foliage, and flowers as distinct as they are beautiful. 
Acorus gramlneus, fol. varlegatls, a very leeorative plant fir the hardy dower border^ /nrytoA 
Arenaria, a very rare dwarf species flowering in May, canary yellow, t it 
Cristata, rich amethyst-blue, spotted deep blue, and striped orange, charming, i ft., per doz. 5/6 
Ouprea 5. and F. orange, a most remarkable / lower resembling a small Day-lily, 2 it. . .... ... 
Fcetidis’sima lutea, pretty yellow and bronze flowers, the scarlet-berried seed vessels are P nse 
for Christmas decoration, ij ft ...........per doz. 7/6 
,, purpurea, purple /lowers, followed by scarlet berried seed vessels, in ft. pei dcr. 7/ 
. Graminea, blue and purple, 1 ft P^ r oz ‘ ' $■ 
,, latifoUa, blue and purple, i£ ft 
. Gueldenstaedtii alba, white, 2 ft .... ••••••■ • 
Humills, S. purple, F. purple , reticulated white ; this is a very distinct species ; it has leaves 
about 2 feet long, while the l lowers are produced close to the ground • .............. 
Iberica, a dwarf species of great beauty, with large pure satiny white /lowers, lower petals rich 
brown-purple, spotted black, 1 ft 1 '° 
Longipetala, S. lavender , F. white, reticulated blue , 2 ft •• 
breviflora ; this species appears , from the foliage and the similarity in colour of 
flower , to be a variety of Longipetala ; it is very handsome, 2 ft 
Monnierii, S and F. golden-yellow, a splendid species ••••••■ v g 
Notba (Spuria major), »i>. rich purple-lilac, F. blue, spotted yellow, very handsome , 2 t 
Ochroleuca, S. pure white, F. white and yellozv, 3 ft P er aoz - 10 > 
gigantea, S. pure white, F. white and yellow. •• »» 51 
Orientalis (sanguinea), S. and F. velvety blue, very beautiful, 3 ft.... » 5/ 
Pseudo-Acorus, yellow, for planting in marshes and water courses , 3 ft ,1 5/ 
Bastardi, 6 s . and F. rich clear primrose, beautiful .. • . 
’’ Japonicus fol. variegatis a beautifully vanegated foliage plant, 3 it 
. Reicbenbacbiana, S. and F. rich purple-blue , 2 ft. •;•••••••; v;: 
Ruthenica, blue, a pretty miniature species, with a distinctive fin-like joliage, $ it 
Setosa, violet-blue, a very distinct species , having no standards 
Sibirica, S. bright blue, F. blue, reticulated white, 3 ft aoz *> 4/° 
,, acuta, S. and F. blue , reticulated white, ft 
,, alba, S. white, F. mottled purple, 3 ft 
,, grandlflora, S. bright blue, F. blue, reticulated white •• 
tt grandlflora praecox, S. purple, F. blue-purple, reticulated white, 3ft 
,, grandis, S. violet, F. blue, reticulated white ••••••*'■ 
,, beematopbylla, .S'. violet, F. blue, reticulated white per doz. 
,, lactea, S. milky white, F. white, reticulated brown, 3 ft 
,, minor, S. blue, F. blue, reticulated white, 2 ft 
.. Suworowi 
.. Spuria, S. and F. blue, 3 ft 
,, stenogyna, S. and F. whitish , 3 ft 
Stylosa, S. and F. beautiful light blue, winter-flowering, 1 ft. 
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, (Snakesbead), violet and green, ^ ft. ... c * oz# 2/( ^ 
Versicolor kermesina, S. red-lilac, F. rose-purple , 1 ft V'6 
Virginlca, 5. lilac, F. rich purple with white and yellono spot, 3 ft P cr 
,, columnse, S. and F. lilac . 3 ft 
,, Foster!, 5. and F. blue , base white and yellow •• 
Hansonl, S. blue, P. lilac, ui h conspicuous yellow spot, 3 ft 
,, pulchella, S. and P. red-lilac, 3 ft 
„ major, S. pale lilac, F. red-lilac, with white and yellow spot , 3 ft per doz. 7/6 
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