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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
Of the Germanica section, Kharput, a 
purple with velvety blackness in the falls or 
lower petals of the flowers, is particularly fine ; 
so is Purple King, and Kochi, rather a redder 
purple, and very lasting. 
Of the Amoena section, Victorine, with 
standards or upright petals, white-edged and 
blotched with purple-veined white, is about 
the best ; while Mrs H. Darwin, also white 
and purple, is the freest flowering of any iris. 
The Aphylla [plicata ) varieties are all white 
with frilled edges, and of these the best is 
Madame Chereau, white, edged with azure 
blue. Among the Neglecta section Black 
Prince stands out, with mauve-studded, purple- 
black falls. 
The Pallida section is a very beautiful and 
interesting one, the different varieties growing 
5 or 6 feet in height and many being deli- 
cately scented, the old Pallida still holding its 
place among the new sorts. Caprice is of a 
particularly pleasing shade of rosy mauve, and 
Queen of May is almost pink, Her Majesty 
being even better. Many of them are lavender 
or palest blue, and Dalmatica, Carthusian, 
Caterina, and Walner are all in these colour- 
ings. 
The Squalens group contains many curious 
