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shades of fawn and mauve bronze and purple, 
smoky lavender and yellow, Madame Blanche 
Pion and Nibelungen being two of the newest. 
Of the Variegata, Darius, brown, white, 
and primrose, and Gracchus, pale yellow, 
marked with crimson veinings, and very free 
flowering, have received a first-class certificate 
from the R.A.S. 
The Monspurs, a race raised by the late Sir 
Michael Foster, have large flowers of good 
substance, and flower in June and July freely. 
They include Dorothy Foster and A. J. 
Balfour. All the Michael Foster hybrids 
are interesting not only for their beauty, but 
because definite records of their parentage 
have been kept. Others besides the late Sir 
Michael Foster who have done good work 
in raising new varieties are M. Caparne and 
M. Tubergen. ^ 
A fine bold iris from the Himalayas is Aurea, 
growing 5 feet high, with large purple and 
yellow flowers. 
Flavescens, too, is a good primrose-coloured 
flag ; and Florentina is the well-known white 
iris from which “ orris root ” is procured for 
perfumery. 
Iris Delavayi is violet in colour, with tall, 
narrow leaves, and prefers a moist border. 
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