FOREWORD 
In the following list no attempt has been made 
to classify bearded varieties according to color 
type or habit of growth, aside from making a 
separate list of the dwarfs. Those irises which 
are described as “intermediates” are lower in 
growth and earlier to bloom than the “tall 
bearded”, and are especially good for massing. 
In this section dwarf irises usually begin to 
bloom early in April, are followed by the inter¬ 
mediates, and in May by the tall varieties, but 
as the seasons vary so greatly in different 
years, exact dates cannot be given. 
Siberian iris blooms with the tall bearded. 
The flowers are smaller and more delicate, and 
usually have conspicuous veining on the haft. 
The number following the name is the 1932 
rating for the variety, as given by the Ameri¬ 
can Iris Society. The letter following the de¬ 
scription gives the average height; T—tall, 
30" or over; M—medium, 20" to 30"; L—low, 
15" to 20". 
S.—Standards, the upper petals. 
F.—Falls, the lower “petals.” 
Haft.—The upper narrow part of the fall. 
Self.—The entire flower of one color. 
Bicolor—Standards of one color, falls of an¬ 
other, usually darker. 
Plicata—A light-colored iris marked with a 
“buttonholed” edge, or dotted over the 
surface with a darker shade. 
Variegata.—Standards yellow, falls some 
shade of red. 
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