FOREWORD 
In the following list no attempt has been made to class¬ 
ify bearded varieties according to color, type or habit °f 
growth, aside from making a separate list 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 intermediates, and in dMay by' the 
tall varieties, but as the seasons vary so greatly in differ¬ 
ent years, exact dates cannot be given. 
Siberian iris blooms with the tall bearded. The flowers_ 
are smaller and more delicate, and usually have conspic¬ 
uous veining on the haft. 
Japanese iris has large flowers which open flat. It 
blooms in June, after the “big parade” is over*. 
The number following the name is the 1932 rating for 
the variety, as given by the American Iris Society. The 
letter following the description gives the average height: 
T-tall, thirty inches or over; M-medium, twenty to 
thirty inches; L-low, fifteen to twenty inches. 
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 another, usu¬ 
ally darker. 
Plicata A light-colored iris marked with a “button¬ 
holed” edge, or dotted over the surface with a 
darker shade. 
Variegata Standards yellow, falls some shade of red. 
THE P1TYSMONT PRESS. RALEIGH 
