. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. IRIS FAMILY Scape.—Cylindrical, bearing two or more flowers at the summit. Flowers.—About four inches across, borne from a long spathe. Perianth.—Segments in two sets; dissimilar but grown together in a cup at the base, spreading at the top. Outer segments obovate, brill- iantly colored and spotted; inner segments fiddle-shaped, smaller than the outer, also brilliantly colored and spotted. Stamens.—Three, the filaments united into a long cylindrical tube which encloses
. Our garden flowers; a popular study of their native lands, their life histories, and their structural affiliations. Flowers. IRIS FAMILY Scape.—Cylindrical, bearing two or more flowers at the summit. Flowers.—About four inches across, borne from a long spathe. Perianth.—Segments in two sets; dissimilar but grown together in a cup at the base, spreading at the top. Outer segments obovate, brill- iantly colored and spotted; inner segments fiddle-shaped, smaller than the outer, also brilliantly colored and spotted. Stamens.—Three, the filaments united into a long cylindrical tube which encloses the style. Ovary.—Three-celled; style long, with three two-parted branches. Tigridia pavonia has been in cultivation in the gardens of Europe for more than three hundred years. It is one of the ten- der bulbous plants of Mexico which in order to flourish at the North require the same treatment that we give to gladi- olus. Although a most unique and in- teresting plant, it cannot compare with gladiolus either in beauty or effective- ness, for its flowers are both solitary and fugitive. The color range of this fantas- tic flower is splendid, reaching the extreme hues of red, orange, and yellow in combi- nations so barbaric that the tiger and the peacock may well stand sponsors for its name. A child of the tropics, it rejoices and thrives under the heat of our summer sun. In the genus there are some eight or ten species whose habitat ranges from Mexico to Peru and Chili; only one is found within 94. Tigridia. Tigridia favbnia. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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