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. Tall bearded iris (fleur-de-lis) a flower of song; names, classification, structure, planting, care, enemies, propagation, hybridism, shipping, uses. Irises (Plants). Structural Cbaracti'nstics 129 Dalmatica (Fig. XMII, page 12S); others have both short and long, the longest branch of some varieties being almost as long as the stem itself—as, Rhein Xixe (Fig. XIX), Isoline. In some instances (as, Shalimar) the branching begins near the base of the stem, and numerous spreading branches give a candelabrum-like form. Amid its \va\"ing swords, in flaming gold The Iris towers. Charlotte Smit
. Tall bearded iris (fleur-de-lis) a flower of song; names, classification, structure, planting, care, enemies, propagation, hybridism, shipping, uses. Irises (Plants). Structural Cbaracti'nstics 129 Dalmatica (Fig. XMII, page 12S); others have both short and long, the longest branch of some varieties being almost as long as the stem itself—as, Rhein Xixe (Fig. XIX), Isoline. In some instances (as, Shalimar) the branching begins near the base of the stem, and numerous spreading branches give a candelabrum-like form. Amid its \va\"ing swords, in flaming gold The Iris towers. Charlotte Smith. O'er her tall blades the crested Fleur-de-lis, Like blue-e}-ed Pallas, towers erect and free. Holmes: Spring. Mint and Flagleaf swording high Their blooms to the unthinking e}'e. Clare: Shepherd's Calendar. Tall and clothed in samite. Chaste and pure, In smooth armor— Your head held high In its helmet Of silver: Jeanne d'Arc riding Among the sword blades! Has Spring for you W rought visions, As it did for her In a garden? Pauline B. Harrington: H'hite Fig. XIX.—Rhein Xi. 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 Stager, Walter. Sterling, Ill
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