. North American wild flowers [microform]. Wild flowers -- Canada; Fleurs sauvages -- Canada. Nat. Ord. Iridace-i:. LARGE BLUE FLAG. Iris Versicolor. Lilies of all kinds, The fleur-de-luce bein^ one. Winter's Tale. iniS beautiful flower, the blue Iris, which forms the right hand figure in the group of Moccasin flowers, abounds all M^ through Canada, and forms one of the ornaments of our <%^ low sandy flats, marshy meadows and over-flowed lake shores; it delights in wet muddy soil, and often forms large clumps of verdure in half-dried up ponds and similar localities. Early in
. North American wild flowers [microform]. Wild flowers -- Canada; Fleurs sauvages -- Canada. Nat. Ord. Iridace-i:. LARGE BLUE FLAG. Iris Versicolor. Lilies of all kinds, The fleur-de-luce bein^ one. Winter's Tale. iniS beautiful flower, the blue Iris, which forms the right hand figure in the group of Moccasin flowers, abounds all M^ through Canada, and forms one of the ornaments of our <%^ low sandy flats, marshy meadows and over-flowed lake shores; it delights in wet muddy soil, and often forms large clumps of verdure in half-dried up ponds and similar localities. Early in spring, as soon as the sun has warmed the waters after the melting of the ice, the sharp sword-shaped leaves escaping from the sheltering sheath that enfolded them, pierce the moist ground, and appear, forming beds of brilliant verdure, concealing the swampy soil and pools of stagnant water below. Late in the month of June the bursting buds of rich purple begin to unfold, peeping through the spathe that envelopes them. A few days of sunshine, and the o-raceful petals, so soft and silken in texture, so variable in shades of colour, unfold : the three outer ones reflexed, droop gracefully downwards, while the three innermost, which are of paler tint,. 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 Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899; Chamberlin, Agnes D. , 1833-1913. [S. l. : s. n.
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