. Tall bearded iris (fleur-de-lis) a flower of song; names, classification, structure, planting, care, enemies, propagation, hybridism, shipping, uses. Irises (Plants). 238 Tall Bearded Ins. ]''ic. L\'n.âTmrke S'ii;ms ov Caprict to the d}'ing and a blessing to the dead. It is this that Virgil refers to in the lines describing the death of Dido on her funeral pyre: Tlicn JuiKi, pit\'inK her disastrous fate, Sends Iris dowii her pangs to mitigate. (Since if wc fall before the appointed da^â Xature and death continue long their fra\'). Iris descends; "This fatal lock (savs she) To Pluto 1 be

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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). 238 Tall Bearded Ins. ]''ic. L\'n.âTmrke S'ii;ms ov Caprict to the d}'ing and a blessing to the dead. It is this that Virgil refers to in the lines describing the death of Dido on her funeral pyre: Tlicn JuiKi, pit\'inK her disastrous fate, Sends Iris dowii her pangs to mitigate. (Since if wc fall before the appointed da^â Xature and death continue long their fra\'). Iris descends; "This fatal lock (savs she) To Pluto 1 bequesth, and set thee free"; Then clips her hair: cold numbness straight berea\'es Her corpse of sense, and the air her soul recei\-es. J'lrgil: ^Encid If (Deiihaiii's tr.).. 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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