Excerpt from The Iris Catalog The dull tones that we find in the Mourning Iris (susiana) are unparalleled in the Pogoniris and each approach thereto is of interest. We do not get the same net-like venation but we can' approach the color. Gray Morn I introduced for its tone of heliotrope gray and the shape of the flower is often so abominable that I regret the introduction. Thundercloud is also gray-hued but darkly velvety on the falls Circe has a curious curved venation on the haft and blade that always re minds me of cat's whiskers. I find it fascinating, but it is dull in color. For real somberness Valkyrie is my finest at present; the falls are velvety, dark maroon purple, almost black in some lights, and the standards are dull drab. I have failed in my attempts to obtain variegata coloring with height and size, but I am still trying; the intensity of color in Katrinka is fine; Stanley H. White has merit, but I have so strong a vision of what might be that the existing varieties seem below par. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.