The Garden, p. 592, June 24, 1876
Iris Darius, This is the name of a singularly beautiful and distinct variety of Iris, in tbe collection at the Exotic Nursery, Tooting. The uprights are yellow, and the falls netted with purplish markings, distinctly edged with yellow. It, like others of the family, may be compared, as regards beauty, to some beautiful and strange Orchid. Y.
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-- BobPries - 2014-10-30