Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 198, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1915 — The Iris in History. [ARTICLE]

The Iris in History.

The iris was long centuries ago adopted by Louis IX the gallant young crusader, as the emblem of his house. It became thereby “the flower of Louis,” which was corrupted into "Fleur-de-lis.” The iris, or blue flag, is rpally meant when one speaks of the lily of France. The iris is a plant that insures its life. In its large rootstocks it lays up endowment insurance in the days of plenty, so that when the earth is chill, cold and inhospitable its savings will provide against need.