Describing iris

Hello -

I've been mostly lurking on this list now for over a year and I'm finally
going to ask a question!

 It's iris bloom time here in eastern Montana and, thanks to the
inspiration from this list, I'm going to try to do a better job of keeping
track of what irises I have.  Several years ago,  I moved into a house with
about 6 unknown varieties of iris and then, when I ordered from places like
Breck's, I didn't get varieties anything close to what they showed in their
advertisements. So this year I'm trying to look very closely at what I have
and provide myself with written descriptions as to what's there. Then when
I'm able to get a hold of a reference book of some kind  (in the near
future) I can use it to help me determine what I have. 

My question is this: is there a term for the veining (and the coloring of
the veining) found beneath the beard? For most of the varieties that I
have, this area is white with veining the color of the falls. Is this area
always white? In many photos of darker varieties this appears to be solid
in the same color as the fall. Is that so? Or is it just the camera angle?

Thanks for your help on this (and all the inspiration you've unknowing been
providing!!)

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Elaine Grings
Miles City, MT
egrings@mcn.net

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