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There was discussion within the Historic Iris Preservation Society about this variety. Some question arose about the correctness of the identification. Since that discussion there have been no reasons found to discount this iris's identity as being correct.

Three suppliers all gave Mme. Henri Cayeux instead of the correct one. Seems to be among the lost varieties.

This was misidentified for years at Presby as Canyon Mists. Finally confirmed and is B7L. Always looked too blue for being R7L.

Per the Iris Checklist, 1939, this iris is a red or deep pink self. It has been sold by at least one seller as a very nice bicolor. Currently it has no sellers in N.A. The "real one" came to me from Europe in 2015. One AIS wiki picture is from Switzerland; other is from my garden.

This came from the only known seller of something called "Bronze Beauty." There is scant information about this variety, except that one old reference used terms like smoky and somber. It is listed as medium, yellow toned blend, bitone or bicolor. No known comparison exists. No pictures have been found. Those on AIS wiki are from this clump or the seller.
The AIS wiki notes are now updated stating this is not what it is purported to be. There are multiple references from old catalogs that support this finding. For one difference the falls should have been called ruby lavender, velvety crimson and reddish lavender which the photo clearly does not exhibit. So this one is a NO-id one, but is being sold as Bronze Beauty.