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IRIS arenaria. 



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Hungarian Sand-flag. 



TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat wd, Ensat^. Lin. crd. naU VL Nobis in mm- ofb&t, 1, 219- 



Irides. Jussieu gen. 57, Iridea, Brown prod. 1, 302. 

 IRIS. Supr^ vol S,fol 246. 



DiT. Rhizoma ehngatum crasmm solidum korizontale, rariuM caudescens: 

 folia ensif&rmia, collaterali^disHcha. Subdiv. Barbatm vi subbarbata. 

 JVob. suprk vol. 5, in append. ^ 



I. arenaria^ foliis scapo brevissimo bifforo longioribus, flore superiore abor- 



tiente. Kitaib. et Waidst^pL rar* hung. 1. 57. t. 57- 

 Iris arenaria. Vahl enum. 2. 134. WiUd, enum. 1. 62. Nobis sttprd vol. 5- 



in append. foL 1. vers. Redout^ liliac. 296. 



Rhizoma korizontale^ secwid&m latus superius multicepa. Scapus sesqui 

 V. biunciatis, pennam corvinam v. circitvr crassuSf teres, nitidus, viridisj sim- 

 plexy breviar foliis. Folia pauca, angttsta, lineari-ensata, obsolete nervosa, 

 erecta, sfibtriuncialia^ pallide. virentia. Spatha ii-valms^ herbacea, con- 

 voluto-conduplicataf ianceQlatctj kevis, biflora, valvd interiore apice JissA, 

 IBloie^ pedunculati, pallid^ flavin odorem str&iuum hand ingratvTn spirantes, 

 erectif cum tubo simul sumti subsesquiunciant l<yngi, primarius effoRttts tr. 

 semina xpn per^ciens, alter, postridie v., seri^ evolvendus, feriilis: pedunculi 

 inctusi, longitudine feri germinis atque tubi, Genn. inclusum, viride, ^ 

 uncus hmgum, cum tubo corolke cBguabtUt^ continuum^ ohlongum, pennant 

 corvinam crassitie parOm excedens, rotundati 3-gonum, faciebus interangula" 

 ribus costs saturatiore vix prommuld percursis; loculam^tta bisenato-pobf" 

 spemta. Cor. infundibulijormis : tubus inclusus, palHde virescens, atnicu- 

 iatust pennant corvinam crassus, mfemh versus subattenuatus, 3plo brevior 

 limbo: limbus infem^ turHnato-divergens, supemi recurvato-patens^ lacinise 

 equiUmgas, exteriores 3 barbatas, | circa latioreSt f vncia v. circa lata 

 flavedine pauxiUb intensiare lutescenies, c^neaUMtbUmgne, ungue cum lamind 

 recurvd retusd tequabilitir cantinwf et penis atque punctis purpureis ad latera 

 picto ; barba fasciata Jlava angusta pilis inferioribus (ob pollinis cineras- 

 centis aspersioTiem?) fusoo apiculatis; ioteriores 3 angmtiores^ cuneato- 

 Hguiata:, widulata, supern^ recunxe, apice crenulato-erosa, ungue augusto, 

 infiexo-ean^iliculato, &plo breviore lamini, purpureo picto. Sonata pal- 

 lidioray barbam mquantia, segmentis lanceolatis, acuminatis, crecto-recur- 

 ms; labium exterius membranaceum hrevissimum glabrum albicans. 



A very newly introduced species ; drawn in April last at 

 the nurseiy of Messre. Colvill in the King's Road; but had^, 

 as we are informed, made its appearance the year bpfore last 

 in the Physic Garden at Chelsea. 



Native of Hungary, where it is constantly found i;i dry 

 sandy places. Differs, from pumila by being smaUer ia aU 



vol.. VII. K 



