216 CLI. IRIDEX. (J. D. Hooker.) (Iris. 
I. LONGIFOLIA, Royle Ill. 372, t. 91, f. 2; Baker is disposed to regard this asa 
long-leaved form of I. nepalensis, Don Prodr. (not of Trans. Linn. Soc.). Prof. 
Foster thinks it is an entirely different plant, apparently allied to Z. ruthentca. 
I. NEPALENSIS, Wall. Cat. 5050 in part, a native of Nepal and Kumaon. There 
are two plants under this number in Herb. Wall., one a solitary specimen, with 
spathes scarious throughout, the others with them green throughout. Of this lutte 
there is an excellent drawing by Wallich's article made in Nepal. Except in ei 
very pale flowers it may be a I. germanica; but Royle (Ill. Him. Pl. p. 372) 
says that he perceived a distinct smell of Orris-root (as of J. florentina) in Wietor $ 
specimen, which is against its being germanica. The specimen with scarious valves 
looks more I. florentina, but it has no roots. . 
I. NEPALENSIS, Wall. mss. in Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 818 (from Nepal, Wallich). 
This has the dark blue flowers of I. germanica, very unlike the Wallichian drawing 
of I. nepalensis,it may or may not agree in colour with some of his specimen 
Herbert makes it a var. of germanica, but gives no varietal character. Baker 
cites it under deflexa. 2. 
I. NEPALENSIS, Wall. ew I. Don.; in Trans. Linn. Soc. xviii. 310. This is à 
mixture of Wallich’s, Royle's and the Bot. Reg. nepalensis; in consequence n 
which the root is described as fragrant, as in I. florentina, and used for similar 
purposes. Don distinguishes it from germanica by the shorter scarious ventrem 
spathes (while they are not in Wallich's plant!) entire sepals, longer slendere 
tube, and more coarsely serrated'stigmatic lobes. Don has a variety with the o 
undivided, sub 2-fld. shorter than the leaves, but these are characters of W allic 
drawing of his type. : 
I. NEPALENSIS, Wall. ew Royle 11l. 372, t. 90, f. 2. I have seen no specimen 
of this, which is a native of Garwhal, on the ascent to Surkunda. It has a p 
flower and ** orris ”? scented roots. 
Crocus, Linn. . 
Rootstock a sheathed corm; stem 0. Leaves radical, narrowly ling 
channelled, margins recurved. Flowers solitary or fascicled, subsessié; 
basal spathes 1-3 or 0 hyaline, floral embracing the ovary and sometimes ` 
narrow hyaline bract. Perianth funnel-shaped, tube very slender ; lim 
subequally 6-lobed in two series. Stamens on the throat of the Deal: 
filaments short, anthers longer, basifixed. Ovary 3-celled ; style filiform, 
arms slender subentire lobed or laciniate; tips stigmatic. Capsule oblong: 
membranous, loculicidal. Seeds subglobose.—Species about 70, Europe? 
and E. Asian. 
C. sativus, Linn. Sp. Pl. 36; sheaths of corm closely reticulate, 
basal spathes embracing the scape 2-valved, flowers violet autumnal appen 
ing with the leaves, throat of perianth bearded, anthers yellow, sty le-ar c 
exserted orange-red subclavate tips entire or lobulate. Maw Gen. M 
t. 20. C. sativus var. kashmeriana, Royle Ill. 374, t. 91, f. l; up 
Panjab Pl. 239; Boiss. Fl, Orient. V. 100; Reichb. Ic. FI. Germ. t. 99^ 
Benth. & Trim. Med. Bot. 974. 
KASHMIR, cultivated only. Native of South Europe. + ated iD 
The Kashmir saffron is regarded by Royle as a variety of that cultivat 
England, distinguished by the very dark violet blue flowers, yellow n 
and brick-red stigmas, but this accords exactly with the common form gu 
by Bentley and Trimen. ` 
. BELAMCAUDA, Adams. ants 
Rootstock creeping; stem erect, leafy. Leaves ensiform, equite 
Inflorescence branched, sheaths membranous; spathes several-fido P. 
scarious; bracts scarious; flowers pedicelled. Perianth-tube very 8 
