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near the upper end, the od with a ground-eolor of a brilliant magenta-cerise, 
prominently vein ed with bro , the crest-median orange-yellow with one sho rt 
lateral on either side and ed ‘mi nor pues als more or less Dod the 
entire crest-zone surrounded by utlining zone of brown-violet, giving a dar 
eye effect; without, the blade dul old-rose, the erest area pale-yellow: Rs 
about 6 c em. long, the pas a lilae-old-rose on both sides, but n in with bro 
e band 
orange veinings an pde r of crimson-oran ge Ww spreads with 
apricot flushings o Xon claw, a central ue» of pale m green with- 
out: style-branchos porplish old. -rose at the base, fading rapidly above to apri- 
ot, the wing-margins of the body pale- = rens the keel dull-orange; the ap- 
. y 
dro apres ot at the base, becoming flushed towards the edges with purplish 
old-rose: capsule not seen —Ditches and marshes, S La.—Spr. 
32. I. cerasioides Alexander. Flower- ri e and iip 2s eda) by 
the leaves: sepals spre ading, about 8 e ong, the claw orange-cream, heavily 
veined and flushed with dark, purplish rose, the m idrib pode Slow y, un- 
marked, the blade flushed light-salmon on the sides near the base, above, dull 
purplish- d the whole streak-veined brownish-rose, the ase bright-yellow, 
r two laterals of the same color, whose color does not extend into the 
a eh petals old-rose He eentral portion, the outer En and ie but 
hie 
the channel below flushed and streaked light-salmon, the channel brown-orange: 
style-branches old-rose; appendages deeply but sparsely ee -toothed : 
anther one exserted: eapsule obovate, about 6 em. long, 6-angled.—Swamps and 
marshes, S La.—Spr. 
rosipurpurea Alexander. odi r-stalk erect, rigid: sepals recurved- 
33. I. 
spreading, within, the claw apparently cream, but obscured by a profusion of 
did D qud and rue ci peribus on the median ridge, m de dull 
se-lila ve uch veined darker, especially on the lower portion, which 
n additi on ell pm ked and flushed with lavender, the Ure dx lemon, the 
Eu on either aed rid obliterated by the dark brown-purple veins which 
at this point come very close together; without, light reddish violet the crest 
and claw ov o Due. -olive, the claw brown-purple Rue petals light, 
Du rose within, outside, lavender, with a a midflush s 2 n 
s vender-rose , the wings white below w, the e gradua ally narr wing t 
argin above; appen ndages light, NL irregularly etie: ED 
ju toothed: anther- -tips equalling the stigmas: capsule not seen—Swamps and 
marshes, S La.—Spr. 
34. I. di aed Small.  Flower-stalk erect, flowers strongly musk-scented: 
sepals 9—11 em. long, spreading, firm, the claw suffused with green, EA blade 
rosy-lilae light ‘with caer darker veins, the crest yellow, with o r two 
laterals intense lem sometimes a third r rudimentary lateral Ng um very 
base of the blade: nd broadly spatulate, slightly shorter than the sepals, 
the claw ay ee with green and dark-lin she the blade elliptic or oval, varying | 
to obovate or ovate, undu in "s rosy-lilae on both sides of the gree enish- brown 
median line: style-branches mostly gre lg api flushed rosy-lilae, deeply 
d Miser heavily flushed orange- yellow n the lower side: anther-tips 
luded: sule obov oid, the six ridges very distinct on the lower e -thirds, 
em faint odi the apex.—Swamps and pools, S La.—Spr. 
35. I. lilacinaurea Alexander. oe stalk rigid and erect: sepals spread- 
ing, the claw yellow except the orange c sd and the lavender wings, the 
blade. dark rich lilac, with the veinings not prominent, much longer than broad, 
the erest à broad jio ots triangle of brilliant, a outlined in red-violet, 
the two laterals which help form the Pii ud osa with the crest median 
petals lilac, paler and reddish flushed i w portion: style- Sane hes: rou | 
violet, the appendages red-lilac: eS ien Ben .—Marshes and bayous, S La. 
—Spr. 
