352 IXIACEAE 
ish-violet, becoming paler near the base, the i: whitish; aa bun 
deeply lacerate- toothed near the apex: capsule ell ipsoid or oval, 5-9 
bluntly 6-sided.—Swamps, often calcareous, coastal regions of the E 
delta, N Fla.—Spr. 
75. I. UNTE p= Flower-stalk erect, rigid: sepals 9-10 cm. long, 
recurved, within, the claw greenish, the blade. longer than the claw, oval or 
nearly so, pe ned. prr ally near the center, white near the edges, the 
crest lemon, extending half way up the blade, accompanied by lateral veins 
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of yellowish-green which radiate out into the blade thout, greenish near the 
base and ochroleucous pics 3; claw pale-green: petals spatulate, shorter 
cree the sepals, the claw narrowly cuneate, yellowish-green, 
wings white; appendages re sharply toothed, white: anther-tips included: 
capsule not seen.—Lake margins, marshes, bayous, and ditches, S La.—Spr. 
I. venulosa apnea Flower-stalk erect, strict and rigid: sepals 
curved, within, the cream, veined yellow-green below, its wings ace 
veined, flushed ade near blade, the blade orchid-color, m veined 
darker, and heavily streaked and spotted with white on the lower two-thirds, 
the crest bright Yeron, brown-purple tipped, E Dee veins of the blade with 
a basal tip of bro wn-pur le at the crest zone; without, all overlain rich cream, 
a claw Tight yellow-green towards the base: ey Javender-pink, the lower 
argins cream-flushed, the claw-chan um brownish; without, the claw channel 
silvery- yellow: sh as gen pale d the wings pale orange-cream, the 
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er e m p? base pd. anther- frm exserted: capsule not seen. —Swam mps an 
marshes, S La quu 
77. I. giganticaerulea Small  Flower-stalk erect, strict, stout: flower di 
strongly ru scented: sepals 9.5—11.5 cm. long, recu urved- spreading, the clay 
suffused with green, except the often white or greenish-ma , the blade Sl 
to vaL iE r, of a blue or violet-blue ground-eolor, with ’ white veinings 
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about the yellow ae ee broadly spatulate, ae shorter than the 
sepals, t the claw cuneate, white or greenish-white at the e, with violet-tinged 
margins and violet- lines, uc blade blue-violet and uos e. Hus e-branches 
dull light-violet, becoming greenish towards base, the wings pale or greenish 
margined; appendages s ligh t pees deeply ed -toothed : eee ad 
eapsule ellipsoid or ovoid-ellipsoid, ong, with 6 rounded ridges 
Marshes, meadows, ditches, and SE 8 lan In abundance, within its range, 
this species resembles I. savannarum of Florida. There are numerous color 
forms; dark violet, violet-blue, blue-violet, lavender, lilac, and white as well as 
variously streaked fo rms—the crest also varies from greenish white to deep 
orange. 
78. I. paludicola Alexander. Flower-stalk erect, rigid and rd — d 
curved or recurved-spre eading, rarely horizontally spreading, 8—10 em. long, th 
elaw greenish-white, veined yellow-green, the i Popi shades of Slolet, 
usually light ncn veined darker age he und and near the crest zone, 
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lined with bla ae violet, 2—4 laterals of dull uos radiate upwards from the 
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creamy white: sere mene dark red-violet, the wing-margin my bro 
orange; appendages light-violet, lacerate- tooth a le enia included, aa 
not seen.—Marshes, swamps, bayou-banks, and ditches, S La.—Spr. 
