Tas. 6894, 
IRIS Starenz. 
Native of Southern Europe. 
Nat. Ord. In1pEx.—Tribe Morzen. 
Genus Iris, Linn. ; (Benth. et Hook.f. Gen. Pl. vol. iii. p. 686.) 
Ints (Pogoniris) Statelle ; rhizomate breviter repente, foliis ensiformibus erectis 
glauco-viridibus caule brevioribus, caule monocephalo subpedali, floribus 
evanescentibus, sulphureis viridi venosis, spathis bifloris, valvis oblongis 
ventricosis apice marginibusque late scariosis, ovario subsessili, perianthii tubo 
cylindrico viridi subunciali, limbi segmentis exterioribus obovato-cuneatis 
falcatis dimidio inferiori barbatis, interioribus erectis obovatis unguiculatis, 
antheris filamento xquilongis, styli cristis deltoideis serratis. 
I. Statelle, Todaro Nuov. Gen. p. 5; Hort. Panorm. p. 23, t. 6; Bull. Soe. 
! Bot. France, vol. v. p. 659. 
This new Iris is very nearly allied to Iris lutescens of 
Lamarck, which was figured long ago in the BorantcaL 
Macazine on Plate 2861, differing principally in its more 
membranous spathe-valves and broader perianth-segments. . 
These two species and J. virescens form a group differing from 
_ the German Irises by having only a single cluster of more 
fugitive less brightly-coloured flowers. The native country 
_ of the present plant is not known clearly. 1t was described 
by Professor Todaro from specimens grown in the Botanic 
_ Garden of Palermo. It was first imported into this country 
a few years ago by Professor M. Foster. Our drawing 
was made from plants sent up from Cambridge in the 
middle of May by Mr. R. J. Lynch. 
 Descor. Rhizome short-creeping. Leaves ensiform, 
glaucous green at the flowering season, six to nine inches. 
long, under an inch broad. Stem about a foot long, 
bearing only a single terminal cluster, containing two 
flowers ; spathe-valves oblong, ventricose, scariose in the 
upper half and on the edge at the flowering season. 
Flowers fugitive, pale sulphur-yellow, veined with green ; 
ovary subsessile; tube cylindrical, green, about an inch 
long; limb above two inches long; outer segments obovate- 
cuneate, falcate, with a dense purplish beard, tipped with 
serr. Isr, 1886. | 
