Tab. 7904. 

 iris lupina. 



Native of Armenia. 



Nat. Old. Iride^e. — Tribe Mormem. 

 Genua Iris, Linn.; (BenCh. & Hook.f. Gen. Plant, vol. iii. p. 686.) 



Iris (Oncocyclus) lupina; rhizomate carnoso breviter repenfce, foliis 5-6 

 linearibua suberectis pallide viridibus, pedunculo monocephalo foliis 

 breviore, spathse valvis magnis lanceolatis acuminatis, perianthii tubo 

 elongato, segraentis exterioribus reflexis obovato-cnneatis aordide flavo- 

 viridibuB, venis copiosia lilacino-branneis percursia, in lirabi medio macula 

 piloaa i'usca decoratis, segmentis interioribus majoribus, arcuatis obovato- 

 nnguicnlatis, styli criatia latia magnis, fructu oblongo-trigono, semini- 

 bus rubro-brunneis conspicue strophiolatia. 



I. lupina, Foster in Gard. Chron. 1887, p. 738. 



This very interesting new Iris was sent to Professor 

 (Sir Michael) Foster about 1886, from the mountains a 

 few miles south of Kharput, in Turkish Armenia, by Mrs. 

 Barnum, of the American Mission, who also discovered 

 the Iris, which has been named after her, as well as other 

 novelties. It was also gathered by Sintenis, and distributed 

 in his sets of herbarium specimens. It belongs to the 

 section Oncocyclus, and is nearly allied to the old, well- 

 known Iris susiana (Bot. Mag. t. 91). The Armenians 

 call it the " Wolf's Ear," from the tawny tips of the 

 outer segments as they emerge from the opening bud, and 

 this suggested to Professor Foster its specific name. Our 

 drawing was made from plants presented by him to the 

 Royal Gardens, Kew, which flowered for the first time in 

 June, 1887. 



Descr. — Rootstock fleshy, short, creeping. Leaves about 

 six in a tuft, linear, weak, sub-erect, pale green, channelled 

 down the face, six inches to a foot long at the flowering 

 time. Peduncle erect, one-headed, shorter than the leaves. 

 Spathe-valves two, lanceolate, acuminate, pale green, the 

 outer three inches long. Perianth-tube about two inches 

 long ; outer segments obovate-cuneate, reflexing, three 

 inches long, marked with copious, fine, lilac-brown, anasto- 

 mosing veins on a dull, yellowish-brown ground-work, 

 and in the centre with a large pilose spot of dark brown ; 



July 1st, 1903. 



