Tas. 7956. 
TRIS (Xresion) warneyensis. 
Native of Bokhara. 
Nat. Ord, IntpE#,.—Tribe Mormex. 
Genus Iris, Linn. ; (Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant. vol. iii. p. 686.) 
Iris (Xiphion) warleyensis; herba erecta, usque ad 1 ped. alta sed swpius 
brevior, caule tereti glabro, foliis caulinis lanceolatis acuminatis basi 
amplectentibus, floribus singulis vel binis ordinatis, spathis duabus viridi- 
bus lanceolatis acutis vel subobtusis 2 poll. longis, perianthii tubo 2 poll. 
longo infra cylindrico supra anguste infundibuliformi, perianthii segmentis 
exterioribus unguibus ligulatis 1} poll. longis dilute purpureis apice 
reflexis laminis ovalibus vel fere orbicularibus leviter emarginatis 
obscure purpureis medio aurantiacis marginibus albis crista crenata 
infra purpurea supra aurantiaca instructis, segmentis interioribus 
patentibus violaceis 8 lin. longis trilobis, lobis lateralibus breviter 
triangularibus, lobo terminali longe subulato, styli ramis violaceis 
maculo aurantiaco squama crenata instructis circa 13 poll. longis usque 
ad 6 lin. bifidis prope apicem obtuse irregulariterque paucidentatis, 
capsulis iis I. bucharice similibus. - 
I, (Xiphion) warleyensis, The Garden, vol. 1xi. (1902), p. 241; M. Foster in 
Gard. Chron. vol. xxxi. (1902), p. 386, fig. 134; Journ. Hort. ser. 3, 
vol. Ixiv. p. 339. 
In the genus Iris the section Xiphion, distinguished by 
its bulbous rootstock, includes several types around which 
cluster very closely related forms, which for garden pur- 
poses are more conveniently regarded as distinct species. 
The present plant is a member of such a group, which has 
for its type J. orchioides, Carr, and bears a considerable 
resemblance to var. cerulea, Hort., of that species. In 
structure it is similar to I. bucharica, M. Foster, figured 
in tab. 7914 of this work, which differs in having yellow 
flowers. 
This species was discovered in the neighbourhood of 
Bokhara, whence it was introduced into cultivation by 
Messrs. van Tubergen, of Haarlem. he plant from which 
our figure was made, flowered in the garden of the Hon. 
Charles Hillis in April, 1902. At Kew J. warleyensis has 
not succeeded so well as typical I. orchioides, Carr. 
Descr.—An erect herb, usually six to twelve inches 
high. Stem terete, glabrous. Leaves cauline, lanceolate, 
acuminate, sheathing at the base. Flowers solitary, 
May Ist, 1904.1 
