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Iris Pumila. Dwarf Iris. 
Clafs and Order. 
Triandria Monogynia. 
Generic Characler. 
Corolla fex-partita : Petalis alternis, reflexis. Stigmata pe- 
taliformia. 
Specific Char after and Synonyms. 
IRIS pumila corollis barbatis, caule foliis breviore unifloro. 
Linn. Syfi. Vegetab. p. 78. Sp. Plant, p. 56. Jacq. FI, 
Aufir. t. 1. 
CHAMjEIRIS minor flore purpureo. Baub. Pin. 33. 
The leffer purple dwarf Flower-de-luce. Park. Parad. p. 186. 
Gardeners, in former days, not having that profufion of 
plants to attend to and cultivate, which we can at prefent boaft, 
appear to have been more folicitous in increafing generally 
the varieties of the feveral fpecies; accordingly we find in 
the Paradijus terrejlris of the venerable Parkinson, no lefs 
than fix varieties of this plant* *, moft of which are now Grangers 
to the Nurfery Gardens. We may obferve, that varieties in 
general not being fo ftrong as the original plant, are confe- 
quently much fooner loft. 
Ihe Iris pumila grows wild in many parts of Hungary, af- 
fefts open and hilly fituations, and flowers in our gardens in 
the month of April ; it is a very hardy plant, and will thrive 
in almoft any foil or fituation ; is propagated by parting h s 
roots in autumn. 
* The leffer purple dwarf Flower-de-luce with white bloffoms, 
— — ftraw-colour ditto, 
- ■ . pale blue ditto, 
' — blulh-coloured ditto, 
■ * yellow variable ditto, and the 
purple dwarf Sea Flower-de-luce of the fame author, is probably no other than a 
variety. 
