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 Tris Pa von i a. Peacock Iris, 



C/^/> <^ Order. 

 Triandria Monogynia. 



Generic Charatler. 



Cor. 6-petala insequalis, Fetalis alternis geniculato-patentibus, 

 Stigmata petaliformia ; cucullato-bilabiata. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms. 



IRIS pavonia imberbis folio lineari glabro, fcapo fubunifloro. 

 Linn. Syjl, Vegeiab. p. 92. 



We have our doubts whether the plant here figured be the 

 pavonia of the Syftema vegetabiliuw, as it does not accord fo 

 well with the defcription there given, as we could wifti ; as 

 fuch however it has been regarded by fome here, and it muft 

 be allowed to anfwer extremely well to the name. 



It is a fmall delicate Iris, about a foot and a half high, with 

 very narrow leaves, bearing on the top of the ftalk one or at 

 moft two flowers, three of the petals are large and white, 

 with a brilliant blue fpot at the bafe of each, edged on the 

 outer fide with deep purple j the delicacy of the flower, and 

 the eye-like fpot at the bafe, of three of the petals, render 

 it one of the moft itriking plants of the genus. 



- The figure here given was drawn from a plant which flow- 

 ered with MefTrs. Grimwood and Co. laft June, who received 

 it from Holland, and treat it in the fame way as their Cape 

 bulbs, of which country it is laid to be a native. 



It is not mentioned either in Mr. Miller's Gardener's 

 Dictionary t or the Hortus Kezvenjis. 



