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/Hexanpaia Monocynta. 
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’ > Generic Oharafer Vide N™ 532.0 
a Specific Charadfer and Synonyms. 15 ¢ 
IRIS Jurida (barbata) caule foliis fubduplo altiore, involucris 
herbaceis fupra purpurafcentibus inflatiufculis 1—2 floris; 
germine tubo 2—gplo breviore, laciniis extimis parum 
longioribus, intimis undulatis. G. 
IRIS Juvida. Hort. Kew, 1. 68. Mart. Mill. Did. Willd. Sp. 
ic Pee te 920. : 
IRIS latifolia Budilliog piliparks, Weinm. Phyt. Ie. v. 3. 8 - 
7 612. Baub. Pin. 32. Rati Hift. 9. 1182. © gers 
IRIS major latifolia anguftioribus foliis, purpureis floribus 
- minoribus. Bazh. Hifl. 718. © 
IRIS. major latifolia xix. Clu/. Hift. 221. — 
IRIS violacea. Ger. Herb. emac. 53. f. 6. 
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- Root. flefhy, horizontal; Herb cefpitofe; Leaves twice 
~ fhorter than ftem, which is from a foot to a foot and half high, 
fubcompreffedly round with about three branches iffuing from 
herbaceous two-valved Braétes, which are fometimes longer 
than the branches and give the involucre the appearance of 
being four-valved. Involucres herbaceous, rather inflated, 
about equal to the tube with a purplifh fphacelate edge, 
terminal one two-flowered with a middle one-valved fpathe, 
the reft generally one-flowered. T ube about equa! to the outer 
laminz, of a livid yellowifh green; ungues turbinately patent, 
rather diftant, convolute, of a livid yellow with purplifh 
blotches; inner ones nearly twice the fhorteft and narrowett ; 
outer laminz revolutely deffeGted, narrowelt, and rather — 
es longeft, oblong oval, rather convex, dark dingy purple with 
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