fhorter than. the ftem, which is two feet high or more, with 
2—3 branches and four flower-fafcicles. Involucres downwards 
herbaceous, upwards menrbranous or feariofe, about equal to 
the tube, which is obtufely trigonal and nearly twice fhorter 
than the ungues, of a dull livid green with purplifh fpots; 
ungues as in Ixts florentrna ; outer lamine broad-oblong, mack 
longer than thefe, more ftraightly deflex aid flatter than ia 
ats forentina ; inner anes about the fame fize, oblong-obovate. 
Stigmas patently recurved, more elliptic, and with the feg- 
ments of their inner lips lefs divergent, more revolute and 
ferrate than in In1s florentina ; beard and anthers as in that, or 
perhaps the former may be faid to be fomething lefs yellow; 
germ fubfeffie, bluntly trigonal, oblong, twice fhorter thar 
the tube. Flowers 6—12, fragrant, outer lamin purple- 
violet, with large longitudinal purple veins, inner ones fighter 
and more blue with faint purple veins. : oS 
Native of Germany, Switzerland, Dauphiny, and Italy, 
growing in uncultivated {pots and on old walls; @. is found 
near Halle, the ftem of this is fcarcely the length of one’s 
finger and about the length of the leaves, yer fuffeiently 
diftin from Iris pumila, Dessonraines found the fpecies 
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The commoneft Irts in our gardens, where it flowers in 
May and June, is perfeétly hardy, and to be propagated by 
dividing tts rootsin Autumn; feldom feeds. 
_ Cultivated here by Gerarne in 1596. Cxustius obferves 
that in his time it was much lefs frequently met with.in the — 
gardens of Auftria and Hungary than Ixts /2miducina, and that 
he procured a fupply of feeds for them from the Low Countries. 
A ptgment, chiefly ufed by miniature painters, called Verdeliss 
Vert d'ivis or Iris-green, is made from its, flawers, which 
are macerated and left te putrify, when chalk or alum is 
added. “ See eee Et Seo eae 
The root firft tafted is flichtly bitter, prefently producing 
a moft infufferable heat ‘a ihe throat, AAS athe tevieks in 
a leffer degree. G, SE Soe or ae 
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