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Iris GRAMINEA. Grass-LeaveD FLAG. 
Clafs and Order. 
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| Generic CharaGer.—Vid. Ne 591. 
Specific Charaéter cand Synonyms. eles 
IRS graminea ; involucro unico, 1—2-floro, herbaceo ; foliis 
gramineis, nervofo-ftriatis, caule ancipite altioribus; 
germine ventricofo-ovali, alato-hexagono, laciuiis ex- 
timis fubreéto-patentibus 2—gplo breviore ; ftigmatibus 
arcuato-incumbentibus. G. — 
ARIS graminea. Sp. Pl. 58. Syft. Veg. g1. Reich. 1. 109. 
Hort. Cliff. 9, 10. Upf. 17. Thunb. Diff. 6. Scop. Carn, 
— Me 60. Facq. Aufir. 1, 5. 1.2. Krock. Silef. n.61. Mill. 
DiG. 2. Hoffm. Germ. 14. Hort. Kew. 1.73. Mart. 
Mill. Di&. Willd. Sp. Pl. 1. 236. Ee 
IRIS prunum redolens minor (a). Weinm. Phyt. Icon. n. 613. 
IRIS anguftifolia prunum redolens. Baub. Pin. 33. — 
— IRIS anguttifolia VI. Cluf Hif. 230. a 
: S graminea. Baubh. Hifl. 2.727. Rait Hift. 1189. 
_CHAMAEIRIS. Dod. pempt. 247. tenuifolia. Ger. 52. f. 5. 
a t@ae. £6. J. 6. : 
_CHAMAXYRIS anguftifolia. Lod. ic. 69. 
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Herb very clofely cefpitofe. Leaves enfiform-linear, nar- 
‘Tow, grafs-like, nerved-ftreaked, deep green. Stem fhorter than 
hefe, from about nine inches to a foot high, ancipital, fimple, 
With one flower-fafcicle. Involucre herbaceous, valves acu- 
—‘Minate, fometimes foliaceoufly elongated and equal to the 
_ ‘Saves ; a fingle membranous valve feparates the flowers; pe- 
icles longer than the germ, which is 2—g times fhorter than 
He flower, ventricofely oval and winged-hexagonal ; tu 
