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Iris Rutuenica. Piemy Frac. 
LRERELELE EEE E REE 
Clafs and Onder: 
; Thc esos AF i RS 
Generic CharaGer.—Vid. Ne 787 ef 986. 
Specific Charaer and Synonyms. 
IRIS ruthenica (imberbis ; uniflora; rhtzomate repente ra- 
mentis foltaceis filifque hirfuto ;) fafciculis fterilibus plu- 
rifoliis ; foliis angulte lineari-gramineis, nervofis, caule 
florifero altioribus ; f{pathe valvulis cymbiformi-con- 
duplicatis ; corolla tubo cuniculato, limbo multoties 
_breviore, germen fubcylindricum inclufum pedicellatum 
fubzquante; laciniis intimis divergenter ereétis, bre-, 
Vioribus, fubtriplo anguftioribus. G. : ae 
IRIS foliis linearibus; corolla imberbi; fruétu obtufe trigono 
turbinato. Gmel. Flor. Sib. 1. p. 26. n. 26. tab. 5. f. 1 
(optime) exclufis Baubino, Lobelio, et Dodoneo.—Obiter 
memoratur a Pallas in It. v. 3. p. 7143 nec dato nomine 
{pecifico, : 
IRIS humilis anguftifolia cerulea; tefta feminali non roftrata 
alba. Amman. Ruth. 134? ! 
~ Plant cefpitofe ; roosfock creeping, in fpontaneous {pecimens 
toughened and covered by remnants of precedent leaves mixed | 
with filiform fhreads ; flerile fafcicles of feveral narrow, linear- 
— Bramineous, nerved leaves, from four to fix inches high, downs 
Wards edgewife-equitant and fheathing each other conduplicately ; 
Upwardsdiver ing diftichly; flowering ftemextrafoliaceous, about 
‘ Wo inches highs with two or more fheath-like /eaffets, terminated 
Y a bivalved, one-flowered, compreffed-lanceolate, fubfpha- 
Celate /pathe, which envelops the pedicled germen ; corolla 
Varying from blue to white, exceeding fragrant, with the {cent 
Violets, and in proportion to the plant large ; tube —_ 
ort, 
