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lRlSSIBIRICA(y.)SANGUINEA. Mr. HiBBERT's 



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Generic Character. — Fide No. 1496. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 



IRIS fihirka. Vide Char. Spec.fupra No. 1163. G. 



(«.) Vide fupra No. 50. 



((3.) Vide fupra No. 1163. 



(y.j foliis primo fanguineo-rubentibus, demum viridibus ; co- 

 rolla majore, caerulea puniceo-fuffufa. G. 



IRIS fanguinea. Donn Hort. Cant. ed. 6. 17. 



IRIS orien talis. Thunb.in Linn. Tranf. 2. 328..? Willd. Sp. PI. 1. 

 237.? Vahl Enum. 2. 127; (ubi male collocatur in feflione 

 barbatarum ; et profynonymo I. fibiricae e Flora japonica, aliud 

 habet germanicae quod non extat in diclo opere.) ? 



IRIS fibirica. Tbunb. Jap. 33 ? 



Differs from all the known varieties of fibirica in the rednefs of 

 the foliage during the earlier ftage of growth, in the fize, colour, 

 and fugitivenefs of the flowers, which are faid not to Iaft more 

 than an hour or two, as well as by afhorter peduncle and ftriate 

 flem. Probably a diftinct fpecies. We have added a mark of 

 doubt to the fynonyms adduced to this plant, merely on ac- 

 count of the uncertainty of its habitat. It agrees in all points 

 with the defcription of Thunberc's orientalis, at firft confidered 

 by him to be the fame with fbirica. Introduced by George 

 Hibbert, Efq. about 1790; faid to have come from Siberia; 

 but upon inquiry, that circumftance appeared doubtful. 



Our drawing was made from a plant derived from Mr. 

 Hibbert's original flock, which flowered in June laft, at 

 Meffrs. Whitley and Brame's Nurfery, King's-Road, Ful- 

 ham. If really from Siberia, it is mod probably to be found 

 alfo in China and Japan. G. 



