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Iris Pallasii, j3. chinensis. PallasVs 

 Chinese Iris. 



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Class and Order. 



Triandria Monogynia. 



Generic Character. 



Cor. 6-partita : laciniis alternis reflexis. Stigmata peta- 

 liformia 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Iris Pallasii; imberbis, foliis ensiformibus conduplicatis 

 striatis apice incurvis, germinibus longissimis iirato- 

 cylindrieis, stigmatibus carinatis apice serrulatis. 



Iris Pallasii, (3. chinensis. Fischer, ex ore ipsius. 



Zy-jui-lan, Mongolensium. 



Descr. Leaves narrow-sword -shaped, folded, striate, 

 hooked at the point, erect, shorter than flowering-stem. 

 Spathe acute, green, three-flowered. Flowers pale blue. 

 Tube funnel-shaped, green. Claw of the deflected petals 

 twice the length of the oval streaked lamina, green on the 

 outside with purplish margins : Claw of the upright petals 

 filiform, lamina lanceolate. Stigmas not exceeding the 

 claw of the deflected petal in length, bifid, and minutely 

 serrate at the extremity, deep violet coloured at the keel 

 with white margins. Germen an inch and half long, nearly 

 cylindrical, obtusely six-grooved. 



Communicated by Mr. Anderson from the Chelsea gar- 

 den, in May 1820, where it was raised from seeds sent by 

 Dr. Fischer from Gorenki; who informed us, on his late 

 visit, that there are two varieties of which this is his 

 Iris Pallasii, 0. chinensis. Native of Chinese Mongolia. 

 A hardy perennial. 



