Morza.] IRIDEZ (Baker). 11 
Spathes 14-2 in. long: . 
Stem very short .., sat ses ie ... (33) longiflora, 
Stem elongated .., ae pe we es. (34) simulans. 
Leaf linear ... eos oss + 0h see ese nee (85) Cladostachya. 
Subgenus III. Vreussruxra. Rootstock a corm. Inner segments of the 
perianth much smaller than the outer, usually tricuspidate. 
Inner segments of perianth entire ; 
Inner segments linear, minute ee eet a 
Inner segments oblanceolate obtuse si -»» (837) Elliotii. 
Inner segments of the perianth with a large central 
cusp and two lateral lobes : 
Outer segments with a short distinct claw... ... (38) glancopis. 
Outer segments without any distinct claw: 
Flower coloured... «2. + see _- oes ove (89) pavonia. 
Flower white... os make) aoe ... (40) candida. 
Inner segments of the perianth with three large cusps : 
pe eg the outer segments about as long as the 
e3 
Leaf linear-subulate ...  ... ss» ~~ swe. (41) unguiculata. 
Leaf linear = So eg ... (42) tricuspis. 
Claw of the outer segments half us long as the 
blade toe eee oes wee aes oe (48) tenuis, 
Subgenus IV. Dizrzs. Rootstock a short creeping rhizome. 
Flowers white ... Say eee Ses oe ... (44) iridoides. 
Flowers yellow sage ogee nan ase ... (45) bicolor. 
1, M. ciliata (Ker in Konig and Sims’ Ann. i, 241); corm small, 
globose, coarsely honeycombed ; basal leaves 3-4, lanceolate, 
acuminate, finally } ft. long, firm, sometimes crisped, glabrous on the 
faces, distinctly ciliated on the edge; spathes solitary, rather inflated 
sessile in the centre of the tufts of leaves, 1-3-flowered; valves 
lanceolate, 13-2 in. long; perianth lilac or yellow, very fugitive, 
1} in. long ; outer segments oblong, inner oblanceolate, both dis- 
tinctly unguiculate, with a spreading limb; filaments united in a 
column in the lower part; ovary clavate, } in. long; crests of 
stigma lanceolate ; capsule clavate,an inch long. Bot. Mag. t. 1061; 
Ait, Hort. Kew, edit. 2, i. 114; Ker, Gen. TIrid. 42; Klatt in 
Linnea xxxiv. 558; Erganz.31; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 
130; Handb, Irid. 48. Tris ciliata, Linn. fil. Suppl. 98; Thunb. 
Diss. No. 1; Prodr.11 ; Fl. Cap, i. 284. 
Var. 8, M. barbigera (Salisb. in Trans. Hort. Soe. i., 306). Flowers red, 
outer segments bearded on the claw. Klatt in Linnea xxxiv. 557; Erganz. 31; 
Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 180. M. ciliata, Ker in Bot. Mag, t. 1012. 
M. pilosa, Wendl. Obs. Bot.42? M. hantamensis, Klatt, Ergdns. 31. 
Van. y, M. tricolor (Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 83); leaves broader, flowers red; outer 
segments with a yellow spot at the base of the blade. Salisb. in Trans, Hort. 
Soc.i. 806; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xvi. 180; Klatt, Erganz. 31. 
Vaz. 3, M. minuta (Ker in Konig and Sims’ Ann. i. 241). A dwarf form, with 
a yellow flower smaller than in the type ; leaves not more than 2-3 in. long, 
obscurely ciliated on the edge. Ker, Gen. Irid. 43 ; Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. 
xvi. 130. Iris minuta, Linn, fil. Suppl. 98; Thunb. Diss. No. 2; Fl. Cap. i. 
285, 
SovurH Arrica: without locality, Masson! Pappe! Villette! Var. y, known 
only from Andrews’ figure. 
