114 DR. 7. E. Т. AITCHISON ON THE BOTANY ОҒ 
ORCHIS LAXIFLORA, Lam. ; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 71. 
Badghis: 534, May 22, 24, 1885. In similar localities to О. latifolia, and equally 
common. Тһе tubers of this are collected with those of О. latifolia, and, mixed with 
them, are exported as Salab or Salap. 
IRIDEJE. 
Inrs sooncarica, Schrenk; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. р. 126. - 
Hari-rud valley : 317, Apri! 25, 26, May 12, June 5, 1885; Badghis: May 21, 1885. 
Extremely common on the great gravelly plains, in shingly soil, growing in large clumps; 
flowers pale mauve. 
Tris GUELDENSTAEDTIANA, Lepech.; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 129. 
Khorasan: 683, June 18, 1885. Іп meadow-land, close to running water, at an 
altitude of 5000 feet. Flowers greenish white, 
IRIs FALCIFOLIA, Bunge; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 133. 
Hari-rud valley : 154, April 3, 6, 7, 21, 1885. In shingly soil, on the great gravelly 
plains; common. Flowers of a dingy smoky purple. 
Iris бізүкіхснітм, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 120. 
Hari-rud valley: 309, April 25, 1885. Тп clay soil on the banks of the river. 
Iris ($ Juno) FosrERIANA, Aitch. et Baker, n. sp. ; bulbo ovoideo-fusiformi tunicis exte- 
rioribus membranaceis sordide brunneis, caule brevi erecto 1-2-cephalo, foliis pro- 
ductis 5-6 lanceolatis complicatis distichis falcatis venis exsculptis scabris mar- 
ginibus incrassatis albidis, spathz valvis exterioribus oblongis viridibus margine 
hyalinis membranaceis, pedicello brevi, ovario cylindrico-trigono, tubo infundibulari 
limbo exquilongo, limbi segmentis exterioribus obovato-unguiculatis deflexis vio- 
laceis, interioribus pallide luteis erectis limbo parvo obovato ungue lato triplo 
breviore. 
„Ви физ 2-3-pollicaris, 9-12 lin. diam., tunicis multis brunneis, fibris radicalibus 
carnosis copiosis. Folia exteriora pauca parva membranacea; produeta trijuga 
conferta semipedalia valde complicata, deorsum 5-6 lin. lata, venis crebris exsculptis, ` 
. marginibus cartilagineis incrassatis. „Spatha ventricosa bipolliearis. Perianthium 
bipollicare, tubo luteo anguste infundibulari ore 3-4 lin. diam., segmentis exteri- 
4. Habenaria Sutteri, Reichb. in Linnea, vol. xxv. p. 229! (1852).— H. Jerdoniana, Wight, Icon. v. t. 1715 (1852). 
_ Nescio quid nomen prius fuerit divulgatum.— Platanthera canarensis, Lindl. MSS. in Hohenacker, Pl. Ind. Or. Canara, 
no. 142, and in Hook. & Thoms. Herb. Ind. Or. | | 
_ 5. Habenaria Josephi, Reichb. f., n. вр. ANeottiam (Listeram) ludens, tuberidiis cylindraceo-ovoideis, foliis binis 
oppositis elliptico-acuminatis, racemo 2—4- Яого, laxifloro, bracteis triangulo-lanceis ovaria pedicellata non zequantibus, 
ovario curvo, sepalo impari-fornicato triangulo, sepalis lateralibus oblongis acutis deflexis, tepalis triangulis antrorsum 
inferne angulatis, labeili partitionibus lateralibus setaceis, partitione mediana lineari-lancea, breviore calcari filiformi 
~ picem versus clavato, ovarium pedicellatum subequante, cruribus stigmaticis abbreviatis. Sikkim 12,000--19,000 
рей, 7. D. Hooker, no, 42, Herb. Ind. Or. cui magno cum gaudio dicata. Plantula parva pauci-pollicaris. 
