l 
I. ensata (sword-shape-leaved). 
I. fostidissima (very feetid).* Stinking Gladwin. 
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AN ENCYCLOPADIA 
Iris—continued. 
crest deep yellow ; standards erect, oblanceolate, less than 4in. 
broad, and rather shorter than the falls, April and May. l. 
about four, in a distichous rosette, linear, broad at the middle. 
Stem very short, two-flowered. h. 6in. Eastern United States, 
1756. : (B. M. 412; L. B. C. 1366.) 
I. dichotoma (two-forked). fl., limb lilac, about lin. deep, not 
opening till afternoon, and only expanding once, twisted spirally 
after flowering; falls oblong, 4in. broad, the claws obscurely 
bearded, white, spotted with purple; standards oblanceolate, 
deeply emarginate ; clusters five or six-flowered. July. l. in an 
erect, distichous cluster, ensiform. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, slender, 
corymbosely branched. Davuria and North China, 1784. A very 
distinct species. (B. R. 246; S. B, F. G. 96.) 
I. Douglasiana (Douglas’).* jl., limb bright lilac-purple, 14in, to 
2in. deep ; falls obovate-spathulate, with a reflexing lamina }in. 
to jin. broad, as long as the claw; standards rather shorter, 
oblanceolate-unguiculate, erect. June, l. about four ina tuft, 
linear, thick, rigid, strongly ribbed. Stems 6in. to 12in. high, 
slender, having one or two clusters of flowers. California, 1873. 
(B. M. 6083.) 
deep; divisions all oblanceolate: falls with a reflexing blade, 
marked with yellow, and veined at the throat; standards erect, 
lilac, jin. broad ; cluster single, terminal, one to three-flowered. 
June and July. l. tufted, linear, glaucous, firm. Stem firm, 
about 1ft. high. Temperate Asia. A rare but handsome species. 
Syns. I. biglumis, I. fragrans (B. R. xxvi. 1), Z. lengispatha 
(B. M. 2528), I. Pallasii (B. M. 2331). 
Fig. 325. IRIS GERMANICA, showing Habit and detached Flower. 
I. flavescens (yellowish).* jl. lemon-yellow; limb about 2in. 
deep ; falls obovate-cuneate, about ljin. broad, refiexing half-way 
down ; claw veined with purplish-brown ; beard orange-yellow ; 
standards erect, obovate, rather shorter and broader than the 
falls; clusters terminal, three or four-flowered. May. J. few, 
tufted, ensiform, lft. to 1}ft. long. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, 
— branched about half-way down. Eastern Europe and 
estern Asia, 1818. (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 56; B. R. 1845, 35, under | 
imbricata.) . 
name of I. ù 
Florentine).* fl. fragrant ; limb 3in. to 34in. deep ; 
both rows of : — —— to twenty-one lines broad ; falls 
obovate-cuneate, white, tinged with lavender, refiexing half-way 
down ; claw veined — brown ; beard bright yellow ; 
standards erect, obovate-oblong, with a short claw, pure white. 
May. l: few, tufted, ‘orm, glaucous. Stems 2ft. to 3ft. high, 
branched above the- three or four terminal 
€ . The rhizome of this possesses 
—— ee aa is also used as the basis of 
many perfumery powders. (B. M. 671; B. M. Pl. 273.) 
| n; „t Limb bluish- 
ilac, 2in. deep; falls vate- icula e -obtuse 
— — — —— aiis, ihren to four 
lines broad, shorter than the falls ; clusters sessile, lateral. June. 
—— same length as stem, firm. Stem compressed, 2ft, to 
high 
aa te A very desirable species, 
West Europe (Britain). bat db 
a 
prefers and 
of easy cultivation in almost any_situa grr ert -divided seed — 
flourishes best in a moist one. Its large, 
pods, showing the e, eangeealpuret seeds, are very orna- 
mental, (Sy. En. B. 1494.) 
J., limb lilae-purple, about 2in. 
L halophila (salt-loving). A synonym of T. Guldenstidtiana, 
L hexagona (hexagonal). f, tube funmel-shaped, din. to 
Iris—continued. 
I. fragrans (fragrant), of Lindley. A synonym of /. ensata. 
I. fragrans (fragrant), of Salisbury. A synonym, of J. biflora. 
I. fulva (tawny).* fl., limb bright fulvous-brown, 2in. to 2hin. 
deep ; all the segments refering equally when expanded ; falls 
reg. inguiculate, jin. to lin. broad, obtusely rounded at the 
top, deeply emarginate, gradually narrowed into a claw not 
more than jin. long, velvety on the face, with reddish-brown 
ubescence on the keel; standards shorter, oblanceolate-spathu- 
ate, ljin. long, din. to jin. broad. June, J, narrow-ensiform, 
bright green. Stems 2ft. to 3ft. high, forked low down, angular 
in the lower part, furnished at the forks with large leaves. 
United States. (B. M. 1496.) 
ca (German).* German or common Iris, fl. 
I. germani f t; 
limb 2}in. to 3in. deep ; falls obovate-cuneate, 14in. to 2in, road, 
bright purple, retlexing half-way down ; claw white with brownish 
veins; beard bright yellow ; standards obovate-unguiculate, deep 
lilac, erect ; clusters four or five-flowered. May. 1. tufted, few 
ensiform, very glaucous. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, glaucous, forked 
half-way down. Central and South Europe, A fine ornamental 
species, and one of the commonest in cultivation ; it has numerous 
very elegant varieties. See Fig. 325. (B. M. 670; B. R. 818, under 
name of J, nepalensis). 
I. gigantea (gigantic). A garden name of T. ochroleuca. 
I. graminea | rass-leaved).” fl. slightly fragrant; limb bright 
1 1 i 
ac-purple, lin, to 2in. deep ; falls with an orbicular limb, $in. 
broad. — ull yellow ; throat veined with blue-purple on a 
white fin. - broad ; clusters 
und; standards erect, purple, 
terminal, two or three-flowered. May. l. about four, tufted, 
linear, much overtopping the flowers, Stem solid, ancipitou 
about 9in. high. Cental and Southern Europe, 1597. (B. M. 681. 
? 
Fra, 326. IRIS GULDENSTÄDTIANA. 
samme sr, hop: da 
i —X y f o te deflexed lamina, whi i 
of the falls much i with an orange —— standards | 
a $in. broad, erect, aer shorter than the falls, pure 
white, with a yellow keel and border; spathes two or three- 
flowered. June. /. firm, ensiform. Stems stout, 2ft. high. © 
ia, 1757. This species is, according to Mr. Baker, the 
ica and Wittmaniana of many gardens, SYNS. I. halophila 
Or Pal Pallas, but not of B. M. 875, which is J. spuria notha), 
Y gyne. See Fig. 326. AEE R 
. to lin. 
long, pale or deep lilac, i 7 obovate- 
1 , the lamina exceeding the claw, lin. to lyin. broad ; 
erect, oblanceolate -spathulate, jin. br ather 
standards J 
shorter than the falls; spathe valves often Sin." to bin. long 
April. l., basal ones ensiform, 2ft. to 3ft. long, by lin. to lyin. 
Stems 3ft. to 4ft. high, deeply forked, and furnished with 
several large leaves, Southern United States. (B. M. 
