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THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Iris— continued. 
I, humilis (low). E limb bright lilac, 14in. to 2in. deep; falls 
oblong-spathulate, beardless ; claw exceeding the blade ; standards 
rather shorter, oblanceolate-unguiculate, erect; spathe sessile in 
the centre of the cluster of leaves, one-flowered. l. about a 
dozen, in a basal rosette, linear, glaucous, ribbed. Stem none. 
Southern Russia, Siberia, &c. ` 
hybrida (hybrid).* fl., limb 2in. to 2}in. deep; falls obovate- 
cuneate, lłin. to 1żin. broad, reflexing half-way down, plain, deep 
lilac-purple at the tip, copiously veined lower down with the same 
colour on a pure white ground ; beard yellow ; standards the same 
breadth, erect, obovate-unguiculate, pure white, or slightly tinged 
with lilac. June. Z. about lft. long, lin. to lłin. broad, purple at 
_ the base. Stem forked low down, with three or four terminal 
spathes. A handsome garden race of unknown origin—according 
to Mr. Baker, probably derived from J. squalens. SYN. I. ameena, 
There are a number of desirable varieties. 
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those of J. susiana with dark A baap Feast sha with a velvety, 
plain, dark purple blotch at the throat ; standards erect, veinless, 
white or pale lilac. Summer. Jl. few, in a basal tuft, falcate, 
glaucous, linear. Stem šin. to 6in. high. Caucasus. See Fig. 327. 
(R. G. 386; 1, 2.) oo 
Li. (remarkable).* A very — handsome variety, 
with larger flowers, and a dwarfer habit than the typical species ; 
falls white, veined with black lines, densely spotted and blotched 
with reddish-brown ; standards lilac-white, veined and thickly 
spotted throughout with a deeper tint of the same hue. This 
variety should be planted in the hottest and driest part of the 
garden, and be fully exposed to the sun. 
I. japonica (Japanese). /., limb lilac, lin. to 14in. deep, division 
spreading falcately ; falls oblong-spathulate, sin. b , crisped, 
and irregularly fimbriated at the edge; spotted with yellow and 
hite at the centre, and furnished with a fimbriated petaloid 
crest reaching two-thirds of the way up ; standards plain lilac, 
rather narrowed. Apriland May. J. in a fan-like tuft, ensiform, 
ii oo. Stem lft. to lift. high, of which the upper half 
or two-t is occupied by a lax panicle with erecto-patent 
- branches. Japan China. Syn. J. 
_ name it is figured in B. M. 373, 1797). 
I, Kempferi (Kempfer’s). A synonym of J. levigata. 
£ wi (Korolko oe’ limb 2}in. deep, groundwork 
white tinged wit = > ed with copious dark brown veins, 
radiating from blade of the falls oblong, 14in. long, 
lin. broad ; cla ‘standards rather broader, oblong- 
unguiculate, erect. l linear, 
lft. to 2 high, leafy in the 
flowered, terminal 
laucous, as long as the stem. Stem 
ower part, ending in a solitary, two- 
Turkestan, 1874. (R. G. 766.) 
an Tris. jl. solitary; limb deep 
Pil hel canecléainte, reflex- 
yellow — at the — : 
purple, 2in. long, šin. broad. 
green, thin, weak. Stem 15ft. 
- Siberia 
I. lævigata (smooth).* J 
bright purple, šin. to ; 
ing from low down, wit 
. high firm, solid, g and Japan. A hand- 
and one of | 
best of the genus. Syn. 
AP ang 
— m : In ngiand 1 
when copiously” with water the 
chinensis (under which 
Iris—continued. 
and the bottoms of these placed a depth of a couple of inches in 
a tank of water. (R. G. 442,1; B. M. 6132.) There are a great 
number of exceedingly beautiful varieties of this species in cul- 
tivation, many of which produce flowers measuring quite 10in, 
across. There are also several desirable double forms, one of 
which, flore-pleno, is illustrated at Fig. 328. 
FIG. 328, IRIS LEVIGATA FLORE-PLENO. 
I. longipetala (long-petaled). fl. in a single terminal head ; limb 
bright lilac, 24in. to din. deep ; falls — unguiculate, reflex- 
ing half-way down; lamina obovate, lin. to lłin. broad, cuneately 
narrowed into the short claw, which has a bright yellow keel and 
violet veins on pare white ground ; standards erect, oblanceolate- 
form, ft to Litt E "Stems Bt, COME high Cah a 
m, lft. to . long. ms to 3ft. high, soli mpr 
California, 1862. (BM. 5298.) gh i * 
I. lurida (dingy). fl., limb 24in. deep; falls oblong, lin. broad, 
relaxing half-way down, cuneately saade i to tl rg , havi 
er broader, wit 
blade and veined yellow claw; spathes one or two-flowered. 
April, l. ensiform, slightly glaucous, 
Cl 
high. rn Europe, 1758. 
p Bt inferior as'a decorative plant (B.M. 086.) eG 
lutescens (yellowish).* fl. 24in. dee: ; falls pale yellow, tir 
and veined with —5—— oblong, neatly — — 
broad, with a reflexing blade as long a th 
yellow ; standards b: sr, erect, primrose - yellow, 
lensis perianth tube funnel-shaped, 
— ag: outar imb Zin. to 2hin, 
veined with Bepa iter segments of limb 2in 24 long, 
with yellow towa 
a Aar — of two or three flowers. Rocky Mountains, 1880. 
I. Monnieri (Monnier’s * . fragrant, clustered ; limb bright 
Jemon-yellow, 3in. to is dees falls roundish, eighteen to 
