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simple, many-flowered, higher than the leaves, two leet in lengili: 

 the leaves alternate, sheathing; the uj)per ones grathiallj shorter: 

 the flowers bhie, large. Mr. Curtis remarks, that il has, for the most 

 part, a stalk unusually erooked or elbowed. Jt is a native of North 

 America, flowering in May and June. 



The seventeenth has the scajje round or roundish, covered with 

 the sheaths of leaves, many-flowered, longer than the leaves, a foot 

 high: the leaves falcated, acute, striated, nerved: spalhes memJ^ra- 

 naceous at the edge: the larger petals dilated at the base with dusky 

 veins; lesser snowy-white, with yellowish veins at the base: stigmas 

 snowy-while. From its being the highest of the species of Iris culti- 

 vated in gardens, Mr. Curtis has named it Tall Iris, h js a. native 

 of the Levant, flowering in July. 



The eighteenth species hns i idled fdjrous roots, from which arise 

 many grass-like leaves about nine inches long; from between them 

 come out the stalks, which are shorter than the leaves, and support 

 one purple flower with blue standards. It flowers in May, and is a 

 native of North America. 



The nineteenth has an oval bulbous root, from which come out 

 Ave or six pale-green leaves, hollowed like the keel of a boat, about 

 six inches long, and one inch broad at the base, ending in points: 

 between these the flower-stalk arises, which is seldom above three 

 mehes high, supporting one or tw(; flowers, enclosed in spathes: these 

 have erect petals or standards, ol' a pale sky-blue colour, and three 

 reflexed petals or falls, which on their outside are of the same colour, 

 but the lip has a yellow streak running through the middle, and on' 

 each side are many dark spots, with one large deep-purple spot at 

 the bottom: the leaves are striated aiul nvrxcd, uucqua], and a span 

 in length. Jt is a native of Persia. 



This is greatly esteemed for the beauty and extreme sw(x>tness of 

 Its flowers, as also for its early a])pearance in the spring, being gene- 

 rally in perfection in February or the beginning of March, accordinc^ 

 to the season. '^ 



Marlyn observes, that " like the Hyacinth and Narcissus, it will 

 blow within doors in a water-glass, but stronger in a small pot of 



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