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565. Iris Germanica, L. 



rt. Inflorescence. 



Cultivated in garden, Clapham Common; June, 1873. 



b. Leaves, portion of rhizome, and flowers. 



c. Inflorescence. 

 Florence; 28 April, 1872. 



566. Iris pallida, Lam. 



a. Inflorescence with detached bracts. 

 Florence; 28 April, 1872. 



DIOSCOREACE.*:. 



567. Tamus communis, L. 



a. Flowering stem, vnth male flowers. 

 Near Lindfield, Sussex; 21 July, 18.55. 



b. With fruit. 



Hertford Heath; 16 Sept., 1854. 



SERIES III. CORONARIEiE. 



LILIACEiK. 



Tribe I. Smilace.^. 



568. Smilax aspera, L. 



a. Leafy stem. 



b. Leafy stem. 



<•. Ditto in fruit. 



Toulon ; May, 1854. 



[In a the leaves have the cordate base tiu-ned outwards, 

 giving a hastate aspect to the leaves. Those of b 

 are turned inwards, so that the leaves appear more 

 truly cordate or nearly reniform. In the fruiting 

 twig c the leaves are smaller and cordate lancolate.] 



d. Two flowering stems and fruiting twig. 



Between Safed and Mijdel Kerum ; climbing the trees ; 



very fine. Common about Beyrout, Syria ; Dr. 



J. D. Hooker and D. Hanlnny; Sept. and Oct., 1860. 

 [The three twigs on sheet d all show a wide divergence in 



the form of the bracts, being cordate-triangular in 



one, elongate-hastate in the second, and broadly 



cordate-ovate in the third.] 



