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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Iris—continued. 
veined dull brown and lilac on a white ground ; standards above 
lin. broad, suddenly narrowed to a convolute claw ; panicle lax, 
overtopping the leaves. May. Jl. ensiform, 14ft. to 2ft. long, 
slightly glaucescent. Rootstock stout. Turkestan. (B. M. 
7000 ; R. G. 999.) 
I. albicans (whitish). A form of J. florentina. 
I. albopurpurea (white and purple). #. white, spotted with 
purple. Japan, 1896. This species is closely allied to 
I. hezagona and IJ. levigata, It was imported with the latter, 
from which it differs in having the inner perianth segments 
erect instead of horizontally spreading. (B. M. 7511.) 
I, aphylla. Of the numerous garden varieties of this well- 
known species, the following are good: BRIDESMAID, soft 
lavender, margined with mauve; DELICATISSIMA, white, margined 
with blue; and MADAME CHEREAU, white, margined with pale 
blue. 
I. arenaria minor (lesser). A dwarf variety, having much 
smaller flowers than those of the type. 
I. asiatica (Asiatic). A form of J. pallida. 
Iris—continued. 
.I. Barnumess (Mrs. Barnum's). fia tube greenish, 4in. long; 
limb dark uniform claret-purple; falls 2in. long, oblong- 
cuneate, with a soft, whitish beard down the haft; standar 
erect, 2sin. long, plain purplish-black; spathe one-flowered, 
2in. to 2sin. long, the valves tinged wit urple. 7. weak, 
glaucous, 6in. long at flowering time, 4in. to ee broad. Stem 
one-headed, lin. to 6in. long, with a single leaf. Mountains of 
Armenia, 1888. (B. M. 7050.) 
I. Bartoni (Col. Barton's). fl. two or three in a cluster, strongly 
scented; perianth tube greenish, lin. long; falls creamy-white, 
veined greenish-yellow on the face, violet-purple on the claw, 
tue beard white and orange; standards creamy-white, veined 
pale June. Jl. ensiform, pale green, 14ft. long, Lin. to 2in. 
road, strongly ribbed. Stem usually once-forked, overtopping 
the leaves. Afghanistan, 1886. (B. M. 6869.) 
I. benacensis (Lake Garda). ji., falls dark violet, with an 
obovate blade or haft veined with brownish-violet, and a 
yellowish-white beard ; standards bright violet, oblong-unguicu- 
late. J. ensiform, about lft. long. Stem about 1ft. long, three- 
headed. South Tyrol, 1887. 
Fic. 466. 
I. Athoa (Mount Athoa). fl. of a brownish-red-purple. Mount 
Athoa, 1893. A more robust species than J. biflora, to which 
it is closely related. 
I. atrofusca (dark fuscous). A form of J. atropurpurea. 
I. atropurpurea (dark purple). j., tube green ; limb purplish- 
black; falls oblong-cuneate, 2in. long, lJin. broad; standards 
erect, 3in. long, orbicular-unguiculate; spathe one-flowered. 
7. linear, glaucous, 6in. long. Syria, 1889. (1. H. 1889, 51; 
R. G. 1361.) 
I. a. atrofusca (dark fuscous). A distinct variety, as tall as 
I. susiana, but having the outer perianth segments much 
shorter and of a uniform brownish-black. Palestine, 1893. 
(B. M. 7379.) 
I. atroviolacea (dark violet). ji. dark violet, very fragrant ; 
tube less than lin. long; falls 3in. long, obovate-cuneate, 
reflexed half-way down; beard white, tipped with yellow; 
standards as long as the falls, 2in. broad. May. 2. ensiform, 
lft. long at flowering time, jin. to lin. broad. Stem one-headed. 
Only known in cultivation; probably a hybrid between 
I. Chameiris and I. pallida. 
I. aurea intermedia (intermediate), A deep yellow variety 
paying ee standards. Intermediate between J. aurea and 
. orientalis. 
I. balkana is a distinct species, flowering in April and May. 
A BED OF SPANISH 
Tris. 
I. Biliotti (Biliotti’s). (fl. sweet-scented ; falls reddish-purple, 
with fine, blackish veins, bearded, 34in. long, lin. broad, 
cuneate-spathulate ; standards bluish-purple, with fine blue 
veins, 34in. long, 2in. broad, connivent ; styles white, ovate, with 
triangular, reddish-purple crests. June. J. darker green, more 
distinctly striated, and more rigid than ir J. germanica. 
Trebizond, 1887. Habit as J. germanica. 
I. Bismarckiana (Bismarck’s). jl. as large as in J. susiana; 
falls ash-grey, with darker veins and a dark spot at base, 
orbicular ; standards sky-blue, with blackish veins. J. ensiform, 
glaucous-green, 8in. long. Lebanon, 1890, Habit as J. susiana. 
I, bosniaca (Bosnian). 1. citron-yellow, bearded, like 7. pumila. 
Early spring. h.-1ft. to lift. Bosnia, 1898. 
I. bracteata (bracteate). #., tube nearly obsolete; limb pale 
yellow, 2in. long; falls veined with blue, having an ovate 
blade 4in. broad; standards shorter, oblanceolate; spathes 
two-flowered; peduncle one-headed, 2in. to 12in. long. 1, 
roduced ones very few to a tuft, lft. to 2ft. long, Jin. to din. 
road. Oregon, 1888. (Gn. 1888, t. 8.) 
I. caroliniana (Carolina). This is closely allied to J. versi- 
color, mainly differing in its erect, glaucous, much shorter 
leaves, and very much smaller seeds, arranged in two distinct 
BE North Carolina, 1888. (G. & F. 1893, vi. p. 334, 
f. 51.) 
