1900 SUPPLEMENT—RECENT INTRODUCTIONS, 
Iris—continued. 
I. Chameeiris italica.* A fine purple variety of dwarf habit. 
I. ciengialti (Monte Ciengialto). (fl. sky-blue, flushed violet ; 
perianth tube, as well as the segments, short and broad, the 
beard white, tipped orange, short and dense, with thick, stunted 
hairs; scape about lft. high, usually four-flowered. May and 
June. 2. yellowish-green, 6in. to Yin. long and sin. broad, or 
more. Stem about as long as the leaves, one- to three-headed. 
Monte Ciengialto. There are several varieties of this plant, 
including Loppio, with rich dark blue flowers. 
I. cypriana (Cyprian). l. bright lilac, fragrant, 6in. to Tin. 
in diameter; tube rather longer and segments more obovate 
than in J. pallida (to which this species is allied). Late 
June. 7. glaucous, ensiform. Cyprus, 1888. 
I. defiexa (deflexed). 1. fragrant; tube lin. long; limb 2in. 
to 3in. long; falls dark purple, obovate-cuneate, reflexing 
half-way down; standards bright lilac, obovate-unguiculate ; 
spathes two- or three-owered. June. J. ensiform, glaucous, 
lft. to 14ft. long, lin. to lin. broad. Stem three- to five- 
headed, overtopping the leaves. eae Himalayas, 1833. 
Syn. J. nepalensis, of Wallich (B. R. 818). 
Fic. 467, IRIS GERMANICA BLACK PRINCE. 
I. Delavayi (Delavay’s).* jl. of a beautiful violet, blotched 
with white; falls ovate-lanceolate, acute; standards reflexed, 
ovate, obtuse, emarginate. J. glaucous, 24ft. long. Yunnan, 
China, 1895. A cates semi-aquatic species, nearly 
ett I. sibirica. (B. M. 7661; R. H. 1895, p. 398, 
I, Duthieii (Duthie’s). jf. solitary, sessile; tube 3in. long or 
more ; falls reddish-lilac with darker veins and blotches above, 
greenish-yellow beneath, nearly horizontal, lanceolate, bearded ; 
standards paler reddish-lilac, with darker veins, connivent, l+in. 
long, oblong-ovate; styles light reddish-lilac, with triangular, 
crenate crests. /. appearing after the flowers, five or six to a 
tuft, 2ft. long, sin. broad, yellowish-green. Rhizome knotted, 
Kumaon, 1887. 
I. ensata chinensis (Chinese). /.., falls pale blue, the central 
aaeebt veined with white; standards lilac, erect. 
I. Eulefeldi (Eulefeld’s). A variety of I. scariosa. 
I. fimbriata (fringed). A synonym of J. japonica. 
I. flavissima Bloudovii (Bloudow’s bright yellow). The 
correct name of I. Bloudovii, 
(og OME 
Iris—continued. 
I. florentina albicans (whitish). #. pure white, very 
fragrant ; pen tube and spathe valves shorter than in 
the type. Spain to Cyprus, 1888 
I. furcata (forked). A synonym of J. aphylla. 
I. Gatesii (Rev. T. F. Gates’).* ., falls reflexed, 3in. broad, 
of a delicate pale grey, formed by fine purple veins on a 
creamy-white ground, sometimes sky-blue with darker veins ; 
throat densely hairy. June. 7. (and habit) as in J, susiana. 
Armenia, 1889. (G. C. 1890, ii., 17; Gn. 1893, i., 897.) A robust 
species. 
I. germanica. There are many improved varieties of this, 
the Common Blue Flag: BLACK PRINCE, deep purple (Fig. 467) ; 
FONTARABIA, deep blue; KHARPUT, deep blue and violet-purple ; 
Kocutl, violet, white, and yellow; NEPALENSE, dark purple 
oe violet, with red, yellow, and white stripes; and PURPLE 
CING. 
I. g. sea (chalky). l. pale pearly-white. 1893. (I. H. 1893, 
t. ie 
I. g. semperfiorens (ever-flowering). A variety raised in 
Italy, and described as ‘‘being constantly in flower and well 
adapted for forcing and pot culture.” 1890. 
I. g. Siwas (Siwas). _ji., falls dark indigo-purple; standards 
dark bluish-purple. Siwas, Asia Minor, 1887. 
I. Grant-Duffi (Sir M. E. Grant-Duff’s). jf., tube Jin. long; 
limb 2sin. long; falls with a yellow blade 4in. long, the haft 
yellowish-white veined with lilac; standards as long, simi- 
larly coloured, oblanceolate-unguiculate ; spathes one-flowered. 
1. linear, less than lft. long, in. broad. Stem 6in. long, one- 
headed, about two-leaved. Palestine, 1888. (B. M. 7604.) 
I. Guldenstadtiana. Of this species there are white, blue, 
and soft yellow forms—alba, cerulea, and lutescens. 
I. Haynei (W. A. Hayne’s). jl. dark grey, dotted with black; 
tube lin. long; blade of the falls orbicular, lJin. broad; 
standards 3in. long, orbicular, with a short claw; spathe 
one-flowered. 7. weak, 6in. to Sin. long at flowering time, jin 
to 4in. broad. Stem one-headed, 6in. to 8in. long. Palestine, 
1893. Perhaps not distinct from J. Sari. 
I. Helenz (Helen’s).* j., tube greenish, l4in. long; limb pale 
lilac, veined with reddish-brown, 2in. to 2sin. long; falls 
dark purple and velvety at the throat, lin. broad; spathes 
2in. to 3in. long, one-flowered; peduncle one-headed, 3in. to 
6in. long, with two to four short leaves. 7. linear-complicate, 
very faleate, 3in. to din. long at flowering time. Palestine, 
1894. (J. H. 1894, p. 227, f. 38.) Syn. I. Marie. A very beau- 
tiful species. 
I. Hookeri (Hooker’s). The correct name of J. tridentata (of 
Hooker). Syn. J. tripetala (of B. M.). J. Hookeri and 
I. Hookeriana are. distinct species. 
I. Hookeriana (Hooker's). fl. two to a stem; tube fin. to 
4in. long; falls bluish-purple with darker blotches above, 
green with purple borders beneath, obovate-lanceolate, 13in. 
long, Zin. broad, reflexed, densely bearded; standards bluish- 
purple, narrow-oboyate, Zin. long, sin. broad; styles reddish- 
purple, very concave, with triangular, serrated, revolute crests. 
4. lft. long, Zin. to lin. broad, appearing with the flowers. 
Stem about Sin. long. Lahul, 1887. (B. M. 7246.) 
I. hybrida (J. amena). Some good garden varieties are: ALICE 
Bakr, white, with soft lavender shadings; Duc DE NEMOURS, 
purple, edged with white; Mrs. H. DARWIN, white, with violet 
nettings; Mrs. G. DARWIN, white, with gold and violet reticu- 
lations ; and VICTORINE, white, netted blue, with deep blue falls 
having white mottlings. 
I. iberica Pereneeos (I. paradoxa-like). fl. having a 
broad, purple beard on the spreading, yellow falls; standards 
purple, with darker veinings. 1890. 
I, Ibparad.* A lovely hybrid between J, iberica and I. paradoxa. 
The flowers are vinous purple, veined with a darker colour and 
striped with red. 
I. imbricata (imbricated). A synonym of I. flavescens. 
I. kashmiriana (Kashmir). #1. sweetly scented ; tube over lin. 
long; limb pure white, Sin. long; standards and falls 
1}in. to lsin. broad, the beard white, tipped with yellow, ldin. 
long ; falls reflexing half-way down; Space 3in. long, two- or 
three-flowered. May. J. ensiform, slightly glaucous, 14ft. long, 
more than lin. broad. Stem 3ft. long, bearing several clusters 
of flowers. Kashmir, 1875. 
I. Kingiana (King’s). A synonym of J, kumaonensis. 
I. Kochii (Koch’s). #1. dark violet; falls having an obovate 
blade, a haft veined with brown, and a yellow beard ; standards 
obovate-unguiculate. J. entire, somewhat glaucescent. Stems 
lft. to 14ft. long (about as long as the leaves), three- to four- 
headed. Southern Tyrol, 1887. 
I. Korolkowi. Of this species there are a number of colour 
varieties, including Leichtliniana, venosa, and violacea, but the 
following is the most remarkable : 
I. K. concolor (concolorous).* A fine variety, with almost 
concolorous, bright lilac-purple flowers. (B. M. 7025B.) 
I. kumaonensis (Kumaon). hi perianth tube greenish, 
cylindrical, 2in. to 24in. long; falls dark lilac, mottled paler 
