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Iris—continued. 
lilac, obovate-cuneate, with a white and yellow beard; stan- 
dards paler lilac, unguiculate, erect; spathes single-flowered ; 
peduncle very short. May. J. five or six in a rosette, three 
of them elongated, linear, erect, about 6in. long at flowering 
time. Central Himalayas, 1887. 'SyN. J. Kingiana (B. M. 6957). 
I. levigata. The Japanese Irises of garden origin are improve- 
ments upon the type, and should be grown in as great a variety 
as possible. The following are all good: Curyo, lilac and white, 
with golden centre ; DOROTHY DREW, lilac, with violet veinings 
and yellow centre; LaDy ScoTT MONCRIEFF, white and rose- 
pink ; MAJOR SHIBO, mauve, with yellow blotch ; OKUBO, white, 
speckled rosy-lilac; OzaKa, pale blue, blotched deep yellow; 
QUEEN OF SPANGLES, pinkish-purple, with white mottlings and 
yellow centre; and ToMOZE, white, light blue ring, and spotted 
gold. 
I. 1. Schirnhoferi (Schirnhofer’s). A yellow-flowered form. 1883. 
I. Leichtlini (Leichtlin’s). 7. yellowish, purple, and fuscous- 
red ; standards broadly lanceolate, acute, erect; falls obovate- 
spathulate, with a bluish-white beard; spathe herbaceous, 
four-leaved, purplish at apex; scape _three-flowered.  l. 
ligulate-ensiform, acute, erect, slender, lft. to lft. long. 
Stem 14ft. long, one-headed. Rhizome stoloniferous. Turkes- 
tan, 1887. Syn. J. vaga (R. G. 1244, f. 7). 
I. lineata (lined). A synonym of I. Suwarowi. 
I. Lortetii (Lortet’s).* j7., tube lsin. long; limb 4in. long; 
falls pale greyish-lilac, spotted and striped with reddish- 
brown, and with short yellow hairs down the haft, 3in. 
broad; standards pale grey, veined with reddish-brown, 
erect-inflexed; spathes lin. to 6in. long, one-flowered ; 
eduncle short, one-headed. J. thin, glaucous, ensiform, 
ess than lft. long at flowering time. Lebanon, 1890. 
(B. M. 7251; Gn. 1893, ii., 897.) One of the best species. 
I. L. alba (white). A variety with pure white flowers. 1896. 
Half-hardy. 
I. lupina (wolf-bearded). #7. solitary; tube about 2in. long; 
falls greenish-yellow, veined brownish-red towards the margins, 
3in. long, 13in. broad, broadly lanceolate, reflexed, serrated, 
bearded; standards the same colours, 3gin. long, 24in. broad, 
elliptic, connivent, crenate, heavily bearded; styles yellow, with 
brownish-red veins and dots, much recurved, with rounded 
crests. 2. Qin. long or more, 4in. broad. Stem 6in. high. 
Kharput, 1887. A curious species. 
I. lutescens Statellz (Marquis Statella’s). ., perianth 
segments broader than in the type; spathe valves shorter; less 
pointed, and more scariose. 1886. (B. M. 6894, under name of 
I. Statelle.) 
I. macrosiphon (large-tubed). j., tube slender, 1sin. to 3in. 
long; limb bright lilac, 2in. long; falls Zin. broad, obovate- 
cuneate ; standards rather shorter ; spathes one- or two-flowered. 
7. linear, 1ft. long, finely-ribbed. Stem one-headed, din. to 6in. 
long. California and Oregon, 1890. (Gn. 1890, xxxviii., 462.) 
I. Madonna (Madonna). This is stated to be ‘‘an evergreen 
species, with large, lilac-blue flowers.” Arabia, 1892. 
I. Mariz (Maria's). A synonym of J. Helene. 
I. Meda (Medean). ., tube green, less than lin. long; falls 
greenish-yellow with a brown centre, copious brown veins, and 
a dense yellow beard; standards unguiculate; spathe one- 
flowered, 2in. to 24in. long. J. glaucous, not rigid, 4in. to 5in. 
long at flowering time, jin. broad. Persia, 1888. \(B. M. 7040.) 
I. Milesii (Miles’). 7. bright lilac, fugitive, inodorous, three or 
four in a cluster; perianth tube cylindrical, the limb about 
2in. long; falls having darker lilac lines radiating from the 
yellow keel ; standards shorter than the falls. May and June. 
/. seven or eight, distichous, ensiform, pale green, lft. to 2ft. 
long, ljin. broad, gradually tapering. Stem 3ft. long, bearing 
three or four clusters of flowers. Temperate Himalayas, 1881. 
(B. M. 6889.) 
I. Monspur.* Of this lovely hybrid there are many forms, all 
some shade of blue. A. J, BALFoUR, DOROTHY FosTER, LoRD 
WOLSELEY, and PREMIER are all good. 
I. neglecta. Very numerous are the varieties of this species, 
such as CLARISSIMA, lavender, netted crimson-purple on 
white; CORDELIA, pinkish-lilac, deep crimson, edg: rose ; 
Kitty KINGsBuRY, lavender and deep purple; SULTANA, blue 
and maroon, netted white, and with an orange crest; and 
WILLIE BarR, French grey and white, suffused violet. 
I. nepalensis. The plant figured in B. R. 818 as J. nepalensis 
is I. deflexa. 
I. n. Letha (Letha). This form differs from the type in having 
sessile and very fragrant flowers. Birma, 1892. 
I. pallida. The beautiful colour combinations and fragrance of 
the garden forms of this make them great favourites wherever 
Rhizomatous Irises are grown. Some of the most noteworthy 
_ kinds are: ALBERT VICTOR, pale blue and lavender; ASIATICA, 
pee purplish-blue ; DatMmatica, lavender-blue; DALMATICA 
RINCESS BEATRICE, lavender, very large flowers; LEONIDAS, 
soft mauve; and QUEEN OF May, Bey ultis. 
GL P. asiatica (Asiatic). (fl., standards greyish-blue ; falls rich 
b. eae and yellow; veins brown. Asia Minor, 1892, (Gn. 
1892, xli., p, 121, under name of J. asiatica.) 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Iris—continued. 
I. paradoxa (paradoxical). #., tube less than lin. long; 
falls dark brown, lingulate, lin. to lsin. long, with a small 
blade 4in. broad and a diffusely-bearded claw; standards 
white, erect, 2in. to 3in. long, lsin. to 2in. broad, with a 
short claw; spathe one-fiowered, 2in. to 3in. long. J. linear- 
complicate, 3in. to 6in. long at flowering time, tin. broad, 
sa faleate. Stem one-headed, 2in. to 6in. long. Georgia 
and North Persia, 1888. (B. M. 7081; R. G., t. 386, f. 3.) 
I. p. violacea (violet). . having the standards dark violet 
and the falls tinged with violet. 
I. Polakii (Polak’s). 7., tube 4in. long; falls obovate-cuneate, 
2in. long, lin. broad, defiexed from below the middle, with a 
dark violet beard and a dark violet spot above it; standards 
rather shorter, lilac, veined with violet; stem one-headed, Jin. 
to 4in. long. J. narrow-linear, as long as the stem. Rhizome 
very short. Persia (at 8000-9000ft.). 
I. pratensis (meadow-loving). A synonym of J. sibirica. 
I. pseudo-variegata (false variegated). | /., falls brown, 
with yellow veins; standards bright deep yellow. 1899. ‘his 
belongs to the J. germanica section. 
I. Robinsoniana (Robinson’s). A synonym of Morea Robin- 
soniana. 
I. Sari (Sar River). //., tube lin. long; limb bright Jilac, 3in. long; 
falls obovate-cuneate, lsin. to Zin. broad, reflexed half-way, 
with a diffused beard down the haft; standards broader and 
a little longer, orbicular, with a short claw; spathe one- 
flowered, 2in. to 3in. long. J. pale, linear-complicate, about 
6in. long at flowering time, jin. to 4in. broad. Stem one- 
headed, 3in. to 6in. long, with about two reduced leaves. 
Asia Minor, 1876. 
I. S. lurida (lurid). #., falls pale brownish, with copious 
brownish-black spots and lines. 1887: (B. M. 6960.) 
I. S. mazarene (Nazarene). 1., falls straw-coloured, heavily 
marked with rows of brownish-purple spots, and with a large 
maroon blotch in the centre; standards creamy-white, with 
blue veins. Palestine, 1893. 
I. scariosa (scarious). fe tube greenish, lin. to 2in. long; 
limb yellow or lilac, 2in. long; falls sin. to iin. broad, 
reflexing half-way down; standards the same size; spathes 
two- to three-flowered; peduncle one-headed, 2in. to 6in. long. 
May. /. ensiform, 6in. to 12in. long at flowering time, 4in. to 
Zin. broad. Siberia, &c., 1826. 
I. s. Eulefeldi (Eulefeld’s). . lilac, larger than in the type. 
/. broader, Stem about lft. long. (B. M. 6902; R. G. 954.) 
I. sibirica acuta (acute). A variety with white reticulations. 
I. s. alba (white). A white-flowered variety. 
I. s. orientalis (oriental). A deep velvety-blue. 
Of garden forms that may be recommended are: ATRO- 
PURPUREA, parle 3 BAXTERI, blue, with white falls; GEORGE 
WALLACE, pale blue and deep blue in combination, flaked with 
white; and GRANDIS, violet, with white nettings. 
I. sofarana. J. solitary; falls creamy-white,'with dark purple 
reticulations, elliptic; stand@firds orbicular, nearly white, 
marked with thin dark hd veins interspersed all over with 
pails dots; scapes about 10in. high. Lebanon, 1899. (G. C. 
899, xxvi., pp. , 391, f. 125.) 
I. squalens. Of this species a host of garden forms have been 
raised, many of them of great merit: A. F. Barron, dark 
bronze, white, with crimson tip; ARNOLS, reddish-bronze and 
dark purple; BRONZE Beauty, yellow, reddish-lavender, crested 
with gold; DR. BERNICE, coppery-bronze; LAVENDULACEA, 
lavender, tinged light yellow; M. CHEREAU, golden-bronze 
and deep crimson; SALAR JUNG, bronze, with deep maroon 
nettings on a white ground; and VAN GEERTII, lavender and 
deep purple. 
I. Statellz (Marquis Statella’s). A form of I. lutescens. 
I. Straussii (Strauss’s). 1. of a brownish-violet tint. 2. narrow. 
h. about 3in. Sultanabad, Persia, 1899. 
I. Suwarowi (Suwarow’s). ji. hyaline-greenish, with claret- 
purple veins; segments all elliptic-lanceolate, cuspidate; claw 
of the standards sometimes faintly bearded; falls bearded to 
the middle with blue. /. thin, linear, pale green, about lft. 
long at flowering time, jin. broad. Stem _ one-headed, as 
long as the leaves. Turkestan, 1885. (B. M. 7029.) Syn. 
T. lineata (R. G. 1244, f. 1-6). 
I. tenuis (slender). (7., tube very short; limb white, faintly 
veined with yellow and lilac, ljin. long; blade of falls oblong, 
4in. broad; inner segments rather shorter, oblanceolate- 
nguiculate ; spathes one-flowered. 7., produced ones few in a 
een ensiform, lft. to lift. long, sin. broad, gradually narrowed 
to the point. Stem lft. long, forked, two-headed. Oregon, 
1888. (G. & F. 1888, i., f. 6; Gn. 1888, t. 1.) 
I. tridentata. The correct name is I. Hookeri. 
I. tridentata (three-toothed), of Pursh, A 
I. tripetala, 
I. tripetala (three-petaled). 7., tube less than lin. long; 
limb bright lilac, in. to din. long; blade of the falls lin. 
synonym of 
