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Iris—continued. 
or more across; standards cuspidate, erect, Jin. long; spathe 
one-flowered, the outer much shorter than the inner. /. 
linear, lft. to 14ft. long, {in. broad, finely ribbed. Stem 
lift. to 3ft. long, one- to three-headed. Southern United 
States. Syn. J, tridentata, of Pursh (Ss. B. F. G., t. 274). 
I. tripetala (of B. M.). A synonym of J. Hookeri. 
I. trojana (Trojan). jl. sweet-scented; tube longer than the 
ovary; limb ght vViolet-purple; falls violet, obovate, the 
blade longer than the haft, which is white bordered with 
yellow and veined with reddish-brown; standards bright 
Violet, suddenly unguiculate. 2. ensiform, ve ute, glau- 
cescent. Stem above 3ft. long, with many branches, much 
overtopping the leaves. Troy, 1888. 
I. tuberosa, ‘This is now accorded 
Hermodactylus. 
I. unguicularis alba (white). This variety differs from tne 
type in having pearly-white Howers. 1883. 
I. u. grandiflora (large-flowered).* fl. deep purple, very 
large. 1889, 
I. u. lilacina (lilac). . of a tender lilac, smaller than in the 
type, with less pronounced yellow spots; crests of the stigma 
very upright. Atlas, 1888. 
es marginata (margined). jl. violet, edged with white. 
generic rank. Sce 
I. u. pavonia (peacock-like). fl. having “a white, radiating 
area at base.”” 1888. 
I. u. speciosa (showy). ji. brightly coloured, larger than in 
the type; falls violet, the basal part whitish veined with 
piney purple; standards brownish-purple. Said to be only 
adapted for pot culture. 
I. vaga (wandering). A synonym of J. Leichtlini. 
I. Van Houttei (Van Houtte’s).* #. marked with reticulate 
veins of a dark brown or black. April. 1882. A handsome 
and distinet hybrid between J. susiana and J. iberica, having 
more resemblance to the former in the markings. c 
I. variegata. This species is rich in garden varieties, all of 
which have the standards same shade of yellow, the falls 
often differing considerably. Varieties to note are: ABOU 
HASSAN, coppery-yellow, with darker mottlings; Dartus, lilac, 
edged white, orange head; Ep. Simmons, yellow, with purple 
blotches and deep purple falls; GRACCHUS, crimson, white 
nettings ; HUMBOLDTII, yellow, with purplish-black tracings and 
edged with gold; MAori KING, yellow and deep crimson, edged 
with gold; ROBERT BURNS, velvety-maroon, netted with white 
and edged with gold. 
I. versicolor virginica. Vhe correct name of J. virginica. 
Sect. II. Xiphions. 
Rootstock Bulbous. 
I. Aitchisoni (Aitchison’s). #., tube lin. to ljin. long; limb 
bright lilac, 1lsin. to 2in. long; falls with an obovate blade 
4in. broad; standards spreading, tricuspidate, less than lin. 
long; spathes one-tlowered, 2in. to 2sin. long. March. 1. 
linear, sub-terete, lft. to lift. long at flowering time. Stem 
6in. to 18in. long, one- to three-headed. Punjab and Afghanis- 
tan, 1898. (Gn. 1898, liv., p. 102, t. 1182.) 
I. alata. Vhere are a number of garden varieties of this 
species, including alba (white), cinerea (gr h), cupreata 
(coppery), Uilacina (lilac), magna (large), nigrescens (blackish), 
and speciosa (showy). Several of them are figured in R. G. 1351. 
I. argentea (silvery). A form of I. xiphioides. 
I. assyriaca (Assyrian).* //!. white, much resembling those of a 
large J. caucasica in form. 1896. 
I, Bakeriana (Baker's). Jl. solitary, violet-scented; tube and 
limb each 3in. long; falls bright violet on the edges, white in 
the centre with violet spots, and haying an inconspicuous 
yellow streak down the claw; standards plain lilac, erect, 
oblanceolate. February. /. three or four, subulate, hollow, 
6in. to Sin. long at flowering time, with a horny tip. Moun- 
tains of Armenia, 1889. (B. M. 7084.) 
I. Boissieri (Boissier’s). fl. blue-purple and red-purple. May. 
South Portugal, 1876. This is closely allied to J. /ilifolia, 
“but differs in having a very distinct tube above the ovary, 
in having broader and more obovate inner perianth segments, 
in the claw of the outer perianth segment being long and 
narrow, and furnished with a very distinct beard which 
stretches far on into the lamina” (M. Foster). 
I. Bornmulleri (Bornmuller’s). A synonym of I. Danfordi«. 
I, caucasica coerulea (blue). #. pale lilac, lined with violet, 
and having a yellow patch on the falls. 1889, 
I. c. oculata (eyed). /l. yellow with blue markings. 1889, 
I. Danfordiz (Mrs. Danford’s).* /., tube 1sin. long ; limb bright 
yellow, ljin. long; falls spotted with brown, the blade Jin. 
broad ; standards reduced to a spreading cusp; spathes 2in. 
long. February and March. Jl. produced after the flowers, 
hollow, tetragonal, lft. long. Stem very short, one-headed. 
Vol. V. 
Tris—continued. 
Cilician Taurus, 1889. (B. M. 7140.) Syn. J. Bornmulleri (Gn. 
1890, i., 753, 2). 
I. Fosteriana (Foster's). f., falls pale yellow, lyin. to 2in. 
long, with an orbicular blade above 4in. broad; standards 
bright purple, lin. long, with an obovate blade; spathes one- 
flowered. March. /. four to six, lanceolate, acuminate, falcate, 
4in. to 6in. long at flowering time. Stem short, one- or two- 
headed. Afghan and Russian boundary. (B. M. 7215.) 
I. juncea numidica (Numidian). /. light yellow, having the 
falls veined with black. 1889. A handsome variety, ‘‘ unlike 
any other Iris.” 
I. Kolpakowskiana (Kolpakowski’s). #. violet - scented, 
solitary ; tube 2in. long; limb bright lilac, l4in. to 2in. long ; 
blade of the falls sin. broad, with a yellow line at the throat, 
miuch shorter than the haft; standards oblanceolate-unguicu- 
late. 7. four to six, linear, sub-terete, channelled and white- 
striped, 2in. to 3in. long at flowering time. Mountains of 
Turkestan, 1888. (R. G. 939.) SYN. Yiphion Kolpakowskianuwm 
(B. M. 6489). 
I. lusitanica (Portuguese). A form of 7. Yiphium. 
I. maricoides (Marica-like). A form of J. Sisyrinchium. 
I. orchioides (Orchid-like). ., tube lsin. to 2in. long; limb 
2in. long ; falls having an obovate blade sin. across, bright yellow, 
with a blotch of purple on each side of a crest running down the 
claw ; standards less than lin. long, with a long, tiliform claw ; 
spathes one-flowered, 2in. long. April. 7. about six, lanceolate, 
acuminate, 6in. to Sin. long at flowering time. Stem three- to 
six-headed, often lft. to 14ft. long. Mountains of Turkestan, 
1880. (B. M. 7111; R. H. 1880, p. 337, f. 68.) 
I, o. czerulea (blue). 7. lilac, with a bright yellow blotch in the 
centre of the blade of the fall. 
I. o. oculata (eyed). #. having the blade of the falls more 
spotted than in the type. 
I, persica mardinensis. An early variety of the type, 
having soft grey-purple spotted flowers. Mesopotamia. 
I. reticulata alba (white). A form having white flowers, with 
orange-yellow crests. 1894. 
I. r. cyanea (blue). #. having the limb of the falls slate-blue, 
much variegated. (R. G. 797.) 
I. r. histrioides (/. Histrio-like).” fl. having the falls much 
mottled with white and lilac, both on the claw and on the 
broader, orbicular blade. Eastern Anatolia, 1891. (J. H. 
1891, p. 121, f. 18.) 
I. r. sophenensis. /. smaller, more spreading, and less 
turbinate than in the type; falls with a light reddish-purple 
blade and a long narrow claw with a wavy yellow crest. 
February. Kharput, Asia Minor, 1885. 
I, Rosenbachiana (Rosenbach’s).* //., outer perianth segments 
spreading or reflexed, emarginately bilobed at apex ; claws of 
the standards erect, striped with yellow, ljin. long, the lamina 
obovate, striped orange, dark purple above; style very long, 
with three terminal branches, petaloid ; spathes two-leaved, 
one-flowered, very fragrant. March. J. three to five, linear- 
lanceolate, acute. Bulb ovate, one- to three-flowered. Stem 
very short, one- to three-headed. Turkestan, 1886. (B. M. 7135; 
Gn, 653, f. 2.) There are two varieties, 
I. R. czerulea (blue). jl. pale violet within; standards and style 
dark violet at apex. (R. G. 1227 a.) 
I. R. violacea (violet). (1. purplish-violet within ; standards and 
style dark purplish-violet at apex. (R. G. 1227 b.) 
I. sindjarensis.* //. slate-lilac; tube 3in. long; falls oblong- 
cuneate, 2in. long, with radiating darker lilae lines and a small 
yellow crest; standards defiexed, lin. long. March. 2. about 
eight, crowded, lanceolate, distichous, 5in. to 6in. long at 
flowering time. Mesopotamia, 1890. (B. M. 7145; G. CG. 1890, 
i., 365.) 
I. Sisyrinchium (Sisyrinchium). /. lilac, fugitive; tube lin. 
long; limb lin. to lsin. long; falls having a low spot 
bordered with white in the centre; standards shorter, 4in. to 
fin. long; spathes two- or three-flowered. April and May. 
/. two, linear, arcuate, 6in. to 12in, long. Stem terete, 6in. to 
12in. long; heads one to three. Mediterranean region to India. 
Syns. Morea Sisyrinchium (B. M. 1407), M. Tenoreana 
(Ss. B. F. G., t. 110), Xiphion Sisyrinchium (B. M. 6096). 
I. S. maricoides (of which there is a large purple-flowered 
form) differs slightly in the filaments. 
I. sophenensis. A form of /. reticulata. 
I. spectabilis (remarkable). Thunderbolt Iris. This is merely 
a form of J. Yiphium, of more robust habit than the type, and 
having darker yellow flowers flushed with brown. 
I. Tubergeniana (Van Tubergen’s).  . having falls of a 
bright yellow colour and minute, three-toothed standards. 
1899. Allied to J. cawcasica and J. orchioides. 
I. Vartani (Dr. Vartan’s).* //., perianth tube nearly white, 24in. 
long, the limb pale slaty-lilac; falls oblong-spathulate, 4in. 
broad, cspiously veined lilac on a paler ground, with a yellow 
carinal crest ; standards erect, in. broad; peduncle very short. 
October to December. J/., produced ones usually two, 8in. to 
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