IRIS. 83 



108. I. LUTEscENs Lam. Encyc. iii. 297 ; Bot. Mag. t. 2861 ; 

 Reich. Ic. Germ, t, 329, fig. 756. — Rhizome stout, short-creeping, 

 Leaves ensiform, slightly glaucous, 6-9 in. long at the flowering 

 time, ^-J in. broad. Stem 1 -headed, about as long as the leaves. 

 Spathes 2-flowered, 2-2| in. long ; valves oblong or oblong-lanceo- 

 late, green or subscariose at the flowering time ; pedicels very 

 short. Perianth-tube greenish yellow, an inch long ; limb pale 

 yellow, 2-21 in. long; falls obovate-cuneate, f-1 in. broad, reflex- 

 ing from halfway down ; beard bright yellow ; standards broader, 

 narrowed suddenly to the claw. Style-branches above an inch 

 long ; crests subquadrate, toothed. 



Var. I. Statell^ Todaro Hort. Bot. Panorm. t. 6.; Baker in 

 Bot. Mag. t. 6894. — Spathe- valves shorter, less pointed and more 

 scariose. Perianth-segments broader. Sicily. 



Hab. The type the South of France, where I cannot draw any definite 

 line between it and Chamceiris. It flowers with us early in May. 



109. I. BiFLORA Linn. Sp. Plant. 56. I. suhhiflora Brotero Fl. 

 Lusit. t. 98. I. frayrans Salisb. I. nudicaulis Bot. Mag. t. 5806, 

 non Lam. — Rhizome stout, short-creeping. Leaves ensiform, 

 rather glaucous, 6-9 in. long at the flowering time, -J-f in. broad. 

 Stem 1-headed, |-1 ft. long. Spathe 2-flowered, 2-2^ in. long ; 

 valves oblong, green or subscariose at the flowering time, ventri- 

 cose; pedicel very short. Flowers fragrant. Perianth-tube an 

 inch long ; limb bright violet-purple, 2-2|- in. long ; falls obovate- 

 cuneate, an inch broad, reflexing from halfway down ; beard bright 

 yellow; standards orbicular-unguiculate, 1|~1|- in. broad. Style- 

 branches above an inch long ; crests deltoid. Capsule oblong, 

 obtusely angled, 1-1^ in. long. 



Hab. Portugal and North Marocco. Flowers with us late in April. 



110. I. BuRNATi Baker. — Rhizome stout. Leaves ensiform, 

 above a foot long at the flowering time, f in. broad. Stem 

 1-headed, 1-2 ft. long, bearing about 2 reduced leaves. Spathe 

 2-flowered, 2 in. long ; valves oblong, entirely scariose at the 

 flowering time ; pedicel short. Perianth-tube an inch long, fimnel- 

 shaped in the upper half; limb 2i m. long, bright violet-purple ; 

 falls obovate-cuneate, under an inch broad, reflexing from halfway 

 down, densely bearded ; standards as long, oblong-unguiculate, an 

 inch broad. Style-branches above an inch long ; crests deltoid. 



Hab. Maritime Alps, on rocks below Eza. Collected in full flower by 

 Messrs. Burnat & Townsend, Feb. 28, 1872. Between hifiora and pallida. 



111. I. APHYLLA Linn. Sp. Plant. 56. 1. nudicaulis Lam. ; 

 Reich. Ic. Germ. tab. 331, fig. 758, non Bot. Mag. I. hohemica 

 Schmidt. I. Imnqaricn Waldst. & Kit. PI. Rar. Hung. t. 226. I. 

 hiflora Reich. Ic' Fl. Germ. tab. 332, fig. 759, non Linn. I. 

 hifinrens Host. I. furcata M.B. Fl. Taur. iii. 42 ; Bot. Mag. t. 

 2361 ; Bot. Reg. t. 801. I. falcata and Clusiana Tausch. I. 

 Fieheri Siedl. I. rigida and suhhiflora Fieber. — Rhizome stout, 

 short-creeping. Leaves ensiform, glaucescent, |— 1 ft. long at the 

 flowering time, under an inch broad. Stems ^-1 ft. long, usually 

 more than 1-headed, sometimes forked low down. Spathes 1-2- 



