fRis. 43 



145. I. Vartani Foster in Gard. Cliron. 1885,1.438; Bot. Mag. 

 t. G942. — Bulbs CcBspitose, ^ in. cliam. ; outer tunics reticulated. 

 Leaves 2, acutely quadrangular, much overtopping the flower, 

 finally a foot long. Stem 1 -headed, not produced. Spathes 

 1-flowered, 1^-2 in. long ; valves lanceolate, greenish. Perianth- 

 tube 21 in. long, much exserted ; limb 1^-2 in. long, pale slaty 

 lilac ; falls with an oblong blade ^ in. broad, much shorter than the 

 haft, with a distict yellow ridge down the keel ; standards nearly as 

 long, oblanceolate-unguiculate. Style-branches f in. long ; crests 

 lanceolate, longer than the blade. 



Hab. Palestine, near Nazareth ; sent to Dr. Foster by Dr. Vartan. Flowers 

 with us in December. Not scented. 



146. I. KoLPAKOwsKiANA Eegcl, Descr, v. 47 ; Gartenfl. t. 939 ; 

 Garden, t. 658, fig. 4. Xiphiun Kolpakoivskianum Baker in Bot. 

 Mag. t. 6489. — Bulb ovoid, ^ in. diam. ; tunics short, cancellate. 

 Leaves 4-6, linear-subterete, pale green, channelled down the face 

 and white-vittate, 2-3 in. long at the floAvering time, spreading. 

 Stem 1 -headed, not produced. Spathe 1-flowered, 2 in. long ; 

 valves green, lanceolate. Perianth-tube 2 in. long ; limb bright 

 lilac, 1^-2 in. long ; falls with an ovate or oblong blade | in. broad, 

 with a yellow line at the throat, much shorter than the haft ; 

 standards as long as the falls, oblanceolate-unguiculate. Style- 

 branches an inch long ; crests large, lanceolate-deltoid. 



Hab. Mountains of Turkestan, Dr. Albert Regel. Nearly allied to I. reti- 

 culata. It flowers at the same time, and has a violet-like scent. 



147. I. "WiNKiiERi Kegel, Descr. ix. 37. — Bulb ovoid ; tunics 

 membranous. Leaves narrow linear, 3-nerved, glabrous, equalling 

 or overtopping the flower. Stem very short, 1-headed. Spathe 

 1-flowered ; outer valve lanceolate, herbaceous, not reaching to the 

 top of the perianth-tube. Perianth-tube as long as the blue limb ; 

 falls oblong-cuneate ; standards oblanceolate, longer than the falls. 



Hab. Mountains of Eastern Turkestan, alt. 9000 — 11,000 ft. Discovered 

 lately by Dr. Albert Kegel. 



Subgenus IX. — Gynandriris (Pari.). 



148. I. SisYRTNCHiuM Linn. Sp. Plant. 69 ; Sibth. at Smith, Fl. 

 Grfec. t. 42 ; Red. Lil. t. 29. I. fugax Tenore. I. (C(jijptia Delile. 

 I. Samaritani Heldr. Xiphion Sisyrinchium Baker ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 6096. Moraa Sisi/rinchiiim Ker in Bot. Mag. t. 1407. 21. 

 Tenurcana Sweet, Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 110. M. sicula Todaro, 

 Hort. Bot. Panorm. t. 34. Diaphane ednUs Salisb. — Bulb edible, 

 globose, 1 in. diam. ; outer tunics entirely fibrous. Leaves 2, 

 sujirabasal, hnear, arcuate, ^-1 ft. long, strongly veined. Stem 

 slender, terete, ^-1 ft. long ; heads 1-3, the lateral sessile. Spathes 

 2-3-flowered, 2-21 in. long ; valves lanceolate, the outer sub- 

 scariose at the flowering time ; pedicels very short. Flowers 

 fugitive, lilac. Perianth-tube slender, an inch long ; limb 1-li- in. 

 long ; falls with an oblong blade -| in. broad, as long as the haft, 

 with a faint yellow spot bordered with white in the centre ; 

 standards rather shorter, oblanceolate-unguiculate, ^-^ in. broad. 



