CHAPTER XI 



Oncocyclus 



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CUSHION IRISES 



(Irises with a broad diffuse beard, stems with one 

 flower only.) 



I. LEAVES NARROW, MORE OR LESS FALCATE. 



I. Falls narrow and strap shaped 



(half inch wide) with small 

 round blade ; hairs of cushion 

 thick and velvety . . . 49. I. PARADOXA. 



II. Falls and standards distinctly 



narrowed to a point. 



Stem 6 in. or more high ; falls 

 and standards similar in 

 breadth, the former spread- 

 ing 50. I. EWBANKIANA. 



Stem I to 2 in. high; standards 

 twice as broad as falls, re- 

 flexing _. v . 51. I. ACUTILOBA. 



III. Falls and standards not narrow- 

 ing to a point ; leaves 4 to 6 

 in. long, glaucous; stem rarely 

 exceeding 6 to 8 in. 



* Colour of falls and stan- 

 dards somewhat the same. 

 Falls and standards red- 

 purple, the latter much 

 the larger ; beard trian- 

 gular ; tube 2 in. long ; 

 flowers sweetly scented . 52. I. BARNUMAE. 



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