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1897, Sept. 18, plate 1136; Bot. Mag., 1902, t. 7861. 

 L vaga, Foster; Regel, Gartenflora, t. 1247, fig. 7. 

 While many Irises have larger flowers than this, few can 

 vie with it for peculiar yet beautiful coloration. It is 

 most distinct and select. The rhizome is slender and 

 the leaf-tufts are non-contiguous. The leaves are 

 ensiform, scarcely glaucous, I to ij ft. long, \ in. 

 broad. The stems are \\ ft. long, one-headed, bearing 

 about two reduced leaves ; spathes two to three flowered, 

 2| in. long ; valves oblong, lanceolate, green, with a 

 scarious top at flowering time ; pedicel short. The 

 perianth-tube is cylindrical, I \ in. long ; the limb 2 to 

 2^ in. long, combining the colours blue, white, rose 

 and chocolate ; falls with an oblong blade an inch broad, 

 as long as the broad claw ; beard dense, lavender white ; 

 standards as broad as the falls oblong, the claw distinctly 

 bearded ; style branches an inch long, crests broad, 

 obtuse. 



/. vaga should perhaps be distinguished as a variety. 

 As sent to me it is very similar, but smaller. Both were 

 found by Albert von Regel in the mountainous districts 

 of Turkestan. Similar cultivation to that of the On- 

 cocyclus section is required. Herr Max Leichtlin says 

 it is perfectly hardy, requires a loamy soil and dry 

 situation, and is best left alone for several years. 



67. I. Korolkowi, Regel, Enum. Turkcst., 32 ; 

 Gartenflora, t. 766 ; Baker in Bot. Mag., t. 7025. I have 

 regarded this, in one or two of its forms, as the most 

 beautiful Iris I know. It has proved one of the most 

 valuable in hybridising, especially in conjunction with the 

 Oncocycli, and the -great advantage has been attained of 

 combining the great size and character of the Oncocycli 

 with the quality of easy cultivation. Moreover, in the 

 hybrids there are two flowers to each stem instead of 

 one. Sir Michael Foster has had splendid results, and 

 Mr C. G. Van Tubergen has done a great service in 



