POGONIRIS 139 



cal, f to I in. long ; limb dark lilac, 2 to i\ in. long ; 

 falls obovate-cuneate, about an inch broad ; beard white; 

 standards a little broader than the falls ; style branches 

 an inch long ; crests deltoid. A native of Eastern 

 Europe from Hungary and Silesia to the Caucasus. A 

 special feature of this plant (Lamarck's /. nudicaulis) is that 

 the stem seems to rise naked from the rhizome, not being 

 clothed with bracts. Another feature is that the leaves 

 die off early and entirely. 



For the Aphylla group of Catalogues, see under Lplicata. 



91. I. lurida, Ait., Hort. Keiv., 68 ; Bot. Mag., t. 986, 

 note 669; Red. Li/., t. 418. The difference between 

 this, /. squalens and /, sambucina, is not, I think, great. 

 The present plant is understood to have no scent of 

 Elder, while /. sambucina is strongly scented and /. squalens 

 slightly scented. The stems of /. lurida should scarcely 

 overtop the leaves, and while the standards are of purplish- 

 copper colour, or between yellow and purple, the falls 

 are plain, dead purple at the top, the lower half being 

 veined with dull purple on yellowish ground. The 

 rhizome is stout, the leaves ensiform, about a foot long, 

 and slightly glaucous. The stems are three or four 

 headed; the spathes two or three flowered, \\ to 2 in. 

 long. The limb is 2 to 2 J in. long ; the tube an inch 

 long ; falls obovate-cuneate, an inch broad, beard bright 

 yellow. The standards are rather broader than the falls ; 

 the crests d-eltoid. Barr's variety, stenopetala, has stems 

 which much overtop the leaves, and the tube is f in. 

 long. There are garden intermediates between this and 

 squalens. The species is native of the South-East of 

 Europe, and like all allies is very easily cultivated. 



92. I. benacensis, Kerner ; Stapf, in Verb. Zool. Bot. 

 Wem, 1887, 649. A beautiful plant, earlier this season 

 than any other tall Pogoniris of purple colour. The 

 rootstock is stout and short-creeping. The leaves are 

 about a foot long. The stem but little exceeds the 



