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others. Is native of the province of Siwas, south of 

 Trebizond. Flowers in June rather later than /. 

 germanica. 



103. I. Cypriana, Foster and Baker in Card. Chron., 

 1888, ii. p. 182. The exigencies of classification have 

 brought this plant into this group, but really it is closely 

 allied to /. pal/tda, and might be regarded as a fine 

 variety of that species. The rhizome is similar to that 

 of its allies ; the leaves are 2 ft long by not more than 

 I J in. broad ; the spathe-valves are not entirely scariose 

 at flowering time. The perianth-tube is I in. long ; the 

 falls are obovate-cuneate, 4 in. long, white with brown 

 lines as far as the beard extends ; the blade of a beautiful 

 light lilac ; beard yellow ; the standards are elliptical, 

 3f in. long, of colour similar to that of the falls ; the 

 style-branches are 2 in. long, including crests. The 

 flowers are striking in size, beautiful in colour, and 

 fragrant. Is native of Cyprus. It flowers about mid- 

 June and after. 



104. I. Bartoni, Foster in Card. Chron., 1883, x * x ' 

 p. 275 ; Baker in Bot. Mag., t. 6869. This is a yellow- 

 flowered Iris, well marked by its spathe-valves, which 

 are green after the flowers are faded, and by its habit of 

 having a few hairs on the lower part of standards. The 

 rhizome is stout ; leaves ensiform, green and not very 

 glaucous, ij ft. long, ij to 2 in. broad; the stem is 

 rather longer than the leaves, usually once forked ; 

 the spathes are two or three flowered ; valves oblong, 

 lanceolate, 4 to 4^- in. long, green at flowering time and 

 after. The flowers are pale yellow and fragrant ; the 

 perianth-tube is greenish, an inch long ; falls obovate- 

 cuneate, dull yellow, tinged with green, sometimes with 

 purple shading, 3^ to 4 in. long, I J in. broad, reflexing 

 from below the middle, veined with purple on the half ; 

 beard white, tipped with orange yellow ; standards pale 

 yellow, obovate, ij in. broad; style branches above an 



