CHAPTER XIV 

 Xiphion. 



(Bulbous Irises with large, erect standards.) 



I. Flowers on fully evident stems TALL XIPHIONS, see 



below. 

 II. Flowers apparently stemless, 



the perianth-tube rising direct 



from the ground . STEMLESSXIPHIONS,P. 



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I. Tall Xiphions. 



Perianth-tube obsolete. 



Segments stiff and narrow. 

 Leaves subterete ; falls with 

 an orbicular blade I in. 

 broad, much shorter than 

 the panduriform haft. 

 Flowers borne above spathe- 

 valves by long pedicel ^ ;, 

 Segments lax and broad. 



Leaves complicate ; falls with 

 an orbicular blade, 1^ in. 

 broad, narrowed to and 

 shorter than the wedge- 

 shaped haft. Pedicel short, 

 ovary not exserted . . III. I. XIPHIOIDES 

 Perianth-tube variable, but not 

 exceeding an inch. Fall fiddle- 

 shaped, flowers red purple, 



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no. I. XIPHIUM 



