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the leaves, which number about six ; they are lanceolate- 

 acuminate, falcate, 3 to 6 in. long at flowering time, 

 with a finely toothed horny margin. The spathe-valves 

 are green and lanceolate. The flowers are from one to 

 three, ij to 2 in. across, like those of /. caucasica, but 

 with a tube 2 to 3 in. long ; falls with orbicular blade 

 J in. broad ; "the haft auricled at the top ; standards 

 minute spreading, oblanceolate, toothed ; style branches 

 1 1 in. long; crests large, rectangular. The colour of 

 the flower is usually greenish yellow, the blade of the 

 fall being marked with green or with a variable amount 

 of blue or violet. There is a variety named caerulea, 

 with flowers fairly blue. The median ridge of the fall, 

 orange in front, has behind a number of black or deep 

 violet tubercles, each carrying a tuft of hairs. The 

 flowers are fragrant produced in January or February. 

 Must have the pot culture of /. data. 



