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THE BULB BOOK 



IRIS 



the ridge of the falls being of a deeper 

 or orange - yellow, toothed or even 

 fringed with hair-like processes ; the 

 variety Kharput has flowers greenish- 

 yellow, except the central orange 

 ridge of the falls. /. assyriaca, with 

 white flowers, closely resembles /. 



cn-ucamca. 



FIG. 198. Iris caucasica. (J.) 



I. Chamaeiris. A pretty S. 

 European species 4 to 6 ins. high, 

 with tufts of pale green leaves about 

 i in. broad. Flowers in April, bright 

 yellow tinged and veined with brown, 

 and having a bright orange-yellow 

 beard. (Red. Lit. t. 263.) The 

 variety balkana has bright lilac- 

 purple flowers ; olbieiisis has the falls 

 white at the base, veined with purple, 

 bearded with white and tipped with 

 yellow. (Rot. Mag. t. 6110.) 



I. chrysantha. A bearded Iris with 

 narrow leaves, long peduncles, and 

 pale yellow flowers (Bot. Mag. t. 7784). 



I. Ciengialti. A pretty Iris from 

 Mount Ciengialto, having yellow-green 

 leaves 6 to 9 ins. long and about i in. 

 broad. Flowers in May and June, 

 sky-blue flushed with violet, the falls 

 having a thick stunted white beard 

 tipped with orange. The variety 

 Loppio has blue-green leaves, and 

 rich deep blue flowers. (See Gard. 

 Chron. 1886, 554, 586.) 



I. Colletti. This is the name of 



the plant hitherto known as /. 

 nejxdensis letha. It is a native of 

 Upper Burmah, and has deliciously 

 fragrant flowers of a delicate lavender 

 colour. (Bot. Mag. t. 7889.) 



I. Cosnlae. A dwarf species, with 

 large flowers, the standards being 

 clear yellow with dark purple mark- 

 ings, the falls being similar, but 

 pencilled with purple (Gard. xlvii. 

 351). 



I. cretensis. A native of S.E. 

 Europe, with dense tufts of erect, 

 stiffish, narrow, linear, ribbed 

 leaves, in the centre of which the 

 deep lilac flowers veined with 

 bright yellow nestle in April and 

 May (Bot. Mag. t. 6343). 



I. cristata. A handsome species 

 4 to 6 ins. high, native of the 

 Eastern United States, with ro- 

 settes of linear leaves. Flowers 

 in April and May, rich amethyst- 

 blue, with blunt obovate falls having 

 a yellow beardless crest and beauti- 

 fully fringed edges. (Bot. Mag. t. 412 ; 

 Red. Lil. t. 76.) 



I. Cypriana. A native of Cyprus, 

 closely related to I. pallida. It has 

 bright lilac sweet-scented flowers 6 

 to 7 ins. across when open, late in 

 June. (Gard. Chron. 1888, ii. 182.) 



I. Danfordioe (/. Bornmiilleri). A 

 charming little bulbous Iris about 3 

 ins. high, with four -sided horny- 

 pointed leaves. Flowers in February 

 or earlier, bright golden - yellow 

 spotted with brown; falls oblong, 

 spoon-shaped ; standards reduced to 

 a mere bristle. (Bot. Mag. t. 7140 ; 

 Garden, 1890, 753.) It belongs to the 

 Juno group, and is a native of the 

 Cilician Taurus. 



I. Delavayl. A tall - growing 

 Chinese species nearly related to /. 

 sibirica. The flowers are of a 

 beautiful violet colour, blotched with 

 white. (Rev. Hort, 1895, 398, ff. 128-9.) 

 I. demavendica. A distinct 



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