IRIS 



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IRIS 



/. Bungero'thii (Bungeroth's). Country unknown. 

 , exorrhi'za (rooting-upwards). See SOCRATEA EXOR- 



RHIZA. 



gigante'a (giant). 1872. 

 no'bilis (noble). Trop. Amer. 1869. 

 prcemo'rsa (bitten-leavcd) . See CATOBLASTUS PR*> 



MORSDS. 

 ventrico'sa (swollen). Brazil. 



I'RIS. (From iris, the rainbow; referring to the 

 variety and beauty of the flowers. Nat. ord. Inds 

 [Iridacea?]. Linn. ^-Triandria, i-Monogynia.) 



A beautiful hardy family of summer-flowering plants, 

 though most of the bulbous species will, by forcing, 

 flower early in spring. Herbaceous species, by suckers 

 from the root, and division of their fleshy rhizomes. 

 Bulbous ones, by offsets ; and all by seeds. Rich, loamy 

 soil suits the herbaceous ; but the others should have 

 a good proportion of sand, leaf-mould, and peat. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



I. chine'nsis (Chinese). See I. JAPONICA. 

 clandesti'na (secret). May. Brazil. 1829. 

 ccelesti'na (sky-blue), i*. Blue. June. N. Amer. 



1824. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). See MOR^A IRIDIOIDES. 

 defle'xa (bent-down). See I. GERMANICA. 

 fimbria'ta (fringed). See I. JAPONICA. 

 hexago'na (six-angled). 3. Blue-purple, yellow. 



S. United States. (B. M., t. 6787.) 

 a'lba (white). White. 

 Lama'ncei (Lamance's). ij. Clear blue. 

 japo'nica (Japanese), i. Lavender, yellow. Japan 



and China. 1792. 



HARDY BULBS. 



/. Aitchisp'ni (Aitchison's). ij. Purple. March. 



India ; Afghanistan. 1901. 

 chrysa'ntha (golden-flowered). Bright yellow. 



1901. 



fta'va (yellow). See I. AITCHISONI CHRYSANTHA. 

 ala'ta (winged). J. Blue. June. Algiers. 1801. 

 a'lba (white). White. 

 bakeria'na (Bakerian). . Violet and spotted violet 



on white. January. Armenia. 1889. 

 Boissie'ri (Boissier's). i. Purple. Portugal. 1887. 

 ,, Bornmuelle'ri (Bornmueller's). See I. DANFORDI^. 

 bticha'rica (Bokharan). I. White, bright yellow. 



March. Eastern Bokhara. 1902. 

 ,, cauca'sica (Caucasian). J-J. Greenish-yellow. Cau- 

 casus. 1821. 

 crfyw7*j (blue). Pale lilac, lined violet. Caucasus. 



1889. 



,, ma'jor (greater). Flowers larger, yellow, orange. 

 Colle'ttii (Collett's). See I. NEPALENSIS LETHA. 

 Danfo'rdice (Mrs. Danford's). J. Orange-yellow, 



spotted brown. Asia Minor. 1889. 

 filifo'lia (thread-leaved), i-ij. Violet, yellow. 



Spain, N. Africa. 1869. 

 ,, fosteria'na (Fosterian). \. Primrose yellow, violet. 



Afghanistan. 1891. 

 , , fumo'sa (smoky), i. Greenish-yellow, smoky. April. 



Syria. 

 gala'tica (Galatian). J. Greenish-yellow, purple. 



Galatia. 1905. 



,, Heldrei'chii (Heldreich's). See I. STENOPHYLLA. 

 Hi'strio (Histrio). i. Blue, creamy-white, with blue 



blotches. Syria. 1873. 

 imbe'rbis (beardless). See I. JUNCEA. 

 ju'ncea (rush-like), i. Rich yellow, orange. July. 



Algeria. 1869. 

 numi'dica (Numidian). Light yellow. Atlas 



Mountains. 1889. 

 ,, kolpak&wskya'na (Kolpakowskyan). Red-purple, 



creamy-white. March. Turkestan. 1878. 

 Li'bani (Lebanon). See I. HISTRIO. 

 lusita'nica (Portuguese). See I. XIPHIUM LUSITANICA. 

 maurita'nica (Moroccan). See I. JUNCEA. 

 nepale'nsis (Nepaulese). i\. Lavender, violet, cream, 



orange. April. Nepaul. 1823. 

 ., Le'tha(Letha). Flowers stalkless, fragrant. Upper 



Burma. 1892. 

 orchioi'des (Orchis-like). f-i. Bright yellow, 



orange. Central Asia. 1880. 



/. orchioi'des cctru'lea (blue), i. Pale blue, yellow. 1884. 

 linifo'lia (flax-leaved), i. Yellow. 

 ocula'ta(eyed). i. Yellow, with blue blotches. 

 sple'ndens (splendid). Rich yellow. 

 palesti'na (Palestine). . Greenish-yellow, with blue 



veins. December. Palestine. 1871. 

 ,, pe'rsica (Persian). J. Bluish-green, violet. March. 



Persia. 1629. 



azu'rea (azure). J. Blue, violet. 

 ,, ,, ma'gna (great). J. Flowers larger. 

 i> Purpu'rea (purple). J. Dark red-purple. 

 reticula'ta (netted). $. Deep violet, white, orange, 



fragrant. Asia Minor. 



a'lba (white). White, crests orange. 1894. 

 atropurpu'rea (dark purple). J. Blackish-red, 



black. Asia Minor. 1909. 

 ,, M cya'nea (blue). J. Cyanic or indigo-blue. Asia 



Minor. 1875. 

 histrioi'des (Histrio-like). J. Bright blue, white, 



blotched. March. Armenia. 

 histrioi'des a'lba (white). Satiny-white, orange. 



Krela'gei (Krelage's). $. Red-purple, or plum. 



March. Asia Minor. 1879. 

 ma'jor (greater), i. Deep violet, white, fragrant, 



larger. 

 i> n Pvrpu'rea (purple). \. Deep red-purple, uniform. 



Asia Minor. 

 sophene'nsis (Sophene). \. Red-purple to lilac. 



February. Asia Minor. 1885. 

 ,, rosenbachia'na (Rosenbachian). J. Blue, violet, 



purple. Turkestan. 1886. 

 ,, sieheana (Siehean). J. Lurid purple. Asia Minor. 



1904. 

 sindjarefnsis (Sindjaran). i. Lavender and purple. 



Mesopotamia. 1890. 

 Sisyri'nchium (Sisyrinchium). i. Light blue to 



reddish-purple. Mediterranean region. 1629. 

 stcnophy'lla (narrow- leaved). |. Lilac, dark blue. 



Cicilian Taurus. 1900. 



Tai'tii (Tait's). 2. Blue, yellow. Portugal. 1906. 

 Tatt'ri (Taurus). \. Violet, white, orange-yellow. 



Asia Minor. 1901. 

 tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved), ij. Light blue. May. 



Dauria. 1796. 

 tingita'na (Tangerian). 2. Lilac, purple. Morocco. 



(B. M., t. 6775.) 

 tuber genia'na (Tubergenian). J. Bright yellow. 



Asia Minor. 1899. 



,, tubero'sa( tuberous). See HERMODACTYLUS TUBEROSA. 

 Varta'ni (Vartan's). $. White, lavender, yellow. 



Palestine. 1885. 

 warleye'nsis (Warleyan). Shades of violet. Eastern 



Bokhara. 1902. 

 willmoitia'na (Willmottian). \. Lavender, purple, 



white. E. Turkestan. 1901. 

 Xi'phium (Xiphium). ij. Blue, yellow. June. 



Spain. 1596. " Spanish Iris." 



Battandie'ri (Battandier's). White. Algiers. 1884. 

 lusita'nica (Portuguese). ij. Yellow. June. 



Portugal. 1796. 

 so'rdida (dirty). 1^-2. Bronzy, smoky, orange. 



Portugal. 1819. " Thunderbolt Iris." 

 xiphioi'des (Xiphium-like). ij. Blue, yellow. June. 



Spain. 1571. " English Iris." 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



/. acu'ta (pointed-leaved). See I. SIBIRICA. 

 acuti'loba (acute- lobed). i. Fawn, purple. Caucasus. 



1875- 



,, Ada' mi (Adam's). See I. GRAMINEA. 

 a'lba (white). See I. FLORENTINA. 

 Albe'rti (Albert's). 2. Purple-violet, yellow. Turkestan. 



1880. 

 a'lbicans (white). Pure white, fragrant. Cyprus. 



1888. 

 a'lbicans (white) of Lange. See I. FLORENTINA ALBI- 



CANS. 



albopurpu'rea (white-purple). 2. White, spotted 



with purple. Japan. 

 colchestere'nsis (Colchester). Rich blue, with 



purple shade. Japan. 1910. 

 amce'na (lovely). See I. HYBRIDA. 

 aphy'lla (leafless), i. Blue. April. Europe. 1822. 



