ISOCHILUS 



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ISOPYRUM 



/. Kni'ghtii (Knight's). See HYMENOCALLIS LACERA. 

 maclea'na (M'Lean's). See HYMENOCALLIS MACLEANA. 

 narcissiflo'ra (Narcissus-flowered). See HYMENO- 

 CALLIS CALATHINA. 



nu' tans (nodding). See PANCRATIUM NUTANS. 

 ,, peduncula'ta (stalked). See HYMENOCALLIS MACLEANA. 

 Tagliabu'ci (Tagliabue's). See HYMENOCALLIS 



CALATHINA. 



tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved). See HYMENOCALLIS 



QUITOENSIS. 



vire'scens (greenish). See HYMENOCALLIS MACLEANA. 



ISOCHTLUS. (From isos, equal, and cheilos, a lip. 

 Nat. ord. Orchids [Orchidaceae]. Linn. zo-Gynandria, 

 i-Monandria. Allied to Coelogyne.) 



Stove orchids ; cultivated like the first section of 

 Coelogyne. 



/. carnosiflo'rus (fleshy-flowered). ij. Purple. Novem- 

 ber. Honduras. 1841. 

 fusifo'rmis (spindle-rooted). |. Yellow. July. 



Trinidad. 

 graminifo'lius (grass-leaved). \. Green, yellow. May. 



Jamaica. 1823. 



grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). Peru. 1840. 

 linea'ris (linear). Purple. Spring. W. Ind. 1791. 

 a'lba (white). White. 

 pro'lifer (proh'ferous). See PONERA PROLIFERA. 



ISO LEPIS GRA'CLLIS (slender). SeeSciRPuscERNuus. 

 ISO'LEPIS SETA'CEUS (bristle- like). See SCIRPUS 



SETACEUS. 



ISOLD MA, of J. Smith. See LINDSAYA. 



ISOLD MA, of Decaisne. (From isos, equal, and loma, 

 a fringe or margin ; in allusion to the equal lobes of the 

 corolla. Nat. ord. Gesneraceae.) 



Stove herbs or evergreen shrubs. Seeds ; offsets from 

 the rhizomes, or cuttings of the shrubs in sand, in a pro- 

 pagating case, with bottom-heat. Loam and leaf-mould 

 or peat, with sand. 

 /. ama'bile (lovely). 1-2. Rose, with purple spots. 



Colombia. 1855. 

 bogote'nse (Bogotan). 1-2. Yellow, red. Bogota. 



1844. 

 breviflo'rum (short-flowered). i. Red. August. 



Panama. 1847. 

 Ceci'lice (Cecilia's). i|. Rose, spotted with dark red. 



Cundinamarca. 1876. 



conci'nnum (neat). Pale purple, white. India. 1861. 

 deppea'num (Deppean). 2-3. Orange-red. Autumn. 



Mexico. Shrub. 

 digitaliflo'rum (foxglove-flowered). Rose-purple, green, 



white, crimson. Colombia. 1870. 

 dli'pticum (elliptic). Scarlet. May. Santa Martha. 



1844. 



eria'nthum (woolly-flowered). 2-4. Cinnabar. Colom- 

 bia. 1903. 



gigante'um (giant). Spotted. Gardens. 

 hirsu'tum (hairy). Scarlet, yellow spotted scarlet. 



W. Ind. 1881. 

 honde'nse (Hondan). i. Yellow, red. Winter. 



Colombia. 1845. 

 hy'bridum (hybrid). Yellow, spotted with crimson 



and purple. 1886. 



hypocyrtiflo'rum (under-curved-flowered). Orange- 

 red. Ecuador. 1866. 



,, jalisca'num (Jaliscan). Scarlet. Mexico. 1896. 

 Lindf'ni (Linden's). White, purple. 1868. 

 longifo'livm (long-flowered). 2. Red, yellow. Guate- 

 mala. 1841. 

 mo' lie (soft). Bright scarlet, yellow spotted crimson. 



Venezuela. 1876. 

 octlla'tum (eyed). Red, white. Winter. Panama. 



1847. 

 pardi'num (panther-h'ke). Scarlet, black, white. 



Colombia. 

 pi'ctum (painted). Scarlet, yellow. June. Colombia. 



1842. 



,, rubricau'le (red-stemmed), i. July. Panama. 1826. 

 schiedea'num (Schiedean). ij. Scarlet, yellow. July. 



Mexico. 1844. 

 Seema'nni (Seemann's). 2. Brick-red. October. 



Panama. 

 Tria'n&i (Dr. Triana's). Colombia, 



I. triflo'rum (three-flowered). 2. Yellow, red. June to 



August. Colombia. 1846. 

 vesti'tum (clothed), ij. Orange. July. Colombia. 



1842. 

 Warscewi'czii (Warscewicz's). 2-3. Scarlet and 



yeUow. Colombia. 1855. 



ISO'MERIS. (From isos, equal, and meris, a part; 

 referring to the petals, with the stamens and pistils, 

 which are of equal length. Nat. ord. Capparids [Cap- 

 paridacea?]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Cleome.) 



Hardy deciduous shrub. Cuttings of the ripe young 

 shoots, in autumn ; sandy loam and a little leaf-mould. 

 The flowers are anything but sweet. 

 7. arbo'rea (tree-like). 10. Yellow. May. California. 

 1839. 



ISONA'NDRA GU'TTA. See DICHOPSIS GUTTA. 



ISOPLE'XIS. (From isos, equal, and pleco, to plait; 

 the upper plait or segment of the flower being of equal 

 length with the lip. Nat. ord. Figworts [Scrophulariaceaa]. 

 Linn. i^-Didynamia, 2-Angiospermia. Allied to the Fox- 

 glove.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Seeds and cuttings of 

 half-ripened short shoots in spring, in sand, under a bell- 

 glass ; sandy loam and rough leaf-mould. Winter temp., 

 40 to 45. 

 /. canarie'nsis (Canary). 4. Yellow. June. Canaries. 



1698. 



Sce'ptrum (sceptre). 2. Yellow, brown. July. 

 Madeira. 1777. 



ISOPO'GON. (From isos, equal, and pogon, a beard ; 

 referring to the beard-like fringes on all parts of the 

 inflorescence. Nat. ord. Proteads [Proteaceae]. Linn. 

 4-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Protea.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, from Australia. Cut- 

 tings of ripe young shoots, with most of the leaves left, 

 inserted firmly in silver sand, over sandy loam and peat, 

 and covered with a bell-glass or hand-light, and kept 

 in the shade ; when the cuttings are callusing at the 

 bottom, they may be pushed on by giving them a little 

 mild bottom-heat, but not before ; fibrous loam three 

 parts, fibrous peat one part, charcoal, broken freestone, 

 and broken crocks one part ; good drainage ; watering 

 must be given with great attention, as much dryness or 

 much moisture are alike ruinous. Summer temp., 50 

 to 75 ; winter, 35 to 45. In summer, if the plants are 

 out of doors, the sun should not strike freely on the sides 

 of the pot. 



/. anemonifo'lius (Anemone-leaved). 5. Yellow. July. 

 1791. 



anethifo'lius (dill-leaved). 3. Pale. May. 1824. 



a'sper (rough). 3. Lilac. April. 1842. 



atienua'tus (attenuated). 3. Yellow. April. 



Ba'xteri (Baxter's). 2. Rose. April. 1831. 



buxifp'lius (box-leaved). 2. Purple. 

 ,, linea'ris (linear). 2. Purple. September. 1830. 



cornige'rus (horned). See I. TERETIFOLIUS. 



cunea'tus (wedge-shaped). 4. Purple. June. 1830. 



Dawso'ni (Dawson's). Australia. 



divarica'tus (spreading). See I. ANETHIFOLIUS. 



formo'sus (handsome). 4. Rose. April. 1805. 



longifo'lius (long- leaved). 3. Yellow. April. 1823. 



Loudo'ni (Loudon's). See I. CUNEATUS. 



ro'seus (rose-coloured). Rose. 1840. 



sca'ber (rough-leaved). See I. ASPER. 



spathula'tus (spathulate). See I. BUXIFOLIUS. 

 linea'ris (narrow). See I. BUXIFOLIUS LINEARIS. 



spharoce'phalus (round-headed). 4. Yellow. March. 



teretifo'lius (terete-leaved). 4. Australia. 



tri'lobus (three-lobed). 3-4. Australia. 



ISOPY'RUM. (From isos, equal, and puros, wheat. 

 A name given by the Greeks to a plant like Nigella. 

 Nat. ord. Ranunculaceas.) 



Dwarf herbs allied to Nigella, with the habit of Thalic- 

 trum. Divisions in spring. Ordinary soil. 

 /. fumarioi'des (Fumaria-like). i. White, green. June. 



Siberia. 1741. Annual. 

 ,, grandiflo'rum (large-flowered). i. Purple. July. 



Altai. 1827. 



thalictroi'des (Thalictrum-like). J. White, green. 

 March. April. S. Europe. 1759. 



