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Iris continued. 



twenty lines broad, equalling the claw ; standards spreading, 

 oblanceolate - spathulate, Sin. long, lin. broad ; spathes two- 

 flowered. June and July. I. firm, sub-erect, lanceolate, about 2ft. 

 long. Stems stout, terete, 3ft. to 4ft. high. Crete. 



I. neglecta (neglected).* fl., limb 2in. deep; falls bright lilac, 

 obovate-cuneate, lin. to IJin. broad, much striped on a pure white 

 ground ; beard bright yellow ; standards obovate-unguiculate, liin. 

 broad, bright light unstriped lilac. June. I. ensiform, slightly 

 glaucous, purple at the base, 1ft. to lift. long. Stem lift, to 2ft. 

 high, branched above the middle. A very common form, the 

 native country of which is unknown. It is the handsomest 

 species of the germanica group. (B. M. 2435.) About a score 

 named varieties are catalogued by some growers. 



I. ncpalensis (Nepaul). fl., limb lilac, liin. to 2in. deep ; falls 

 with a reflexing oblong blade as long as the claw, furnished with 

 a yellow crest down the lower two-thirds of the keel ; standards 

 oblanceolate, unguiculate, erect, rather shorter than the falls. 

 I. linear, moderately firm in texture, with several strong ribs, 

 and narrowed gradually to an acuminate point. Stem oin. to 

 1ft., with one to three clusters of flowers. Himalayas, 1828. 

 (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 11.) The plant figured in B. B. 818 is not 

 /. nepalensis, but /. germanica. 



I. nudicaulis (naked-stemmed) A synonym of I. Uflora. 



I. ochroleuca (yellowish-white).* fl. clustered ; limb Sin. to SJin. 

 deep, the round-obovate, suddenly -reflexed blade eighteen to 

 twenty-one lines broad, pure white at the edge, bright orange- 

 yellow at the base, as long as the claw, which is yellow on the 

 face, without veins, and green on the back ; standards erect, 

 oblanceolate, rather shorter than the falls. June. I. firm, ensi- 

 form, lin. broad. Stem 3ft. high, stout, terete. Native country 

 uncertain. (B. M. 61 ; B. H. 1875, S57, under name of /. gigantea.) 



I. orientalis (Eastern). This species closely resembles 

 I. sibirica, but differs from it by the redness of its young leaves, 

 shorter peduncles, more tender leaves and spathe valves, and 

 more fugitive flowers. Japan and the East or Siberia. (B. M. 

 1604, under name of /. sibirica sanguinea.) 



I. Pallasii (Pallas'). A synonym of I. ensata. 



FIG. 329. FLOWER SCAPE OF IRIS PAUJDA. 



I. palllda (pale), fl. with an Orange-blossom-like fragrance ; limb 

 2m. to 2in. deep, varying from a bright slaty-lilac to a deep lilac- 



Eurple ; falls IJm. to 2in. broad, reflexing half-way down, veined 

 i the lower half with bright lilac on a white ground ; beard 

 bright yellow ; standards as broad as the falls, somewhat crisped, 

 obovate. June. 1. few, tufted, ensiform, 12in. to 18in. long. 

 Stems 2ft. to 3ft. high. Mediterranean region, 1596. A fine 

 species, with many very desirable varieties. See Fig. 329. (B. M. 

 685.) 



Iris continued. 



I. pllcata (plicate), fl. fragrant ; limb 2iin. deep ; falls liin. broad, 

 obovate, cuneately narrowed from the middle to the base, pure 

 white in the centre, veined with bright lilac round the edge and 

 on the claw ; beard tipped with yellow ; standards liin. broad, 

 obovate-oblong, very plicate, pure white in the centre, lilac round 

 the border. July. 1. slightly glaucous, 12in. to 18in. long, lin. to 

 liin. broad. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, sub-terete, bearing four to six 

 clusters of flowers. A garden race, of unknown origin. (B. M. 

 870, under name of I. aphylla plicata.) 



1. prismatica (prismatic). /. often in twos ; limb liin. to 2in. 

 deep, bright lilac-blue ; falls with a roundish limb, under lin. 

 broad, much shorter than the strap-shaped claw ; standard ob- 

 lanceolate-unguiculate, erect, much shorter than the falls. May. 

 1. linear, tufted, moderately firm. Stem lift, to 2ft. high, slender, 

 terete. Eastern United States. This species is very like 1. 

 sibirica, but it has exserted pedicels, and a small spathe. (B. M. 

 1504.) 



I. Pscudo-acorus (bastard Acorus).* Yellow Iris, or Water Flag. 

 fl. large, almost scentless, clustered ; limb bright yellow, 2in. to 

 2in. deep; falls rotundate, IJin. to liin. broad, bright orange- 

 yellow, with a deeper spot at the throat, with radiating veins of 

 brown ; claw green down the back ; standards oblanceolate, 

 spathulate, erect, about Jin. long. April. I. ensiform, glaucous, 

 1m. broad. Stem 2ft. to 3ft. high, stout, terete, forked low 

 down. Europe (Britain), Western Asia. A well-known and 

 handsome bog-plant, of which there is a variety among two or 

 three others, with variegated leaves. (F. D. 494; Sy. En. B. 



FIG. 330. IRIS PUMILA. 



I. pumila (dwarf).* fl. small, solitary; limb bright lilac-purple, 2in. 

 deep ; falls oblong-unguiculate, fin. broad, reflexing about half- 

 way down, with a dense white beard down the claw and lower 

 part of the keel ; standards erect, same length and breadth as 

 the falls, not quite so deep in colour. April. I. ensiform, about 

 four in a tuft, slightly glaucous. Stem scarcely any. h. 4in. or 5in. 

 Europe, Asia Minor, 1596. An exceedingly pretty species, the 

 type and its varieties, making excellent subjects for edging or for 

 bedding purposes. See Fig. 330. (B. M. 9.) 



I. p. attica (Attic), fl. yellow ; divisions feather-veined with 

 brown-lilac. 



I. p. caerulea (blue), fl., limb bright blue ; beard of the falls bright 

 yellow. (B. M. 1261.) 



I. rubro-marginata (red-margined).* fl., tube 2in. long, green, 

 tinged with purple towards the top ; limb dead purple, 2m. to 

 2iin. deep ; falls obovate-unguiculate, reflexing half-way down, 



reflexing half-way 



ear ; sanars oovate - unguiculate, erec ; 

 ered, the valves keeled and margined with red. 



2ii 



with a purple 



spathe two-flow 



Spring. I. falcate-ensiform, 2in. to Sin. long, iin. broad. Stem 



none. h. 4in. Scutari, 1875. 

 Z. ruthenica (Russian), fl. fragrant ; limb lilac-purple, IJin. deep ; 



falls oblong-unguiculate, with a reflexed lamina Jin. broad ; 



standards oblanceolate-unguiculate, erect, Jin. broad. Spring. 



I. much overtopping the flowers, linear, acuminate, firm, ribbed. 



Stems slender, lin. to 4in. high, one-headed. Transylvania and 



Siberia to China, 1804. (B. M. 1123 and 1393.) 

 I. sambucina (Elder-scented).* fl. with a strong scent of Elder, 



large, disposed in clusters ; limb 2in. to 2Jin. deep ; falls obovate- 



cuneate, reflexing half-way down, little over lin. broad, upper 



half plain claret-purple ; beard yellow ; standards obovate- 



unguiculate, erect, emarginate, IJin. broad, dull yellow, suffused 



with dull claret-purple. May. I. about six in a tuft, glaucous, 



15in. to 18in. long, lin. to IJin. broad. Stems 2ft. high, branched 



low down, bearing three or four clusters of flowers. Europe, 



Asia Minor, 1758. (B. M. 187.) 

 I. setosa (bristle-pointed), fl. clustered ; limb bright lilac, 2in. to 



2iin. deep ; falls obovate-unguiculate, lin. broad, reflexing half- 



