IRIS 



827 



CC. Fls. blue, violet, etc., or 

 white. 

 D. Stem short, scarcely over- 

 topping the Ivs 50. aphylla 



51. lurida 



52. Benacensis 



53. Kochii 

 DD. stem tall, much overtop- 

 ping the Ivs. 



E. Spathe valves scari- 



ous 54. Florentina 



55. pallida 

 5('i. plicata 

 57. Swertii 

 EE. Spathe valves green, 

 or scarious only on 

 the upper portion. 

 p. S p a the valves 

 tinged with pur- 

 ple 58. neglecta 



59. hybrida 



60. Germanica 

 FF. Spathe valves not 



tinged with pur- 

 ple 61. squalens 



62. sambucina 

 e.i. Biliotti 

 64. Cypriana 



BB. Slew l-h,ailefl. 



C.65. atroviolacea 



DD. Lv 



.66. Suwarowi 



, ensiform 67. Leichtlini 



68. Korolkowi 



37. piimila, Linn. (/. grdcilis, E. Berg.). Fig. 1177. 

 Lvs. iinciir. 2-4 in. long: stem none or very short, 1- 

 headed: s[.uthe valves scariose at the tip : fis. fugitiv(_', 

 yellow, or l)right or dark lilac: limb 2 in. long. A dwarf , 

 liardy plant, spreading rapidly in borders. B.M. 9. L. 

 B.C. 16:1574. — V'ar. alba, Hort., pure white. V.ar. atro- 

 violjlcea, Hort., velvet-purple. Var. azurea, Hort., azure- 

 blue. 



38. pseudo-pdmila.Tineo (/.P««onni7(jHo,Tod.). Lvs. 

 ensiform, glaueescent, 6-9 in. long, narrowed suddenly 

 to an oblique tip, 1-headed, 6-8 in. long, 1-fld. : tube 

 2-2 H in. long: spathe valves green: fls. varying from 

 yellow to bright lilac; outer segments oblong unguicu- 

 late,2-2H in. long; inner segments rather broader. Mts., 

 Sicily. 



39. grdcilis, Maxim. Tufted lvs. grass-like, shorter 

 than the stem: stem 1 ft. long, I-headed: fls. pale lilac; 

 outer segments obovate-oblong, with a yellow beard; 

 inner segments oblong-emarginate, with a short claw. 

 Western China. 



40. Balkina, .T.anka. Rhizome stout: tufts crowded: 

 lvs. ensifoT-ni. ghuicescent, 3-4 in. long: stem 6-9 in. 

 long, 1-liiMdi-d: sjiathes 1-2-fld. : fls. dark claret-lilac; 

 outer sc-;;nK'nts obovate-cuneate, 2-3 in. long ; beard 

 dense, white, tipped with lilac; inner segments erect, 

 oblong. Early May. Balkans. 



41. biflora, Linn. (/. frdgrans, Ssiiiiyh. I. nudicaitlis. 

 Hook.). Lvs. 6-9 in. long: stem 2-10 in. long, com- 

 pressed: fls. bright violet-purple; outer segments obo- 

 vate-cuneate, 2-2^ in. long, with dark veins and a 

 beard of long, yellow hairs. Portugal and N. Morocco. 

 B.M. 5806. 



42. Cengi&Iti, Ambrosi. Resembles /. pallida, of 

 which it is probably merely a dwarf variety: lvs. 6 in. 

 long: stem about as long as the lvs.: fls. bright lilac; 

 outer segments with a white beard. May, June. Lom- 

 bardy and S. Tyrol.-Often spelled /. Clengiulti. 



43. virtacens, DC. Lvs. 8-9 in. long : stem 9-12 in. 

 long, bearing 2-3 reduced lvs. : outer segments obovate- 

 cuneate, 2-2J^ in. long, 1 in. broad, greenish yellow, 

 veined at the claw with purple; inner segments obovate, 

 .iiill yellnw. April. Valais. 



44. lutescens. Lam. Lvs. 6-9 in. long: stem equaling 

 the lvs.: fls. pale yellow; outer segments obovate- 

 cuneate, 2-2J^ in. long, pale yellow, streaked with pale 

 brown, undulate ; inner segments broader, suddenly 



narrowed to a claw, which is streaked with purple, 

 crenulate. S. France. B.M. 2861. -Var. Stat61l8B, Tod. 

 Spathe valves shorter, less pointed, and more scariose: 

 segments broader. Sicily. B.M. 6894. 



4."). Chamselris, Bertol. (/. OlbKtisis, Henon). Lvs. 

 3—1 in. long. ^^ in. broad : stem very short: fls. bright 

 yellow: outer segments obovate-cuneate, tinged and 

 veined witli brown ; inner segments oblong. May. 

 Italy, France. — Var. It&llca, Pari. Fls. dark violet. 



46. areniria, Waldst. Lvs. few in a tuft, linear, 3-4 

 in. long: stem short: limb bright yellow: outer seg- 

 me!its oldoug-cuneate, 13^ in. long, % in. broad; inner 

 segments smaller : very distinct. Rare in cult., but 

 good for dry soils. — Hardy. Var. minor, Hort. Smaller. 

 B.R. 7:549. 



47. SlavlBsima, Pallas. Lvs. thin, linear, 4-8 in. long: 

 stem 1-6 in. long: limb bright yellow: outer segments 

 1-lK in. long, % in. broad ; inner segments oblong, 

 narrower. — Var. Bloud6vii, Led. (/. Bloudbvii. Hort. 

 More robust, with broader lvs., a larger stem and larger 

 fls. Siberia and Mongolia. 



1176. Iris Japonica. A crested flower (X J-e)- No. 35. 



48. variegita, Linn. Lvs. 1-lM ft. long: stem equal- 

 ing the Ivs. : outer segments oblong-cuneate, claret- 

 brown toward the tip, much veined with brown on a yel- 

 low ground; beard bright yellow; inner segments erect, 

 oblong, bright yellow, veined. Austria, Turkey and S. 



