IRIS 



829 



cuneate, 3 in. long:; beard white, tipped with yellow; 

 inner segments as long, 2 in. broad, orbicnlar. Late 

 May.— Known only in cult. Probably a hybrid between 

 /. Chamwlrls and I. pallida. 



66. Suwardwi, Kegel (/. lineAtn, Foster). Lvs. thin, 

 linear, 1 ft. long, pale green : stem 1 ft. high, bearing 

 2-3 reduced lvs. and a single head of lis. : outer seg- 

 ments oblong-cuneate, K in. broad, 2 in. long, closely 

 veined with oblique lines of claret-purple on a greenish 

 yellow ground; beard blue; inner segments oblong, 

 with a long claw, often faintly bearded, veined and ^ 

 tinted on the margins with claret-purple. B.M. 7029. ^ 



67. Lelchtlini, Kegel (/. vdga, Foster). Rhizome 

 slender, wide-creeping : lvs. in tufts, noi: contiguous, 

 eusiform, 1-lK ft. long, scarcely glaucous: stem IK ft. 

 long, 1-headed, bearing 2-3 fls. and 2 reduced lvs.: outer 

 segments 2-2% in. long, oblong-cuneate, bright liiac, 

 with a whitish beard; inner segments oblong, as broad 

 as the outer, claw also bearded. Turkestan. Gn. 52:1136 

 — Var. vdyti, Hort. , has larger flowers. 



68. Eorolkdwi, Regel. Rhizome short-creeping: lvs 

 glaucous, 1 ft. long: stem 1 ft, long; limb 2K-3 in 

 long, milk-white, veined with red-brown in the type 

 outer segments oblong, I in. broad, with a brown 

 beard and a brown patch in the throat ; inner segments 

 as large, erect. May. Turkestan. B.M. 7025. Gn. 

 28:517. G.C. III. 4:37. -Very hardy. One of the 

 earliest. Variously colored lilac, etc., in cult. Var. 

 c6ncolor, Hort. Purplish lilac, veined darker. Var. 

 Leichtlini^na, Hort. Creamy white, with brownish 

 veins. Var. violacea, Hort. Violet, with dark veins. 



SUBGENnS ONCOCrCLUS. 



A. Outer segments ligulafe, much re- 

 duced 69. paradoxa 



AA. Outer segments not much smaller 

 than the inner. 

 B. Iji'S. pale green. 



c. Lvs. ensifnrm 7."). atrohisci 



cc. Zrvs. linear 70. Sarii 



71. Uarise 

 BB. Lvs. glaucous. 



c. Lvs. ensiform 72. Bismarckiana 



73. Lortetii 



74. atropurpurea 

 cc. Lvs. linear. 



D. Stem very short or none . .76. Iberica 

 DD. Stem over 6 in. long 77. Suslana 



78. Gatesii 



79. Nazarena 



80. lupina 



69. paradbxa, Stev. Plants dwarf: lvs. linear, 3-6 in. 

 long: stem 2-6 in. high: fl. large; outer segments re 

 duced to a mere claw, dark, covered with a dense pile; 

 inner segments 2 in. long, orbicular, lilac to white. 

 Mts., Georgia and N. Persia. B.M. 7081. Gn. 32:628; 

 46, p. 173. Gt. 386. — A flower with singular combinations 

 of color. Grows in dry situations, but requires shelter 

 in winter. Long cult., but not common. 



70. S4rii, Schott. Rhizome short, stout: lvs. about 6 

 in. long, finally 1 ft., linear-complicate : stem 3-6 in 

 long, with 2 reduced lanceolate lvs. : pedicel very short 

 tube 1 in. long: fls. bright lilac, large as in /. Susiana: 

 outer segments obovate-cuneate, lM-2 in. broad, reflexed 

 from half way down ; inner segments oblong, with a 

 short claw. Very near /. Iberica, from which it differs 

 chiefly by its bright lilac fls. Asia Minor. Var. lilrida, 

 Boiss. Outer segments with many brown-black spots 

 and lines on a pale brownish ground. B.M. 6960. 



71. M4riae, Barbey (/. nelenic, Barbey). Lvs. very 

 falcate, 3-4 in. long: stem 3-6 in. long, with 2-4 short 

 lvs.: limb pale lilac, with fine red-brown veins: outer 

 segments orbicular, 2>^ in. long, with a dark purple 

 patch at the throat ; inner segments larger, more 

 rounded. Desert between Egypt and Palestine. Dis- 

 covered 1880. Gt. 42, p. 488; Supp. PI. J.H. 111.28:302. 

 G.M. 37:215. 



72. Bismarcldina, Hort. Damman. Habit of I. Su- 

 siana, and fls. as large: lvs. 8 in. long: stem 1 ft. high: 

 outer segments orbicular, ash-gray, with darker veins 



and a dark spot at the base; inner segments sky-blue, 

 with blackish veins. Lebanon. G.M. 40:25U. 



73. Lortfitii, Barbey. Lvs. less than 1 ft. long: stem 

 short: limb 4 in. long: outer segments obovate, 3 in. 

 broad, whitish, finely veined and spotted with red- 



1178. Ins Germanica ( A ' ,1 



Typical of many species in which the beard is confined 



to the midrib. 



brown, with a dark spot at the throat; inner segments 

 orbicular, connivent, pale gray, with red-brown veins. 

 -Quite hardy N. B.M. 7251. Gn. 43:897; 48, p. 337. Gt. 

 42, p. 490. G.C. III. 12:153. G.M. 36:386; 40:250. 



74. atropurptirea, Baker. Lvs. 6 in. long: stem 4-5 

 in. : outer segments oblong, 2 in. long, purplish black, 

 without veins, with a yellow patch on the throat and a 

 beard of yellow, black-tipped hairs ; inner segments 

 larger, of the same color, with discemable veins: style 

 crests small. Easily distinguished by its rather small, 

 uniformly colored flowers. Gt. 42, p. 489. PI. Supp. 



75. Var. atrofiiaca, Baker (/. afrohisea, Baker). 

 Lvs. pale green, 1 ft. long: stem 1 ft. long, hidden by 

 the sheathing inner lvs.: limb dark purple-brown; outer 

 segments obovate, 3 in. long, with a dark spot on the 



