IRIS 



IRIS 



1681 



98. orchioides, Carr. (I . caucdsica, Regel). Fig. 1977. 

 Lvs. about 6: st. 12-15 in. long, with distinct inter- 

 nodes: spathes 1-fld,, 2 in. long: fls. yellow; outer segms. 

 with an obovate blade, and a purple blotch on each side 

 of the crest of the claw; inner segms. ob lanceolate, less 

 than an inch long, and generally sharply deflexed, with a 

 long filiform claw. B.M. 7111. Gn. 53, p. 482. R.H. 

 1880, p. 337. Spring. Var. oculata, Maxim. Blade of 

 the outer segms. more spotted. 



SUBGENUS XIPHIUM. 



A. St. 1 ft. or more in length. 

 B, Tube very short or none. 



c. Claw of the outer segms. pan- 



durate 99. Xiphium 



cc. Claw of the outer segms. broad- 

 ly cuneate 100. xiphioides 



BB. Tube usually more than %in. long. 



c. Outer bulb-coats thick and leathery.lQl. juncea 

 cc. Outer bulb-coats thin membranous. 

 D. Outer segms. with a rudimentary 



beard 102. Boissieri 



DD. Outer segms not bearded. 



E. Inner segms. obovate-lanceo- 



late, emarginate 103. filifolia 



EE. Inner segms. lanceolate, 



pointed 104. tingitana 



AA. St. very short or none. 



B. Lvs. acutely quadrangular. 



c. The hs. very short at flowering 



time 105. reticulata 



cc. The Ivs. long, much overtopping 

 the fls. 



D. Inner segms. oblanceolate 106. 



DD. Inner segms. linear-lanceolate.... 107. 



Lvs cylindrical, 8-ribbed 108. 



Lvs. linear, channelled with thick- 

 ened edges 109. 



BB. 

 BBS. 



Histrio 



Vartanii 



Bakeriana 



Kolpakow- 

 [skiana 



99. Xiphium, Linn. (7. hispdnica, Hort. I. spectdb- 

 ilis, Spach). SPANISH IRIS. Fig. 1978. Lvs. about 1 ft. 

 long: st. 1-2 ft. high: pedicel long, tube obsolete; 

 outer segms. 2-2^ in. long, violet-purple, yellow in 

 the center; inner segms. as long, but narrower. Late 

 June. Spain and N. Afr. B.M. 686. Gn. 20:442; 30, 

 p. 385; 54, p. 471. Long cult, and well known. Hardy 

 in N. J. in protected situations. Var. lusitanica, 

 Foster (7. lusitanica, Ker). Fls. yellow. B.M. 679. 

 Var. Battandieri, Foster. Fls. pure white, except the 

 orange keels of the outer segms. Lvs. very glaucous. 

 Algeria. 



100. xiphioides, Ehrh. (7. dnglica, Hort.}. ENG- 

 LISH IRIS. Lvs. about 1 ft. : st. 1-2 ft. : fls. dark violet- 

 purple in the typical form; outer segms. orbicular, 

 yellow in the center; inner segms. shorter, oblong. 

 French and Spanish Pyrenees. B.M. 687. R.H. 1891: 

 36; 1907, p. 446. Gn. 30, p. 384; 31:212; 54, p. 471. 

 Gn.M. 15:362. G.W. 12:547 and p. 549 (vars.). 



101. juncea, Poir. (Xiphium junceum, Klatt). St. 

 slender, erect, rigid, 9-18 in. high, bearing 1 (rarely 2) 

 golden yellow fls., 2-3 in. diain.: Ivs. rigid, slender, 

 rush-like, 18-24 in. long: outer segms. with an orbicular 

 blade shorter than the cuneate claw, recurved and 

 veined with brown; inner segms. erect, oblanceolate. 

 May, June. Algeria, Tunis, etc. B.M. 5890. Gn. 

 54:470. 



102 Boissieri, Henriq. Lvs. linear, very deeply 

 channelled. 1 ft. long: st. about a foot long, bearing few, 

 reduced lanceolate Ivs. and a single fl.: outer segms. 

 \Y^ in- long; blade obovate, reflexed, as long as the 

 cuneate claw, bright lilac, with a yellow keel running 

 down the claw, slightly bearded; inner segms. as long 

 as the outer, erect, obovate, clawed, bright lilac. June. 

 S. Portugal. B.M. 7097. 



107 



103. filifolia, Boiss., not Bunge (Xiphium fdifblium, 

 Klatt. X. tingitanum, Hook.). Slender and leafy, 

 about 2 ft. high, bearing 1-2 bright violet-purple fls. 

 2-2 Yi in. diam.: Ivs. about 1 ft., those of the non- 

 flowering bulbs twice as long, weak, flexuous, convolute : 

 outer segms. with a narrow claw expanding suddenly 

 into a reflexed, suborbicular blade, bright yellow down 

 the center; inner segms. erect, obovate-lanceolate, 

 erose, notched. S. Spain and N. W. Afr. B.M. 5928; 

 5981. Intro. 1869. Hardy. 



104. tingitana, Boiss. & Reut. (7. Xiphium, Desf.). 

 St. stout, 1-2-headed, about 2 ft. high, "hidden by the 

 sheathing bases of the stout, falcate Ivs., of which there 

 are 6-7 on the st,, the lower about 1 ft. long: fls. 2-3 

 in a cluster; outer segms. 3 in. long, with an obovate, 

 reflexed blade, pale lilac, yellow in the center, and with 

 a bright yellow keel down the claw; inner segms. 

 shorter, oblanceolate, erect, incurved. Tangiers. B.M. 

 6775. Gn. 36:294; 63, p. 41; 71, p. 404; 74, p. 349; 

 75, p. 323. G.C. III. 37:339; 40:24; 48:16, 17. G.M. 

 40:377. J.H. III. 50:429. 



105. reticulata, Bieb. Lvs. 2-4 in a tuft, short, erect, 

 quadrangular, with horny edges, elongating to 1% 



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1978. Iris Xiphium. Type of bulbous iris. ( X Ji) 



ft.: st. very short: tube 3-6 in. long; fls. bright pur- 

 ple, very fragrant; outer segms. 2 in. long, yellow at 

 the claw, with a low yellow crest; inner segms. nar- 

 rower. Mid- April. Asia Minor and Persia. B.M. 5577. 

 F.S. 5, pp. 509. R.H. 1890, p. 133; 1912, p. 454. 

 Gt. 779; 13:452. Gn. 20:112; 54, p. 471; 59, p. 233. 

 G.C. II. 11:501; 21:217; 111. 52:339. F. 1860:161. 

 G. 19:466. G.M 51:695. F.W. 1871:225. Var. his- 

 trioides, Foster (7. histrimdes, Dykes). Outer segms. 

 much mottled with white and lilac on the claw and 

 broad, orbicular blade. Asia Minor, Persia, and the 

 Caucasus. Gn. 42:364; 62, p. 42 and 77, p. 42. G.M. 

 51, p. 87. J.H. III. 34:111. Early-flowering, and fine 

 for pots. Var. Krelagei, Regel. Fls. red-purple, varying 



