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MOR^EA 



MORICANDIA 



simple or forked low down, bearing 1-6 clusters on 

 short erect peduncles: Ivs. hairy all over, linear, 3-6 

 in. long: caps, oblong, J^in. long. S. Afr. B.M. 750. 



DD. Lvs. hairy only at edges. 



2. fimbriata, Klatt. Very dwarf, 4-6 in. tall: fls. 

 lilac: sts. simple or forked low down, bearing 1-4 

 clusters on erect peduncles: spathes 2-3-fld.: Ivs. 3-10 

 in a basal tuft, linear, much crisped, hairy at edges: 

 caps, oblong, J^in. long. Cape Colony. 



cc. Plants above 6 in. tall. 

 D. St. provided with 1 wiry If. just below infl. 



3. edulis, Ker. Fls. lilac, spotted yellow: st. naked 

 except for one long wiry If. from base of infl.: caps, 

 cylindrical. S. Afr. B.M. 613. Var. odora has white 

 fls. Var. longifdlia has yellow fls. B.M. 1238. 



DD. Sts. with 1-2 produced Ivs. somewhat distant from infl. 



E. Fls. lilac. 

 F. Lvs. above 8 in. long. 



4. tristis, Ker. Lvs. 2-3, produced near the base, 

 1-2 ft. long: clusters of fls. 4-6; fls. dull lilac, ochre 

 or salmon-colored, with a yellow spot; style-crests 

 lanceolate: caps, oblong. Cape Colony, southwest 

 district. B.M. 577 (/m tristis). 



FF. Lvs. less than 8 in. long. 



5. Th6msonii, Baker. A rigid herb of rush-like habit: 

 Ivs. terete, 6-furrowed: fls. 1% in. diam. in spicately 

 arranged fascicles; perianth lilac, yellow at base, 

 spotted brown, midribs darker lilac inside, reddish 

 brown outside. E. Trop. Afr. B.M. 7976. 



6. juncea, Linn. Fls. lilac, in 2-3 clusters: Ivs. 2-3 

 in. long, falcate, linear complicate: st. very slender, 6-8 

 in. long: ovary oblong. Cape Colony. 



7. polydnthos, Thunb. Lvs. about 3, one from near 

 the base of the st., the others from the lower forks, 

 y?-\ ft. long: clusters of fls. 5-20; fls. lilac: caps, clavate 

 or oblong, J^-^in. long. Cape Colony, northward to 

 Transvaal. 



BE. Fls. bright yellow. 



8. revolita, C. H. Wright. Closely allied to M. 

 spathacea: sepals revolute; styles crested, crossed like 

 closed tips of wings of some birds; fls. solitary; petals 

 oblanceolate, 2% in. long, bright yellow. Angola. 



9. spathacea, Ker. Lvs. 1 only produced, strongly 

 ribbed, \]^-2 ft. long: st. stout, 2-3 ft. long: spathes 

 2-4-fld.; perianth bright yellow; crests large, lanceolate. 

 Cape Colony. B.M. 6174 (Dietes Huttoni). 



BB. Inner segms. inconspicuous. 

 c. Color of fls. chiefly orange-red. 



10. Pavdnia, Ker (Iris Pavdnia, Linn. f.). Outer 

 segms. without a distinct claw, orange-red, with a 

 blue-black or greenish black spot at the glabrous base: 

 Ivs. narrow, linear, usually pilose: spathe-valves 

 scariose at the tip. B.M. 1247. Var. villdsa, Ker 

 (Iris villdsa, Ker). Lvs. pilose: outer segms. bright 

 purple, with a blue-black spot and a hairy claw. B.M. 

 571 (Iris villosa). Var. lutea, Baker. Lvs. glabrous: fls. 

 yellow, unspotted. B.M. 772 (Morsea tricuspis var. lutea). 

 Cape Colony, southwest district. In M . Pavonia and 

 M . glaucopis the inner segms. have a large central cusp 

 and 2 lateral lobes, while in M. tricuspis the inner 

 segms. have 3 large cusps. 



cc. Color of fls. chiefly white. 

 D. Spotted blue. 



11. glaucopis, Drap. Outer segms. white, with a 

 blue spot: produced If. single, long, narrow, linear: st. 

 lJ^-2 ft. long; usually 1-3-branched : caps, clavate: 

 crest large, lanceolate. Cape Colony, southwest dis- 

 trict. B.M. 168 (erroneously as Iris Pavonia). In this 



species the outer segms. have a short, distinct claw, 

 while M. Pavonia has none. 



DD. Spotted brown. 



12. tricuspis, Ker. Outer segms. whitish or lilac, 

 with a purplish spot: produced If. single, long, firm, 

 narrow: st. 1-2 ft. long, with 2-3 sheath-1 vs., usually 

 with 3-4 erect branches: spathe-valves scariose at tip: 

 caps, clavate. Cape Colony, southwest district to 

 Natal. B.M. 696. 



AA. Rootstock a rhizome, short, creeping. 



B. Color of fls. chiefly white. 



c. Height of plant 6-8 ft. 



13. Robinsoniana, Moore & Muell. (Iris Robinsoniana, 

 Muell.). WEDDING IRIS. Rhizome short: Ivs. radical, 

 5-6 ft. long: fl.-st. 5-6 ft. long; fls. laxly corymbose: 

 perianth pure white, outer segms. spotted red and 

 yellow near base; crests short and broad. Lord Howe's 

 Id., Austral. B.M. 7212. G.F. 4:355; 10:255. J.H. III. 

 32:569. G.M. 34:569. G.C. 1872:393; III. 9:457. 



cc. Height of plant 1-2 ft. 



14. iridioides, Linn. St. 1-2 ft. long, with many 

 short, sheathing, lanceolate bracts: Ivs. in fan-shaped 

 basal rosettes: fls. over 3 in. across, white, marked yel- 

 low on claws of outer segms.; style-crests lanceolate, 

 J^-J^in. long, marked with blue. In Calif, this species 

 is very satisfactory, blooming once a fortnight from 

 early spring until Nov. S. Afr. B.M. 693. L.B.C. 

 19:1861 (Iris crassifolia) . G.C. III. 43:88. G.L. 26:92. 

 Vars. Macleaii, Hort., and prolongata are garden forms. 

 Var. Johnsonii, Hort. Differs from type in having 

 longer Ivs., 2% ft- long, erect, instead of spreading 

 obliquely: fls. 4 in. across. G.C. III. 41 :296. 



BB. Color of fls. chiefly yellow. 



15. bicolor, Steud. Habit of M. iridioides: fls. 2 in. 

 across, yellow, with beautiful brown spots on the outer 

 segms.; style-crests yellow: Ivs. 1^-2 ft. long: sts. 1-2 

 ft. long: style-crests small. Cape Colony, southeast dis- 

 trict. B.R. 1404. L.B.C. 19:1886. P.M. 9:29 (all as 

 Irisbicolor). R.B. 33:21. 



M. sinensis, Hort. Fl.-sts. 15 in. ; fls. 1 14 in. across, golden 

 yellow, spotted and streaked vivid scarlet and orange: seeds 

 abundantly. G.C. III. 51: 37. Maybe the same as Belemcanda 

 chinensis, Leman., the blackberry lily. M. Sisyrinchium=Iria 

 Sisyrinchium. WlLHELM MlLLER. 



A. C. HoTTES.t 



MORENIA (G. Moreno, physician and naturalist in 

 Lima). Polmaceas. Closely akin to Chamsedorea, but 

 distinguished by the 3-toothed rather than disk-like 

 or ring-like calyx in the male fl. Species Andine, 

 about a half-dozen, very little known in collections. 

 M . cordllina, Karst., has an annular slender erect st. to 

 20 ft. high: Ivs. pinnate, the lanceolate straight Ifts. 

 about 24 pairs: fls. white becoming pale yellow, slightly 

 sunk in the spadix; petals 3 and stamens 6: berry 

 %in. diam., bright pink. Colombia. B.M. 8527. M. 

 frdgrans, Ruiz & Pav. About 6 ft., graceful: Ivs. ovate, 

 the petiole long-sheathing at base; Ifts. 1 ft. long, 

 narrow-lanceolate, acuminate, unarmed: spadix nod- 

 ding, 1 ft. long, the branches white. Peru. B.M. 

 5492. 



MORICANDIA (named for Moricand, an Italian 

 botanist). Cruclferse. A few herbs or little shrubs of 

 the Medit. region, seldom cult., allied to Brassica. 

 Erect, very glabrous and glaucous, branching: Ivs. 

 entire or pinnatisect: fls. large, purple or rose: pod 

 elongated, on strict pedicels. Only one species is likely 

 to be cult., M . arvensis, DC. This is annual or biennial, 

 12-18 in. high, with entire Ivs., the cauline cordate and 

 clasping, the lower ones oblong: fls. terminal, in spring 

 and summer, violet with darker lines, attractive. S. 

 Eu. B.M. 3007. G. 35:707. Seeds sown in early 

 spring give plants blooming in midsummer. 



