Plants of the Punjab. 



433 



Herbs, Unbraxched, with Opposite Exsttpulate Simple Leaves. 



Petals united. 



late segments, each flower has also 2 much shorter, nar- 

 row, membranous bracts, sepals 3, petal-like, shortly 

 stalked, reflexed, petals 8, smaller, linear spreading, tube 

 1-1| in., blade ^ in., stamens 8, inserted at the base of the 

 sepals, style stout, stigmas petal-Uke, arching over the 

 stamens, 2-fid, with a transverse dorsal crest ; capsule 

 leathery, 3-sided, enclosed in the spathe, seeds many. 



Iris spuria, 



Iridace^. 



F. B. I. vi. 272. 



Kashmir. 6,000 ft. 



(Clarke). 



large, leaves 1-3 ft. by |-H in., sword-like, leathery, 

 streaked, spathes 2-8-flowered, 2-3 in. long, linear-oblong, 

 flowers 2-3 in. diam., lilac, sepals | in., broad, stalk keeled, 

 petals l-l in., broad, style-arms 1 in. long, crests small, 

 triangular, capsule 1-2 in., 6-ribbed, long-beaked ; for 

 other characters see the last species. 



Iris aurea, 



Iridaceje. 

 F. B. I. vi. 273. 

 Kashmir (Eoyle, 

 Jacqeumont). 



very Hke the last species, but flowers yellow and 

 larger. 



Iris milesii, 



Iridace^. 

 F. B. I. vi. 273. 

 Kulu and Karbutta 

 Valleys (Brandis). 



hke the last species, but the flowers are purple, the 

 sepals are crested, style-arms with a large fringed crest, 

 spathes many-flowered, flower heads branched. 



Iris nepalensis, 



Chalnandar, sosan , 



shuti, chiluchi. 



Iridace^. 



F. B. I. vi. 273. 



Himalaya, 



5-10,000 ft. 



Simla (Collett). 



small, rootstock with fleshy finger-like roots, leaves 

 6 in. long at flowering time, 24 in. by 6 in., afterwards 

 streaked with purple linrs and dots, spathes U-2 in. long, 

 2-3-flowered, flowers pale lilac, 1| in. long, style- arms 1 in. 

 and less, capsule 1-1^ in., oWong, flattened, 3-angled with 

 a long slender beak ; for other characters see the last species. 

 Cultivated in Kashmir and Hazara in graveyards and 



gardens. 



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