IRIS 



IRIS 



1681 



98. orchioides, Carr. (/.caMcastco, Regel). Fig. 1977. 

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

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

 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 XIPHIDM. 



A. St. 1 ft. or more m 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. ziphioides 



BB. Tube usually more than y^in. long. 



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

 cc. Outer bulb-coats thi n menibronous. 

 D. Outer segms. with a rudimentary 



beard 102. Boissieri 



DD. Outer segms. not bearded. 



E. Inner segms. obovate-lanceo- 



late, emarginate 10.3. filifolia 



EE. Inner segms. lanceolate, 



pointed 104. tingitana 



A.4. Si. very short or none. 



B. it's, acutely quadrangular. 



c. The lvs. very short at flowering 



time 105. reticulata 



cc. The lvs. long, much overtopping 

 the fls. 

 D. Inner segms. oblanceolate. . . . 106. Histrio 

 DD. Inner segms. linear-lanceolate. ...IQl . Vartanii 



BB. Lvs. cylindrical, S-ribbed 108. Bakeriana 



BBB. Lvs. linear, channelled with thick- 

 ened edges 109. Kolpakow- 



Iskiana 



99. Xiphium, Linn. (/. hispdnica, Hort. /. speclcib- 

 ilis, Spach). Spanish Iris Fig. 1978. Lvs. about 1 ft. 

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

 outer segrns. 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 (/. lusiidnica, 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. (/. dnglica, Hort.). Eng- 

 lish Ikis. Lvs. about 1 ft.: st. 1-2 ft.; fls. dark violet- 

 purple in the typical form; outer segms. orbicular, 

 yellow m 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 junccum, Klatt). St. 

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

 golden yellow fls., 2-3 in. diam.; lvs. 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. 

 Mav, 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 lvs, and a single fl.: outer segms. 

 \}2 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. filifdlia, Boiss., not Bunge (Xiphium fdifdlium, 

 Klatt. A', lingilanum, Hook.). Slender and leafy, 

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

 2-2' 2 in. diam.: lvs 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. & Rent. (/. Xiphium, Desf.). 

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

 sheathing bases of the stout, falcate lvs., 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. 111.50:429. 



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

 quadrangular, with horny edges, elongating to IJ^ 



1978. Iris Xiphium.— Type of bulbous iris. (XK) 



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. 1.33; 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 (/. histriaides, Dykes). Outer segras. 

 much mottled with white and lilac on the claw and 

 broad, orbicular blade. .\sia Minor, Persia, and the 

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

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

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



