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MORICANDIA 



simule or forkoil low ilowni, iH-arinp T-ti clusters on 

 sliort criH't iHHlunolos: Ivs. hairy all ovor. linear, 3-G 

 m, loiig: cai>s. obloiig, 'sin, long. f. Afr. B,M, 750. 



DD. Lrs. hahy only al edges. 



2. fimbriate, Klatt. Von- dwarf, t (> in. tall: fls. 

 lilac: sts. siniiilo or forkoi^ low down, lu-arinf!; 1-4 

 rliisters on oivct iH^iinu'los: s|>atlu'.-i 2-.'5-tUi.: Ivs. 3-10 

 in a b:vs;i] tuft, linear, iiiueh erispeil, hairy at edges: 

 caps, oblong, 'sin. long. Cape Colony. 



cc. Plants abore 6 in. tall. 

 D. ^'/. proritlal with I iriry If. jukI hdoir infl. 



3. edtllis, Ker. Fl.s. lilae, spotted yellow: .st. naked 

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

 cvlindrical. S. Afr. B.M. 613. \i\v. odora ha.s wliite 

 fls. V:\r. longifdlia h:ui yellow (Is. H.M. 1238. 



DD. S/«. mill l-J produced Ivs. somewhat distant from infl. 



E. Fls. lilac. 



F. Lvs. above S in. long. 



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

 1-2 ft. long: ehistcrs of Hs. 4-ti; fls. didl lilac, ochre 

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

 lanceolate: cai)s. oblong. Cape Colony, southwest 

 district. B.M. 577 {Iris tristis). 



FF. Lv.'i. less than S in. long. 



5. Thdmsonii, Baker. .V rigid herb of rush-like habit: 

 lvs. terete, tl-furrowed: fls. 1^4 in. diani. in spicately 

 arranged fascicles; perianth lilac, yellow at base, 

 spotted brown, midribs darker lilac inside, reddish 

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



C. juncea, Linn. Fls. lilac, in 2-3 clusters: lvs. 2-3 

 in. long, falcate, linear comi)licate: st. very slender, 6-8 

 in. long: ovary oblong. Cape Colony. 



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

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

 }'z-l ft. long: clu.sters of fls. 5-20; fls. lilac: caps, clavate 

 or oblong, 5-^-3 2'n- long. Cape Colony, northward to 

 Transvaal. 



EE. Fls. bright yellow. 



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

 smUharen: .sepals revolute; styles crested, cross('d like 

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

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



9. spath^cea, Ker. Lvs. 1 only protluced, strongly 

 ribbed, 1'^ 2 ft. long: st. stout, 2-3 ft. long: spatlies 

 2-4-fld.; ])erianth bright yellow; crests large, lanceolate. 

 Cape Colony. B.M. 6174 (Dietcs Huttani). 



BB. Inner scgms. inainsjnnmus. 

 c. Color of fls. chiefly orange-red. 



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

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

 blue-black or greenish black si)ot at the glabrf)us base: 

 lvs. narrow, linear, usually pilose: si)atho-valves 

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

 (7m villdsa, Ker). Lvs. pilose: outer segms. bright 

 purple, with a blue-I)lack .spot and a hairy claw. B.M. 

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

 yellow, un.spotted. B.M. 772 (Mor^ii Irirus/ns var. hitea). 

 Cape Colony, .southwest district. — In M. I'ovoriio and 

 ,1/. gtaucopvi the inner .segms. have a large central cusp 

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

 s<;gms. have 3 large cusps. 



CC. Color of fls. chiefly white. 

 t). Spolt/'d hhie. 



11. glaucopis, Drap. Outer R<!gms. white, with a 

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

 1 J^2 ft. long; u.sually 1-3-branched: caps, clavate: 

 crest large, lanceolate. Cape C^olony, southwest dis- 

 trict. B.NI. 168 (erroneou.sly as Iris Pavonia). — In this 



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

 while M. Pavonia has none. 



DD. Spoiled hroum. 



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

 with a pvn-i)lisli spot: |)roduce(l If. single, long, firm, 

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

 with 3-4 erect Ijranchcs: spathe-valves scarioso at tip: 

 caps, clavate. Cape (Colony, southwest district to 

 Natal. B.M. 696. 



AA. Rootstock a rhizome, short, creeping. 



I). Color of fls. chiefly white. 



c. Height of plant 6'-S ft. 



13. Robinsoniana, Moorc&MucW. (IrisRobin.'ioniana, 

 Mucll.). Wkdding Iius. Rhizome short: lvs. radical, 

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

 jierianth ))ure white, outer segms. spotted red and 

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

 "Isl., Au.stral. B.M. 7212. O.F. 4:3.55; 10:255. J.II. 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 

 sliort, sheathing, lanceolate bracts: lvs. in fan-shaped 

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

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

 J/^-i 2in. long, marked with blue. In Calif, this species 

 is very satisfactiiry, blooming once a fortnight from 

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

 19:i861 (Iris crassif olio). G.C. III. 43:88. G.L. 26:92. 

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

 Var. Johnsonii, Hort. Differs from type in having 

 longer lvs., 2' 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, Stcud. Habit of M. iridioides: fls. 2 in. 

 across, yellow, with beautiful brown spots on the outer 

 segms.; style-crests yellow: lvs. 1 J-2-2 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 

 Iris bicolor). R.B. 33:21. 



M. sinensis, Ilort. Fl.-sts. 15 in. ; fls. 1 J^ in. across, golden 

 yellow, spotted and streaked vivid scarlet and oranKe; seeds 

 abundantly. G.C. III. 51;. 37. May be the same as Belemcanda 

 chincnsis, Leman., the blackberry lily. — M. Sisyrinchium^=lTis 

 Sisyrinchium. WiLHELM MiLLER. 



A. C. HoTTES.f 



MORENIA (G. Moreno, physician and naturalist in 

 Lima). I'almacese. Closely akin to Cham:rdorea, 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 knowTi in collections. 

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

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

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

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

 23'in. diam., bright pink. Colombia. B.M. 8527. M. 

 fn'igrnns, Ruiz & Pav. About 6 ft., graceful: lvs. 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). Crurifira-. A few herbs or little shrubs of 

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

 Erect, very glabrous anfl glaucous, branching: Ivs. 

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

 elongated, on .strict pedicels. Only one species is likely 

 to he cult., M . arvensis, Di'. This is annual or biennial, 

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

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

 and summer, vif)k't, with darker lines, attractive. S. 

 Eu. B.M. .3007. {;. ;W:707. Seeds sown in early 

 spring give plants blooming in midsummer. 



