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sixteenth century. L'Obel .l.-scribed it in 1576. The 

 younger Linnaeus referred it to the genns Ferraria, and 

 some of theTigridias are yet cultivated under that name. 

 Ferraria, however, is a South African genus, and all the 

 parts of the perianth are nearly equal. T. Pavonia is 

 cultivated in many forms, and is the only common spe- 

 cies in gardens. The flowers of all Tigridias are fugi- 

 tive, lasting only for a day. See Baker, Iridea?, 67 (1892). 

 Tigridias are tender "bulbs " requiring the treatment 

 given Gladiolus. Plant in well-prepared soil when set- 

 tled weather comes, 2 or 3 inches deep and 4 to 8 inches 

 apart. The principal blooming period is July and Aug- 

 ust. Allow the corms to remain in the ground until 

 danger of frost approaches, then store in a dry place 

 where dahlias or gladioli will keep. See that the corms 

 are dry before being placed in storage. Prop, by corm- 

 els and seeds. Best colors are got in warm weathi 



A. Pis. large {often 4 in. or more across): the two 

 rows of perianth-segments very dissimilar: stig- 

 mas decurrent. ( Tigridia proper. ) 

 Favdnia, Ker-Gawl. Tigek flower. Shell-flower. 

 Fig. 2512. Erect, usually uubranched, VA to 2% ft. tall, 

 glabrous, with several sword-shaped, strongly plicate 

 long-pointed leaves, the spathe-leaves 3-5 in. long: fls. 

 proilurod in succession through the warm season, very 

 hiri;.' :iii(l sli..wy, in some forms 5 and 6 in. across, 

 od'Uy iriarkt'tl. with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped cen- 

 ter and wiilr spreading limb formed by the obovate 

 outLT sc;;ments which are britrlit red on the limb, and 

 purple, yellow or red-spotti-d ..n tliM cluw: inner seg- 

 ments panduriform (fiddli- - -liai" 'I i , alniut half the 

 length of the outer ones, tin- M;uif 'i\ air acute, orange- 

 yellow and copiously spotli-d. .Mix. and Guatemala. 

 B.M. .5.32 (as /"fcraivn Tiiniiliu). l.H. 38:142. Var. 

 conchifldra, Hort. {T. conchillbra. Sweet), has bright 

 yellow flowers. Var. WAtkinsoni, Hort. (var. aiirea, 

 Hort. T. conchifldra Wdtki>isoni,PiiXt.). Raised from 

 seeds of var. eonchitlora pollenized by T. Pavonia, 

 before 1840, by J. Horsefield, Manchester, England. 

 Horsefield is quoted as follows by Pax ton: "In habit 

 and strength this hybrid resembles T. Pavonia, the 

 male parent; but in color and the markings of the 

 flower it resembles T. cotichiflora, the female parent; 

 the large outer sepals, however, are of a very deep yel- 

 low, inclining to orange, and sometimes elegantly 

 streaked with red lines; whilst the spotted center 

 equals, if not surpasses, the brilliancy of either of the 

 species. One of its greatest merits is being so free a 

 bloomer, and as easy to cultivate and increase as T. 

 Pavonia, vrheresLS T. conchiflora is rather delicate, in- 

 creases slowly, and is easily lost." Dutch bulb dealers 

 still offer it. P.M. 14:51. Var. Alba. Hort., has white 

 fls., but has red spots in the throat. Var. dlba immacu- 

 lata, Hort., is a spotless white variety, a sport from 

 var. alba. Gn. 49, p. 361. Var. flava, Hort., has pale 

 yellow fls. with red-spotted center. Gn. 50:1074. Var. 

 CanariSnsis, Hort., is also a pale yellow-fld. form, but 

 named as if an inhabitant of the Canaries. Var. IMea 

 immaculd,ta, Hort., has pure yellow spotless flowers. 

 Var. rdaea, Hort., has rose-colored fls., with yellow va- 

 riegated center. Var. lll^cea, Hort., has lilac fls., with 

 spotted center. Gn. 45:955. Var. specldsa, Hort., is a 

 partially dwarf form with deeper red color, the interior 

 of the cup being similar in color to the limb. Described 

 in 1843. Var. grandiSldra, Hort., has flowers much like 

 those of T. Pavonia itself i-xccpt that they are larger 

 and brighter colored, (in. '4.'., p. 263. Identical with 

 this, orsubtypesof it, are the forms known as Wheeleri, 

 eoccinea, splendens. Most of the marked departures in 

 colors of Tigridia Pavonia are recent. In catalogues 

 the above names often appear as if they were species 



2512. Tiger-flower — Tigridi 



gin, the blade orange, tinged with scarlet, but not at all 

 spotted as in T. Pavonia. The more essential differ- 



the form of the petals, which have a broadly 

 reniform base, with a much narrower small 



-ovate acute blade. The sepals are also 



[d more oblong in outline." Northern Mex. 



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