828 IRIS 



Russia. Long in cult. B.M. 16. Gn. 14:135; 52 114:i 

 (var. auretij. Var. honor&biliB, Hort. Yellow, shaded 

 with brown. 



49. flavfisoens, DC. Lvs. 12-15 in. long: stem 2-3 ft. 

 high: Us. bright lemon-yellow; outer segments obovate- 

 cuneate, 2Min. long; beard deep yellow; inner segments 

 obovate, pale yellow. Bosnia to Caucasus and Armenia. 

 B.R. 31:35 (as /. imbricuta). 



50. aphylla, Linn. (T. fun;)!,,, Bii-b. /. BoJnmini, 

 F.W. Schmidt. /. 77",, -•,,■. ,. ^V:,l.^t. A. f.ilr,)!.,. 

 Tausch.). Lvs. glauci-^r ■; i ' , ' ,^-: -tnn '-111:111111,- 

 the lvs., sometimes fn" i !■ .. I-.mI—,-: -.[lailn' 

 valves greenish: fls. d;ii k : -.- 1 ,, -lu.nt-, .ll,l,\■ilt'■- 

 cuneate, 2-2K in. loni,'; ijLlU.l V.ii:.ii iUllLl- SL'l^lULUlS 



broader, obovate. E. Eu. B.M. 2.;G1. B.R. 10:8U1. 

 L.B.C. 20:1970. -No3. 50 to 53 cannot be easily separated 

 from each other by the material available. They are dis- 

 tinguished by slight differences in the lvs., spathe 

 valves, beard, and form of the segments, as described 

 in the text. 



51. Itlrida, Ait. Lvs. 1 ft. long, slightly glaucous: 

 stem not much overtopping the lvs., 3-4-headed: spathe 

 valves green, very ventricose: outer segments obovate- 

 cuneate, retlexed from half-way down, dead purple at 

 the top, veined with dull purple on a yellowish ground 

 below; beard yellow; inner segments broader, dull pur- 

 ple. Southeastern Eu B.M. 9S(). 



52. Benac6nsi3, Kerner. Lvs. 1 ft. long: stem about 

 as long as the lvs., 3-headed: spathe valves lanceolate, 

 herbaceous, tini,''''! with purple, scarious at the tip: 

 outer segments mI ,,,'.. ilnij violet, veined with brown- 

 violet; beard y. I' ■■ ■ \ : inner segments oblong, 

 clawed, brigbi . : 1 , ,i .in! rocks, S. Tyrol. 



53. K6chii, Kiihi. I,.-. 1^-1.5 in. long, glaucescent : 

 stem as long us iLiu lvs.. .i-4-headed : spathe valves 

 lanceolate, the outer herbaceous: outer segments obo- 

 vate, dark violet; claw veined with brown; beard yel- 

 low ; inner segments obovate, clawed, dark violet. 

 Istria, near Trieste and Rovigno. 



54. Florentina, Linn. Rhizome fragrant when dried 

 (orris-root): lvs. l-l'^ft. long: stem exceeding the lvs. : 

 fls. white; outer segments 3% in. long, tinged with lav- 

 ender; claw yellowish veined with purple; Inner seg- 

 ments as large, white. Cent, and S. Eu. B.M. 671. Gn. 

 16:190 and 51, p. 295. -Flowers early, with I.Germanicn. 

 Hardy. Var. dlbicans, Lange. Pure white. Spain to 

 Cyprus. Var. 41ba, Hort. Pure white. 



55. pillida. Lam. (/. Junfmla, Schott & Klotschy. /. 

 Asidtica, Stapf. /. shula. Tod.). Lvs. IK^ft. long: 

 stem much exceeding the lvs., 2-3 ft. high: fls. fragrant, 

 violet, rarely white ; outer segments obovate-cuneate, 

 •m in. long; inner segments orbicular. Differs from /. 

 Germanica by its scented fls., which appear a month 



IRIS 



later. B.M. GS5. Gn. 14:85 ; .33:631; 50, p. 119. G.M. 

 38:441. -Var. speciosa, Hort. Tall, with large, light blue 

 Bowers. 



56. pUc&ta, Lam. (/. aphr/lla, var. plicdta, Ker. ). 

 Rhizome, stem and lvs. as in /. pallida: outer segments 

 obovate, pure white in the center, conspicuously veined 

 with lilac towards the margin and on the claw; inner 

 segments very plicate, white tinged with lilac on the 

 margin. B.M. 870.— Known only in cult. Probably de- 

 riv.Ml fnim r.pallidil. 



"7. Swiirtii, L:iin. ( /. aphyUa, Tar. Swh-tii, Ker.). 

 Mil' !i il«:irl'r tliiiu /. F l..r,-nthia and /. pallida. Stem 

 1 -:',, 11. I'lii-: .-iKilli.' valves flushed with viok't: outer 

 S'jym'.uts 'l-yA iu- 1"";,', iibovate-cuneate, white, faintly 

 veined and flushed with purple on the margin; inner 

 segments as large, much crisped, pure white, except the 

 purple keel and margin. Fls. May and June, long before 

 /. punicJa.— Fragrant. Known only in cult. 



The following seven species (58-64) are closely relateil, 

 the distinctions between them being mainly those of de- 

 gree. Some of them are known only in cultivutiim, and 

 are no doubt derived forms; all are connected by nu- 

 ni'Tous iiitiTiUL-diate garden forms: 



.')S. negl6cta, Horn. Lvs. slightly glaucous, 12-15 

 in. I'lHL'. i-iisiturm, purple at the base: steni taller, \%- 

 2 ft.. iiKiny-fld. : spathe valves green below at the flow- 

 ering time, much tinged with purple: outer segments 

 obovate-cuneate, very obtuse, 2 in. long, violet-blue on 

 the margin, whitish veined with blue in the center; 

 beard yellow ; inner segments erect or connivent, ob- 

 long, as large as the outer, pale lilac. June. B.M. 2435. 

 — Known only in cult. 



59. hjbrida, Retz. {/. omtcna, DC). Differs from /. 

 neijlecta by its longer spathe valves, and its pure white 

 or faintly lilac-tinted outer segments and style branches. 

 June.— Known only in cult. 



60. Germ4nica, Linn. Fig. 1178. Lvs. 1-1>^ ft. I 

 stem 2-3 ft. high : spathe valves tinged with purple 



: segments obovate-cuneate, 2-3 in. long; beard j 

 inner segments as large, obovate, connivent. Cen- ', 

 tralandS.Eu. Early May, June. B.M. 670. B.R. 10:818. 

 l.H. 40:182 (var. Gypsea, pure white). Gn. 48:1033 (dark 

 purple var. ) . - Var. reticulata sub^rba, Hort. Outer seg-/^ 

 ments purple, veined; inner segments lavender. 



61. squilena, Linn. Lvs. glaucous, 1-lM ft. long: 

 stem 2-3 ft. high : spathe valves subscarious : outer 

 segments obovate-cuneate, upper part plain lilac-pur- 

 ple; claw yellow, veined with lilac; beard yellow; inner 

 segments as large, obovate, dull lilac and yellow, or 

 brownish and yellow. Central Eu. to Caucasus. B.M. 

 787. — Many of the German Irises of cultivators belong to 

 this form. Var. Jacquesiana, Hort. Outer segments dark 

 red-violet, yellow at base ; inner segments tawny yellow. 

 Late. One of the best. 



62. Bambuclna, Linn. Differs from /. sqnalens by its 

 less robust habit, narrower segments and elder-like 

 odor. The outer segments are colored and veined with 

 claret, not lilac, purple; inner segments emarginate. 

 Late May. Central Eu. B.M. 187. -Tall and handsome. 



63. Bili6tti, Fost. Lvs. darker green, more distinctly 

 striated, and more rigid than in /. Germanica : stem 

 several-headed, 2%-3tt. long: spathevalves ventricose: 

 outer segments obovate cuneate, reddish purple, with 

 many dark veins; beard white, tipped with yellow; in- 

 ner segments orbicular unguiculate, 2 in. broad, bright 

 blue-purple. Late June. Treliizond. -Very near /. 6'cr- 



64. Cypri&na, Foster & Baker. Plants tall, the branch- 

 ing stem being 3 ft. high, bearing many fls. 6-7 in. in 

 diameter: outer segments obovate cuneate, reddish lilac, 

 with thin, darker veins; claw whitish, with greenish 

 brown veins; inner segments oblong-unguiculate, lilac, 

 spotted with reddish brown on the claw. June, July. 

 Cyprus. — Very near /. pallida, from which it differs 

 only by the longer navicular spathe valves, which are 

 not entirely scariose at the flowering time, and the more 

 obovate segments. 



05. atroviol&cea, Lange. Lvs. very glaucous, 1 ft. 

 long: stem equaling the lvs. : spathe entirely scariose : 

 fls. dark violet, very fragrant; outer segments obovate- 



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