IRIS 



ouneate, 3 in. long; heard white, tipped with yellow 

 inner se2:nients as long, 2 in. broad, orbicular Late 

 May. -Known only in cult. Probably a hybrid between 

 /. Chanueiris and I. pallida. 



CG. Suwardwi, Kegel (I. UneUta, Foster). Lvs thm 

 linear, 1 ft. long, pale green : stem 1 ft. high bearing 

 2-3 VL-dueed lvs. and a single head of fis.: outer seg 

 ments oblong-cuneate, % in. broad, 2 in. long closely 

 reined with oblique lines of claret-purple on a greenish 

 vellow ground; beard blue; inner segments oblone: 

 with a long claw, often faintly bearded, veined «i 1 

 t nte 1 on the margin with claret purple B M U29 



f Leichthni Rp^pI (/ I'lin Foster) Rhi?oi 



U r has Urgei floweis 

 Koiolkowi Re"-el Rhizome short creeping 

 1 1 g stem 1 ft long limb 2^ 3 



73 Lortfitii, Barbey Lvs less than 1 ft. long: stem 

 short lirab 4 m long outer segments obovate, 3 in. 

 broad, whitish hnel> veined and spotted with red- 



oll 



th red brown m the 

 1 n li 

 tlethi 



T 1 „e t -U 3 T ke tan B M C n 



1 III 4 -i -Very hirly One of the 



1 \ 1 colored 1 lac etc m cult ^ ir 



concolor II I rplish lilac vemeldirker \ r 



Leichtlini^na H t Creamy white with browni h 

 V m \ r violacea Hort \ lolet with dark veins 



SUBGENUS 



A. Outer segments Ugulate, much re- 



thiced C9. paradoxa 



AA. Outer seqments not much smaller 

 than the inner. 

 B. Lvs. pale green. 



r. Lrs. en si form T.t. atroJusca 



cc. Lrs. linear 70. Sarii 



71. MariaB 

 BB. Li-s. glaucous. 



V. Lvs. ensiform 72. Biamarckiana 



73. Lortetii 



74. atropurpurea 

 cc. Li-s. linear. 



D. Stem very short or none.. T_6, Iberica 



DD. Stem over 6 in. long i7. Susiaua 



78. Gatesii 

 1 9. Nazarena 

 80. lupina 



69. parad6xa, Stev. Plants dwarf: lvs. linear, 3-6 in. 

 long: stem 2-6 in. high: fl. large; oirter segments re- 

 duced to a mere claw, dark, covered with a dense pile; 

 inner segments 2 in. long, orbicular, lilac to white. 

 Mts., Georgia and N. Persia. B.M. 7081. Gn. 32:628; 

 46, p. 173. Gt. 386. — Afiowerwith singular combinations 

 of color. Grows in dry situations, but requires shelter 

 in winter. Long cult., but not common. 



70. S4rii, Schott. Rhizome short, stout: lvs. about 

 in. long, finally 1 ft., linear-coniplicate : stem 3-6 in. 

 long, with 2 reduced lanceolate lvs. : pedicel very short : 

 tube 1 in. long: fls. bright lilac, large as in /. Susia)ia: 

 outer segments obovate-cuneate, 1^-2 in. broad, reflexed 

 from half way down ; inner segments oblong, with a 

 short claw. Very near /. Iherica, from which it differs 

 chiefly by its bright lilac fls. Asia Minor. Var. liirida, 

 Boiss. Outer segments with many brown-black spots 

 and lines on a pale brownish ground. B.M. 6960. 



71. Mirise, Barbey (/. HUenen, Barbey). Lvs. very 

 falcate, 3-4 in. long: stem 3-6 in. long, with 2-4 short. 

 lvs.: lirab pale lilac, with fine red-brown veins: outer 

 segments orbicular, 2'^4 in. long, with a dark purple 

 patch at the throat ; inner segments larger, more 

 rounded. Desert between Egypt and Palestine. Dis- 

 covered 1880. Gt. 42, p. 488; Supp. PI. J.H. III. 28:302. 

 G.M. 37:215. 



72. Bismarckiana, Hort. Damman. Habit of /. Su- 

 siana, and fls. as large: lvs. 8 Ln. long: stem 1 ft. high: 

 outer segments orbicular, ash-gray, with darker veins 



to the midrib. 



brown, with a dark spot at the throat: inner segments 

 orbicular, connivent, pale gray, with red-brown veins. 

 -Quite hardy N. B.M. 7251. Gn. 43:897; 48, p. 337. Gt. 

 42, p. 490. G.C. III. 12:153. G.M. 36:386; 40:250. 



74. atropurpirea, Baker. Lvs. 6 in. long: stem 4-5 

 in. : outer segments oblong, 2 in. long, purplish black, 

 without veins, with a yellow patch on the throat and a 

 beard of yellow, black -tipped hairs ; inner segments 

 larger, of the same color, with discemable veins: style 

 crests small. Easily distinguished by its rather small, 

 uniformly colored flowers. Gt. 42, p. 489. PI. Supp. 



75. Var. atrofusca, Baker (/. atroHsca, Baker). 

 Lvs. pale green, 1 ft. long: stem 1 ft. long, hidden by 

 the sheathing inner lvs.: limb dark purple-brown ; outer 

 segments obovate, 3 in. long, with a dark spot on the 



