sau IRIS 



throat ; inner segments larger and broader : style 

 branches very convex; crests large. B.M. 7379. Gn. 

 48, p. 8; 50:1UH'J aiul [.. X\:\. 



76. IbSrioa, II"ltin. I )\v;nt, with a large flower: Ivs. 

 3-6 in. long, ikuimu , \. i\ l:ili;ite: stem 3-4 in. long: 

 outer segments r<.uniir.l-")..iv:it<-. "J in. broad, pale brown, 

 closely veined and blotched with purple-brown and with 

 a shining dark patch on 

 the throat ; inner seg- 

 ments connivent, pure 

 white, faintly veined, 

 with a few wine - red 

 -il'ots at base. Caucasus 

 .iiid mountains of Ar- 

 menia and Persia. B.M. 

 ."i847. Gt. 386 and 723. 

 F.S. 19:1963. R.H. 1873: 

 370. Gn. 10:49. l.H. 19: 

 106. G.C. II. 11:693. F. 

 lS73:2,i. P.M. 1875: 168. 

 - Hardy. 



77. Susiina, Linn. 



MilUKNiNU IKIS. Fig. 



1179. Lvs. very glau- 

 i-ous, 6-9 in. long, nearly 

 1 in. broad : outer seg- 

 ments obovate, 3 in. long, 

 brownish purple, veined 

 and spotted with black- 

 brown, with a brown 

 beard ; inner segments 

 brownish white, spotted 

 with violet - brown and 

 black. Asia Minor and 

 Persia. B.M. 91. F. S. 

 11:1087,1088. R.H. 1859. 

 p. 322, 323. Gn. 32, p. 193 

 and 39:800. — The best 

 known of this group. 

 Said to have been in- 

 troduced from Constan- 

 tinople in 1753. Name 

 from a city in Persia. 

 Not entirely hardy 

 North, but a good pot- 

 plant. Var. major, Hort. 

 Bluish, tinted brown. 



78. Gitesii, Poster. 

 Habit and foliage of /. 

 Siisian a : outer seg- 

 ments orbicular, 3 in. 

 broad, cream - white, 

 sometimes sky-blue, cov- 

 ered with a network of 

 fine veins, giving them a 

 light gray tint; inner 

 segments larger, pale 

 purple or yellow. •' Dry 



regions, Armenia. Gn. 43: 897, and 52, pp. 88 and 279. 

 G.C. III. 8:17. A.G. 13:60. -The largest-fld. of its sub- 

 genus. Pis. about twice as large as in I. Susiana. 

 Quite hardy. 



79. Nazartna, Hort. (/. Sdrii. 

 Foliage and stem of /. Susinna. 

 segments obovate, straw-oolorec 

 brown veins and blotched with :i 

 near the claw; beard dark pur| 

 running down the claw; inner 

 with thin blue veins. Palestine. 

 plant without definitely determi 



1179. lype of Oncocyclus Iris- 

 Ins Susiana (X ' )) 

 Type of diffusely bearded flower. 



ayriia. Post.). 



with red and 

 lil.M k-.-rimson 



:■ i-i white, 

 :Im,1 this 

 -- -n iiiatie po- 

 . It is related to /. Sarii and to J . Jiismatrkiana, 

 and differs from the other members of this section by 

 its long, creeping, stoloniferous rhizome. See Gn. 43, 

 p. 133. l.H. 42, p. 78. Gt. 42, p. 487 and supp. pi. 



80. luplna, Poster. Lvs. 1 ft. long: stem 6 in. high, with 

 2 lvs. and 1 fl. : outer segments obovate-euneate, yel- 

 lowish green, with red-brown veins and a velvety dark 

 brown patch on the throat; claw with a yellowish beard ; 

 inner segments orbicular, with a short claw, colored 

 like the outer ; style cre.sts large, toothed. Turkish 

 Armenia, where it'is called "Wolf's Ear," hence the 

 specific name. Gn.43:897 and 54, p. 59. 



BBB. Lvs. terete I 



Bulb I 



81. Xiphium, Linn. {T. Hispdnica, Hort. /. spectdbi- 

 lis, Spach). Spanish Iris. Fig. 1180. Lvs. about 1 ft. 

 long: stem 1-2 ft. high: pedicel long: tube obsolete: 

 outer segments 2-2K in. long, violet-purple, yellow in 

 the center; inner segments as long, but narrower. Late 

 June. Spain and N. Afr. B.M. 686. Gn. 20:308 and 30, 

 p. 385. — Long cult, and well known. Hardy in N. .7. in 

 protected situations. Var. LuBltanica, Ker. (/. Lusi- 

 tdnica, Hort.). Pis. yellow. B.M. 679. 



1180 Ins Xiph 



Tvre of bulbous Ins, 



82 ziphioldes Ehrh (/ Anqhca Hort ) English 

 Ibis L^ s about 1 ft stem 1 2 ft fls dark violet- 

 ) urple in the topical form outer segments orbicular, 

 ^ellow in the center inner segments shorter oblong, 

 trench and Spanish Pyrenees BM 687 On. 30, p. 

 384; 31:586. 



