IRIS 



IRIS 



827 



cc. Fls. blue, violet, etc., or 



white. 



D. Stem short, scarcely over- 

 topping the Ivs 50. aphylla 



51. lurida 



52. Benacensis 



53. Kochii 



DD. Stem tall, much overtop- 

 ping the Ivs. 



E. Spathe valves scari- 



ous 54. Florentina 



55. pallida 



56. plicata 



57. Swertii 

 BE. Spathe valves green, 



or scarious only on 

 the upper portion. 

 F. Spathe valves 

 tinged with pur- 

 ple 58. neglecta 



59. hybrida 



60. Germanic a 

 FF. Spathe valves not 



tinged with, pur- 

 ple 61. squalens 



62. sambucina 



63. Biliotti 



64. Cypriana 

 BB. Stem 1-headed. 



c. Spathe valves entirely scar- 

 ious at the flowering time.65. atroviolacea 

 cc. Spathe valves green. 



D. Lvs. thin, linear 66. Suwarowi 



DD. Lvs. ens i form 67. Leichtlini 



68. Korolkowi 



17. pumila, Linn. (7. grdcilis, E. Berg.). Fig. 1177. 

 s. linear, 2-4 in. long: stem none or very short, 1- 

 .ided : spathe valves scariose at the tip: fls. fugitive, 

 ;low, or bright or dark lilac : limb 2 in. long. A dwarf, 

 rdy plant, spreading rapidly in borders. B.M. 9. L. 

 I '.'16:1574. Var. alba, Hort., pure white. Var. atro- 

 dacea, Hort., velvet-purple. Var. azurea, Hort., azure- 

 ie. 



18. pseudo-pumila,Tineo(/. Panormitana,Tod.). Lvs. 

 siform, glaucescent, 6-9 in. long, narrowed* suddenly 



an oblique tip, 1-headed, 6-8 in. long, 1-fld.: tube 

 J% in. long: spathe valves green: fls. varying from 

 How to bright lilac; outer segments oblong unguicu- 

 e, 2-2% in. long; inner segments rather broader. Mts., 



illy. 



59. gracilis, Maxim. Tufted Ivs. grass-like, shorter 

 in the stem: stem 1 ft. long, 1-headed: fls. pale lilac; 

 ter segments obovate-oblong, with a yellow beard; 

 ler segments oblong-emarginate, with a short claw, 

 astern China. 



K). Balkana, Janka. Rhizome stout : tufts crowded: 

 *. ensiform, glaucescent, 3-4 in. long: stem 6-9 in. 

 ig, 1-headed: spathes 1-2-fld. : fls. dark claret-lilac; 

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

 nse, white, tipped with lilac; inner segments erect, 

 long. Early May. Balkans. 



.11. bifldra.Linn. (/. frdgrans, Salisb. I. nudicaulis, 

 >ok.). Lvs. 6-9 in. long: stem 2-10 in. long, com- 

 essed: fls. bright violet-purple; outer segments obo- 

 te-cuneate, 2-2% in. long, with dark veins and a 

 ard of long, yellow hairs. Portugal and N. Morocco. 

 M. 5806. 



12. Cengialti, Ambrosi. Resembles /. pallida, of 

 lich it is probably merely a dwarf variety: Ivs. 6 in. 

 ig: stem about as long as the Ivs.: fls. bright lilac; 

 ter segments with a white beard. May, June. Lom- 

 rdy and S. Tyrol. -Often spelled /. Ciengialti. 



13. vir6scens, DC. Lvs. 8-9 in. long : stem 9-12 in. 

 ig, bearing 2-3 reduced Ivs. : outer segments obovate- 

 neate, 2-2% in. long, 1 in. broad, greenish yellow, 

 ined at the claw with purple; inner segments obovate, 

 ill yellow. April. Valais. 



44. lutescens, Lam. Lvs. 6-9 in. long: stem equaling 



Ivs. : fls. pale yellow ; outer segments obovate- 



-2% in. long, pale yellow, streaked with pale 



own, undulate ; inner segments broader, suddenly 



narrowed to a claw, which is streaked with purple 

 crenulate. S. France. B.M. 2861. -Var. Stat611se, Tod. 

 Spathe valves shorter, less pointed, and more scariose: 

 segments broader. Sicily. B.M. 6894. 



45. Chamaeiris, Bertol. (J. Olbitnsis, Henon). Lvs. 

 3-4 in. long, % in. broad : stem very short: fls. bright 

 yellow; outer segments obovate-cuneate, tinged and 

 veined with brown ; inner segments oblong. May. 

 Italy, France. Var. Italica, Parl. Fls. dark violet. " 



46. arenaria, Waldst. Lvs. few in a tuft, linear, 3-4 

 in. long : stem short: limb bright yellow: outer seg- 

 ments oblong-cuneate, 1% in. long, % in. broad; inner 

 segments smaller : very distinct. Rare in cult., but 

 good for dry soils. -Hardy. Var. minor, Hort. Smaller. 

 B.R. 7:549. 



47. flavissima, Pallas. Lvs. thin, linear, 4-8 in. long: 

 stem 1-6 in. long: limb bright yellow: outer segments 

 1-1% in. long, % in. broad ; inner segments oblong, 

 narrower. Var. Blouddvii, Led. (/. Blouddvii, Hort. 

 More robust, with broader Ivs., a larger stem and larger 

 fls. Siberia and Mongolia. 



1176. Iris Japonica. A crested flower ( X %). No. 35. 



48. variegata, Linn. Lvs. 1-1% ft. long: stem equal- 

 ing the Ivs.: outer segments oblong-cuneate, claret- 

 brown toward the tip, much veined with brown on a yel- 

 low ground; beard bright yellow; inner segments erect, 

 oblong, bright yellow, veined. Austria, Turkey and S. 



