IRIS 



;uneate, 3 in. long; beard white, tipped with yellow; 



: ,nner segments as long, 2 in. broad, orbicular. Late 

 tfay. Known only in cult. Probably a hybrid between 



\. r . Chamceiris and /. pallida. 



66. Suwardwi, Regel (/. linedta, Foster). Lvs. thin, 

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

 !-3 reduced Ivs. and a single head of fls. : outer eg- 

 nents oblong-cuneate, Yi in. broad, 2 in. long, closely 

 eined with oblique lines of claret-purple on a greenish 

 Bellow ground; beard blue; inner segments oblong, 

 vith a long claw, often faintly bearded, veined and 

 inted on the margins with claret-purple. B.M. 7029. 



I 67. Leichtlini, Regel (I. v&ga, Foster). Rhizome 

 slender, wide-creeping : Ivs. in tufts, not contiguous, 

 snsiform, 1-1% ft. long, scarcely glaucous: stem 1% ft. 

 ong, 1-headed, bearing 2-3 fls. and 2 reduced Ivs. : outer 



'segments 2-2% in. long, oblong-cuneate, bright lilac, 

 vith a whitish beard ; inner segments oblong, as broad 

 is the outer, claw also bearded. Turkestan. Gn. 52:1136. 



! - Var. vdga, Hort., has larger flowers. 



68. Korolkdwi, Regel. Rhizome short-creeping: Ivs. 

 glaucous, 1 ft. long: stem 1 ft. long: limb 2%-3 in. 

 ong, milk-white, veined with red-brown in the type: 

 niter segments oblong, 1 in. broad, with a brown 

 )eard and a brown patch in the throat ; inner segments 

 is large, erect. May. Turkestan. B. M. 7025. Gn. 



.58:517. G.C. III. 4:37.-Very hardy. One of the 

 earliest. Variously colored lilac, etc., in cult. Var. 

 ;6ncolor, Hort. Purplish lilac, veined darker. Var. 

 Leichtliniana, Hort. Creamy white, with brownish 



veins. Var. violacea, Hort. Violet, with dark veins. 



IRIS 



829 



SUBGBNUS ONCOCYCLUS. 



A. Outer segments ligulate, much re- 

 duced .......................... 69. 



A. Outer segments not mucli smaller 



than the inner. 

 B. Lvs. pale green. 



c. Lvs. ensiform ............... 75. 



cc. Lvs. linear ................. 70. 



71. 

 BB. Lvs. glaucous. 



c. Lvs. ensiform ............... 72. 



73. 

 74. 

 cc. Lvs. linear. 



D. Stem very short or none. .76. 

 DD. Stem over 6 in. long ...... 77. 



78. 

 79. 

 80. 



paradoxa 



atrofusca 



Sarii 



Maria 



Bismarckiana 



Lortetii 



atropurpurea 



Iberica 



Susiana 



Gatesii 



Nazarena 



lupina 



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

 ong: stem 2-6 in. high: fl. large; outer segments re- 

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

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

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

 16, p. 173. Gt. 386. -A flower with singular combinations 

 )f color. Grows in dry situations, but requires shelter 



j.n winter. Long cult., but not common. 



70. Sarii, Schott. Rhizome short, stout: Ivs. about 6 

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



.ong, with 2 reduced lanceolate Ivs.: pedicel very short: 

 :ube 1 in. long: fls. bright lilac, large as in /. Susiana: 

 :>uter segments obovate-cuneate, l%-2 in. broad, reflexed 

 : from half way down ; inner segments oblong, with a 

 ^hort claw. Very near /. Iberica, from which it differs 

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

 Boiss. Outer segments with many brown-black spots 

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



71. Mariae, Barbey (I. H6len<v, Barbey). Lvs. very 

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

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

 segments orbiciilar, 2> 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 I. Su- 

 iiana, and fls. as large: Ivs. 8 in. long: stem 1 ft. high: 



i outer segments orbicular, ash-gray, with darker veins 



and a dark spot at the base ; inner segments sky-blue, 

 with blackish veins. Lebanon. G.M. 40:250. 



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

 short: limb 4 in. long: outer segments obovate, 3 in. 

 broad, whitish, finely veined and spotted with red- 



$5gr 



1178. Iris Germanica (X %) 



Typical of many species in which the beard is confined 



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. atropurpurea, 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 discernable veins : style 

 crests small. Easily distinguished by its rather small, 

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



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

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

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

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



