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IRIS 



IRIS 



throat ; inner segments larger and broader : style 

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

 48, p. 8; 50:1089 and p. 333. 



76. Iberica, Hoffm. Dwarf, with a large flower: Ivs. 

 3-6 in. long, narrow, very falcate: stem 3-4 in. long: 

 outer segments rounded-obovate, 2 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 

 spots at base. Caucasus 

 and mountains of Ar- 

 menia and Persia. B.M. 

 5847. Gt. 386 and 723. 

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

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

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

 1873:25. F. M. 1875:168. 

 -Hardy. 



77. Susiana, Linu. 

 MOURNING IRIS. Fig. 

 1179. Lvs. very glau- 

 cous, 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. Gatesii, Foster. 

 Habit and foliage of /. 

 Susiana : outer seg- 

 ments orbicular, 3 in. 

 broad, cream - white, 

 sometimes sky-blue, cov- 

 ered with a network of 



1179. Type of Oncocyclus Iris fine veins, giving them a 



Iris Susiana (X%). light gray tint; inner 



Type of diffusely bearded flower, 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. Fls. about twice as large as in /. Susiana. 

 Quite hardy. 



79. Nazarena, Hort. (J. Sarii, var. Nazarena, Fost. ). 

 Foliage and stem of /. Siisiana, and fls. as large: outer 

 segments obovate, straw-colored, netted with red and 

 brown veins and blotched with a patch of black-crimson 

 near the claw; beard dark purple, with a bare streak 

 running down the claw; inner segments cream-white, 

 with thin blue veins. Palestine. Foster described this 

 plant without definitely determining its systematic po- 

 sition. It is related to J. Sarii and to /. Bismarckiana , 

 and differs from the other members of this section by 

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

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



80. lupina, Foster. Lvs. 1 ft. long: stem 6 in. high, with 

 2 Ivs. and 1 fl. : outer segments obovate-cuneate, 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 crests large, toothed. Turkish 

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

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



SUBGENUS XIPHION. 



A. Stem 1 ft. or more in length. 

 B. Tube obsolete. 



c. Lvs. subterete 81. Xiphium 



cc. Lvs. linear complicate 82. xiphioides 



BB. Tube more or less developed. 



c. Lvs. linear complicate 83. Tingitana 



cc. Lvs. slender, terete or sub- 

 terete. 

 D. Pedicel 1%. in. long ...84. filifolia 



DD. Pedicel short 85. juncea 



86. Boissieri 

 AA. Stem very short or none. 



B. Lvs. acutely quadrangular, 

 very short at the floivering 



time 87. reticulata 



BB. Lvs. acutely quadrangular, 



much overtopping the fl...8S. Histrio 

 89. Vartani 



BBB. Lvs. terete or linear subterete. 

 c. Bulb tunics composed of 



parallel fibers 90. Bakeriana 



cc. Bulb tunics reticulated... \. Kolpakowskiam 



81. Xiphium, Linn. ( I. Hispdnica, Hort. I. spectdbi 

 Us, Spach). SPANISH IRIS. Fig. 1180. Lvs. about 1 ft 

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

 outer segments 2-2% in. long, violet-purple, yellow ii 

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

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

 p. 385. Long cult, and well known. Hardy in N. J. ii 

 protected situations. Var. Lusitanica, Ker. (/. Lusi 

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



1180. Iris Xiphium (X K). Type of bulbous Iris. 



82. xiphioides, Ehrh. (/. Anglica, Hort.). ENGLISH 

 IRIS. Lvs. about 1 ft. : stem 1-2 ft. : fls. dark violet 

 purple in the typical form : outer segments orbicular 

 yellow in the center; inner segments shorter, oblong 

 French and Spanish Pyrenees. B.M. 687. Gn. 30, p 

 384; 31:586. 



