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lower Part of the Lip of a yellow 

 Colour, 



3. XiPHiONi angufiifolmm, c&ru- 

 leo-violaceum^ non odorum. Boerh. 

 Jnd. Common narrow-lea v'd bul- 

 bous Iris, with a blue, violet-co- 

 lour'd Flower without Scent. 



4. XiPHiON j angufiifolmm, fiore 

 futeo inodore. Tourn, Narrow-leav'd 

 bulbous Iris, with a yellow Flower 

 without Scent. 



5*. XiPHiONi angujlifolmmy fiore 

 ex violaceo purpurea ^ cdiruleo pal- 

 lefcente variegato, notcttd. Boerh. 

 Jnd. Narrow-leav'd bulbous Iris, 

 with a Violet purple and pale Blue 

 variegated Flower. 



6. Xiphion; angujlifolmm, peta- 

 lis repandis albis, ereciis dilute c&ru- 

 leis, mcumhentibus pallide c<s,rulejcen- 

 tibus. Boerh. lad. Narrow-leav'd, 

 bulbous Iris, whofe Flower hath 

 white Falls, the upright Leaves of 

 a sky blue, and the under ones of 

 a pale bluifli Colour. 



7. XiPHioN J angujlifolmm, peta- 

 Jis repamlis aureisy incumbentibus 

 •pallide finvis, ereciis dilute CAvuleis, 

 Boerh. Ind. Narrow-leav'd bulbous 

 Iris, whofe Flower hath yellow 

 Falls, and the upright Leaves are of 

 a sky blue Colour. 



8. XiPHiONj angu^ifolium, jlore 

 Viajore dilute cAruleo, Narrow-leav'd 

 bulbous Iris, with a large sky blue 

 Flower. 



9. Xiphion; angujiifoliumy fore 

 777ajore, dilute c&ruleo, lineis rubris 

 elegant er jlriato^ Narrow-leav'd 

 bulbous Iris, with a large sky blue 

 Flower, elegantly ftrip'd with red. 



10. XiPinoNj angujiifolium, Jlore 

 majore aibo. Narrow-lfeav'd bul- 

 bDus Iris, with a large white 

 Flower. 



1 1 . Xif HiON j angujiifolium, fore 

 majore albo, lineis dilute caruleOy ^ 

 picHs iiiolaceo dijiincio Narrov/- 

 ieav'd i;)uibous Iris, with a large 



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white Flower, with sky blue Stripes,' 

 and fpotted with Violet. 



12. Xiphion j angujiifolium , fiore 

 majore faturate ziiolaceo^ Narrow- 

 leav'd bulbous Iris, with a large 

 deep violet-colour'd Flower. 



15. Xiphion; angujiifolium, fore 

 majore petalis repandis dilute caru- 

 leisy ereSiis faturate violaceo. NaiL- 

 row-leav'd bulbous Iris with a large 

 Flower, whofe F'alls are of a sky 

 blue, but the upright Petals are of 

 a deep Violet Colour. 



14. Xiphion i angujiifolium, fore 

 majore, dilute cdruleo, petalis repan- 

 dis favis. Narrow-leav'd bulbous 

 Iris, with a large sky blue Flower 

 with yellow Falls. 



If. Xiphion i anguJUfelium, fon 

 majore, faturatius violaceo firiis ru- 

 bris eleganter variegato. Narrow- 

 leav'd bulbous Iris, with a deep 

 Violet- colour'd Flower, beautifully 

 ftrip'd with Red. 



16. Xiphion; angujiifolium, fore 

 majore, petalis repandis dilute CAru- 

 leo, ereciis favo. Narrow-leav'd 

 bulbous Iris, whofe Flower hath 

 pale blue Falls, but the upright 

 Leaves are of a yellow Colour. 



There are many other Varieties 

 of this Flower, which have been 

 of late Years obtain'd from Seeds : 

 Their Numbers are every Year lb 

 much increas'd that way, that it 

 would be endlefs to enumerate 

 them all, therefore I Ihall proceed 

 to their Culture ; in which I fhall 

 firft begin with the Method of rai- 

 ling them from "^ittdi^, that being 

 the Way to obtain new Varieties. 



Having procur'd a Parcel of Seeds 

 from good Flowers, the Beginning 

 of September, you fhould provide 

 fome flat Pans or Boxes, which 

 muft have Holes in their Bottoms 

 to let the Moifture pals off: Thefe 

 fhould be fiil'd with frefli, light, 

 fandy Earth, and the ^^td.^ fown 



thereon 



