IRIS 



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

 inuer segments as long, 2 in. broad, orbicular. Late 

 May. — Known only in cult. Probably a hybrid between 

 /. Chamceiris and I. pallida. 



C6. Suwartwi, Regel (/. linedta, Poster). Lvs. thin, 

 linear, I ft. long, pale green : stem 1 ft. high, bearing 

 2-3 reduced lvs. and a single head of fls. : outer seg- 

 ments oblong-cuneate, K in. broad, 2 in long, closely 

 reined with oblique lines of claret purple on a greenish 

 yellow ground; beard blue; inner segments oblong 

 with a long claw, often faintly bearded, vemed and 

 tinted on the margins with claret purple B M 7029 



G7. Leichtlini, Regel (/. vdga, Poster) Rhizome 

 slender, wide-creeping : lvs. m tufts, not contiguous 

 ensiforra, 1-lH ft. long, scarcely glaucous stem 1\ tt 

 long, 1-headed, bearing 2-3 fls. and 2 reduced h s outer 

 segments 2-2V^ in. long, oblong cuneate, bright Inac, 

 with a whitish beard; inner segments oblong as broad 

 as the outer, claw also bearded. Turkestan &n 52 1136 

 — Var. vAga, Hort., has larger flowers 



G8. Korolkdwi, Regel. Rhizome short creeping lvs 

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

 long, milk-white, veined with red brown m the type 

 outer segments oblong, 1 in. broad, with a blown 

 beard and a brown patch in the thioat , inner segments 

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

 28:517. G.C. III. 4:37. -Very hardy One of the 

 earliest. Variously colored lilac, etc , in cult \ ar 

 cdncolor, Hort. Purplish lilac, veined darker Var 

 Leichtliniina, Hort. Creamy white with brownish 

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



,3-Gi 



73. Lort^tii, 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- 



69. parad6xa, Stev. Plants dwarf: Iv 

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

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

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

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

 46, p. 173. Gt. 386.— A flower with singular combinations 

 of color. Grows in dry situations, but requires shelter 

 in winter. Long cult., but not common. 



70. Sirii, Schott. Rhizome short, stout; lvs. about 6 

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

 long, with 2 reduced lanceolate lvs.; pedicel very short: 

 tube 1 in. long; fls. bright lilac, large as in /. Susiunu: 

 outer segments obovate-cuneate, 13^-2 in. broad, reflexed 



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

 Boiss. Outer segments with many brown- black spots 

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



71. Miriae, Barbey (/. SMeme, 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 orbicular, 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. IIL 28:302. 

 G.M. 37:215. 



72. Bismarcki&na, Hort. Damman. Habit of /. Su- 

 siana, and fls. as large: lvs. 8 in. long: stem 1 ft. high: 

 outer segments orbicular, ash-gray, with darker veins 



1178. Ins Germanica (X ^0 



Typical of miny species m which the be.ird 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. atropurpilrea, 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 discemable veins: style 

 crests small. Easily distinguished by its rather small, 

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



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

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

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

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



