Iris 



Iris 



lie gru., til., very pretty 

 :m<l distinct. 



nrmiensis, 8", St., flowers 

 brood, primrose yel., 

 beard yet. , fragrant, 

 willmottiana. 

 Other Species and Varieties : 



ousiana, 1' to It', Ap., 

 My., br., blk., "spotted 

 lil., distinct and showy 

 (we p. 417). 



tubergeniana, 8' , metal- 



arenaria, 3" to 4", My., 

 yel., striped pur., or. 

 Minor is a dwarf var. 



balkana, 1', Ap.. lil., pur. 



Chainonris, 4" to 6", My., 

 yel. Olbiensis is a pur. , 

 wh., and yel. var., and 

 italica is pur. anil 

 dwarf. 



donglasiana, (i" to 1'J". 

 Je., lil. , pur. Pygmiea 

 is a dwarf var. 



ensata, 1', Je., Jy., HI., 

 pur. (syns. pabularia, 

 iragrans, and longi- 

 spatha). 



fulva, >' to .3', Je., br. 



giddensta'dtiaua, 2', Je., 



wh., or. beard; wh. , 



bl., and yel. vars. (///. 



eriatica and wittmann- 



iana of gardens), 

 hexagona, 3' to 4', Ap., lil. 

 japonica (wr cristate). 

 Korolkowii, 1' to IV, wh., 



br. ; several vars. 

 lougipetala, '2' to 3', sum., 



lil., keeled yel. 

 robinsoniaua (r Moni'u 



robiusoniana) . 

 Tectorum, 1', Je., lil. (*i/. 



tomiolopha). 

 tuberosa, Ap., My., pur., 



yel. 

 virescens, Ap., Mv., gru., 



yel. 



Bearded Flag Irises : A Selection of Varieties : 



apliylla. 



Bridesmaid, lavender. 

 Ga/elle, wh., HI., bl. 

 Madame Chereau, wh., bl. 



neyleata. 



Cordelia, s. lil., f. dark 



crim. 

 Fairy Queen, lavender, 



veined vio. 

 Hannibal, s. lavender, f. 



pur. 



K I ii n h'lis. 



Harrison Weir, s. bronze 

 br., f. en'iii. 



fjerinanu-a. 

 alba, wh. 



Kharput, bl., vio., pur. 

 Purple King, pur. 



uiHu'iin . 



Calypso, wh., veined bl. 

 Due de Nemours, pur., 



edged wh. 

 Mrs. H. Darwin, wh., 



veined vio. 



pallida. 



Celeste, bl. 

 Garibaldi, ro., lil. 

 Madame Pacquitte, claret 

 red. 



rarieflata : 

 Cln'iiedoU', s. yel., f. wh. 

 Darius, s. yel., f. lil. 



In rii/nta yroitjf : 

 Jokai, crim. 

 Kumagai, wh. 

 Nagato, lil., bl. 



Beardless Irises : 

 aurea laucheana, golden 

 yel. 



Hartwegi, 1', My., yel. 

 Mnnspur, bl.. spotted yel. 



XIPHIONS. 



NOTE. The bulbous rootstock is the distinguish- 

 ing feature here. In all cases the leaves are 

 narrow, often drooping, and very elegant. s.= 



.-tiindanls ; f = falls. 



Principal Species and 



alata, Oct., Dee., s. lil., 

 pur., f. HI., pur., spotted 

 yel. ; many vars. 



bakeriana, (i", Jan. and 

 Feb., st., wh., vio., 

 flowers bl., fragrant, 

 earlier than reticulata. 



tilit'olia, 1' to I'', s. deep 

 pur. , f . pur. , yel. spotted 

 (mill. Xiphiou tingita- 

 29 



Lord Grey, fawn, flushed 



ro. 

 lln/art, bronze yel., 



veined wh. 



Sans Souci, yel., veined 

 br. 



Tomoye, wh., bl.,gold. 

 Tanga, deep bl. 

 Yamagata, wh., veined 

 vio. 



hybrid (Monnieri X 



8]>uria). 



Monnieri, golden yel. 

 spuria. A. W. Tait, bl. 

 Notha, pur., lil. 



Varieties : 



num of Botanical Mm/n- 



tin, .")981). 

 Histrio, 1', Feb., e. HI., 



streaked on paler 



ground. 



orchioides, 9", Ap., yel. 

 pcrsica, 3" to 4 ', Feb., 



Mch., flowers pale yel.. 



HI., grn. 

 Heldreichii, 4", soft 



lavender, flowers vio., 

 veined wh., crest yel., 

 4" across, should be 

 grown in frames in pots 

 or pans (mju. steno- 

 phylla). 



reticulate, <>" to 9", Feb., 

 Mch., vio., pur., f. yel. 

 lined, Violet scented. 

 Good for pots, but must 

 not be forced hard. 

 Many var?., of which 

 Kivlagei, more slaty 

 pur. ami not scented, is 



Other Species : - 



Boissieri, My., bluish 



pur., reddish pur. 

 c:measica,Feb., Mch.. yel. 

 Danfordiii-, Feb., Mch., 



s. yel., f. spotted br. 

 fosteriana, Mch., s. pur., 



f. yel. 

 juncea, 1' to IV, My., Je., 



yel. Bulbs eaten in 



Algeria, 

 rosenbachiana, Mch., yel., 



or., pur., fragrant 



two vars. 



one of the best. His- 

 trioides and major are 

 also excellent. 



tingitana, 2' to 3', HI., 

 pur. 



Xiphioides, 1* to '!', HI., 

 pur., Jy. (//*. anglica 

 f gardens and Xiphiou 

 latifoKum). English 

 Iris. 



Xiphium, 1' to 2', Je., 

 flowers various ; many 

 vars. Spanish Iris. 



sind jarensis,Mch., dull lil. 



Sisyriuchium. (i" to 12". 

 Ap., My., HI., f. spotted 

 yel. (si/nx. Morcea Sisy- 

 riuchium of Jiotdiiii"! 

 M/it/aziiie 1407 and 

 Xiphion Sisyriuchium 

 of SotaniaU Moffasbu 



Vartaui, Oct., Deo., lil., 

 yel. crest. 



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