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101. IRIS FAMILY. OnUv TRIDACK.E. 



Hi'ilis witli pci'ciiiiial in((ts, <iiiiiiiiiiiily with idotstocks, Imlhs, di' conns, an<l with 

 e(iuiluiit lt'uvi.'s(i5i, Vh^. O4); tht- lloWfisiK-ilyct, r»'),'iihirur invj^'uhir ; tiihc ot'thccuiujHa- 



liki.' iicriunth helow co- 

 hi'ii'iit with thr siMfa<(.> 

 of tht^ ovary, iind so a])- 

 ]M'aiiii;4 to ^ifiw from its, 

 MUiiiiiit ; staiiKMis only .^, 

 one Itt'foic each of tlie 

 outff divisions of the 

 ju'iiuntli ; their antliers 

 tiinu'd out wards, i.c.y 

 h)(ikin|j; towards tlic jHjri- 

 antli anil ojK-ninj,' 011 

 that side. Ovaiy 3-colled, 

 niakinj^f a niany-si-cdcil 

 ]io(l : style 1 : stit^rmas 3, 

 iiftt'ii Mat or ])t'tallik(>. 

 Hfiha^i', rootstocks, &i;.y 

 ;4( ncrally acrid or .sliarj)- 

 t ast ('( 1 . Flowers generally 

 showy, and fiom a s])atlie 

 of one or ntoie leaf-like 

 bracts, or from tlie axihs 

 of the uppermost leaves, 



on. rinni III « tphioii invnn imh. .'h.i. lopni itip sivii' niid ni(> ;i iM-rai-iiKP siiu'ihms, iiiKii , ^| 



2iif iiw -I iiiii'iiH. .'.111. M.'n.'iiirnii iiistii :iiiii iiiwi'i- pill r (if iiir till r tiir iMTiiiiiii, iiiv iici cacii oue "generally open- 



Jeii;{t.li\visi' : till' loliaKi' lilt away. .'ilT. l.nwiT liu! iif ii jiinl, ilivijuil crosswise. 518. Sfoil. • i , 



519. .Majjiiiliiil Bullion uf the same, sliuwiii^jllu'i'iiibryo. lU'^ fiUt OllCe. 



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oil. Pl.int iif CroHtpil Pwnrf IifK. 



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M.l. Topnftlio styli' niid tlic ^ jvtal-likp stiirmas, also 



Filament.s nionatlt'li)hous in a tube whicli encloses the .style as in a sheath : sti;:inaH 

 thieail-sliaped : ])eiiant}i 6-i)arted nearly to flie ovary, widely siireadiii|^, 

 opening in sunshine and for only one day. 



Flowers small, blue or puriile, witli 6 equal obovate divisions : stigmas siinide : 

 stems or scapes Hat or 2-wiii^eil, from tibrous roots ; leaves narrow and j;rass- 

 like, {Si.iiirhic/iiuin) ]>i.i;k-kved-Grass» 



Flowers very large, orange and spotted with crimson and puride ; tlie 3 inner divi- 

 sions much smaller and narrowed in the middle: stigmas each 2-cleft : scM]ie 

 terete, from a coated bulb ; leaves i)laited, {'Tiuriida) *TiGEU-FLOWKR. 



Filaments separate : stigmas flattened, or pelid-like. 



Perianth 6-parted down to the ovary, regular .and wheel-shaped, the divisicns 

 obovate-oblong, all .-dike, yellow, with darker spots : seeds remaining sifter 

 the valves of the pod fall, berry-like and black, the whole looking like a 

 blackberry (whence the common name). Stems leafy below, from a rootstoek : 

 leaves sword-shaped. (Farddntki(s) *iii.ACKiiK^iiY-LlL\\ 



