/*/o/'. Don's Descrlptiou.s of the Indian Sjjecies of Ivis. 315 



patentia, sepalis inteiioribus (petalis) breviora et similiter colorata : lobi.s 

 ovatis, acutiusculis, integerriinis, divaricatis. Ovarium angustissiimiiii, 

 triquetruiu, 2^-pollicaie, sursiiin crassius. 



Although this bears a considerable resemblance to Iris Italophila, and even 

 iofœtidissinia, it is nevertheless essentially different from either ; the extremely 

 short scape, and minutely serrulate leaves, will distinguish it from every other 

 species hitherto recorded of this group. 



The specimen in Dr. Royle's Herbarium is a cultivated one, the plant having 

 been raised in the Saharunpore botanic garden from Cashmere seeds. 



5. /. Moorcroftiana, imberbis ; scapo bifioro pedunculis breviore, spathis glu- 

 maceis tubum perianthii subœquantibus, sepalis lanceolatis acutiusculis, 

 ovario 6-sulcato. 

 Iris Moorcroftiana. //«//. Cat. n. 505 J. 



Habitat in Ludak. Moorcroft. 1/ . (v. s. sp. à b. Moorcroft lecta in Herb. 

 Wall.) 



Rhizoma ceespitosum, fibris numerosis filiformibus ramulosis instructum, et 

 supra foliorum emarcidorum rudimentis scariosis v. fibrosis imbricatis 

 coronatuni. Scapiis teres, indivisus, biflorus, pollicaris, foliis omnin5 im- 

 mersus. Folia stricta, anguste lineari-ensiformia, rigida, nervosa, coria- 

 cea, 4 — G-uncialia, vix 2 lineas lata, apice acutiusculo subadunco. Flores 

 pallidè cœrulei, pedunculati, pedunculis subfiliformibus, sesqui v. bipolli- 

 caribus. Spathce glumacese, lanceolatse, acutiusculse, convolutee, mar- 

 gine late scarioso-membranaceee ; altera (exteriore) tubum perianthii 

 subsequante. Sepala lanceolata, acutiuscula ; iriteriora 3 parùm angus- 

 tiora; omnia imberbia, integerrima : /«iMs brevissimus, angustus, 6-sul- 

 catus, sequalis. Ovarinm unciale, teretiusculum, 6-sulcatum. Stigmata 

 (Styli rami) sepalis interioribus latiora, biloba : lobis intequilateri-ovatis, 

 acutiusculis, integerrimis. 



We have already remarked upon the intimate affinity existing between this 

 species and Iris biglumis, discovered by Pallas in Eastern Siberia, and of which 

 there exist two specimens in the IJnnœan Herbarium, which had been com- 

 municated to Linnseus by that distinguished traveller and naturalist. Of 



