IRIACK^. 603 



2. fiexuosa, Swt. (Morsea flexuosa, L. ; — B. M. 19, t. 695. — Ixia longi- 



folia, Jacq. hort. vind. 3. p. 47, t. 90. — Sisyrinchium flexuosum, Spr. 



syst. \,p. 167.) % C. G. H. Introduced in 1820. Fl. ? 

 Iris, L. {Spreng. syst. 1. p. 126, No. 165 ; — Endl. gen. pi. 1, p. 166.) 

 l.persica, L. (Spreny. ST/st. 1, p. 159 ; — B. M. 1, /. 1 ; — J. Qrah. Cat. 



B. pi. p. 214. — Xi|ihium persicum, Mill, diet.) The Persian bulbous 



Fleur-de-luce. % Persia. Introduced in 1817. Fl. .-' 

 2.juncea, Poir. {Spreng. l. c. ;—Desf. atl. p. 39, t. 4.) "2^. N. Africa. 



Introduced in March, 1841 ; but has not fl. yet. 

 3.lusitanica. Ker. (/i. M. 18, t. 679; — Spreng. syst. I, p. 159.) Q/. 



Portugal. Fl. large, pale yellow, variegated with bright yellow and 



purple, H. S. but rare ; fr. 0. 

 4. Xiphium, L. (Spreng. I. c.~B. M. 18, t. 686 ;—Roxb. H. B. p. 5.) 



% Spain. Portugal. Fl. large, blue- violet, variegated with deep yel- 

 low, sweet-scented, H. S. but rare; fr. Q. 

 b.xiphioides, Ehrh. (Spreng. I. c. ; — B. M. 18, t. 687.) %. Spain. Fl. 



larger than No. 3, purple, variegated with blue and yellow, scentless, 



H. S. but rare ; fr. 0. 



6. tenui/olia, Pall. (Spreng. syst. l,p. 160.) '^. Banks of the Wolga. Si- 

 beria. Introduced in 1818. Fl. ? 



7. ventricosa, Pall. [Spreng. I. c.) %. Siberia. Introduced in 1820. Fl. ? 



8. graminca, Bauh. {Spreng. I. c. ; — Jacq. austr. 1, p. 5, t. 2 ; — B. M. 

 18, t. 781.) 2/. Austria. Introduced in 1818. Fl. } 



9. verna, Pursh. (Spreng. I. c.) % Virginia. Introduced in 1819. Fl. } 

 10. prismatica, Pursh. {Spreng. I.e.; — B. M. 37, t. 1504.) % N. Ame- 

 rica. Introduced in 1819. Fl. ? 



1 1 . sibirica, L. (Spreng. I. c. ; — B. M. 2, t. 50.) % Germany. Switzerland. 

 Dauphiny. Siberia. Introduced in 1818. Fl. .'' 



12. morao'ides, Ker. (Spreng. syst. \, p. 160. — Morsea iridio'ides, L. ; Lam. 

 enc. A, p. 274, t, 31,/. 1 ,—B. M. 19, t. 693 ;—M. irioides, Gurtn.fr. 

 \,p. 40, <. 13./. 2.— Iris compressa, Thunb.) % C. G. H. Fl. largish, 

 white, scentless, H. S. ; fr. 0. 



13. Pseudacorus, L. (Spreng. I. c ;—E. B. 9, t. 578.) % Ditches, pools 

 and margins of rivers in Europe. Fl. large, yellow, the larger petals 

 pencilled with dark purple, H. S. but rarely; fr. 0. 



14. versicolor, L. (Spreng. I. c. ; — B. M. 1, t. 21.) % Virginia. Maryland. 

 Pennsylvania. Introduced in 1818. Fl. ? 



id.cuprea, Pursh. (Spreng. I. c. — Iris fulva, Ker.; B. M. 36, t. 1496.) 

 %. New Orleans. Fl. 3 inches, of a tawny or copper- colour, with pur- 

 ple veins, scentless. H. S. but rare ; fr. 0. 



\Q.virginica, L. (Spreng. syst. \, p. 161 ; — Jacq. ic. rar. 2, /. 223; — B. 

 M. 19, t. 703.) 2/. Virginia. Carolina. Introduced in 1818. Fl. ? 



17. spuria, L. Spreng. I. c. — I. halophila, B. M. 22, t. 875.) % Meadows 

 of Europe, Fl. large, deep-blue. H. S., but rare ; fr. 0. 



