312 Prof. Don's Descriptions of the Indian Species q^Iris. 



gissimo subfiliformi, sepalis interioribus bilobis long^ unguiculatis, ovario 

 turbinate 3-gono. 

 Iris kamaonensis. Wall. Cat. n. 5052. 

 Habitat in Emodi niontibus ad Kedarkanta (Royle) ; Bydrunauth. Blinkworth. 

 V . Floret Augusto. (v. s. sp. in Herbb. Wall, et Royle.) 



Rhizoma repens, noduloso-ramosum, csespitosuni, supra rudimentis foliorum 

 fibrosis coronatum, infr^ munitum fibris crassiusculis. Scapiis erectus, 

 teres, gracilis, uniflorus, brevissimus, vix sesquipoUicaris, foliis omnin6 

 obvolutus. Folia lineari-ensiformia, apice subadunco acuta, striata, lenta, 

 viridia, 3 — 6-pollicaria, 2 lineas lata ; exteriora latiora, imperfect^ evo- 

 luta, scarioso-membranacea, imbricato-vaginantia. Flos magnitudine /. 

 flavissimce. Spathce insequales, lanceolatse, acutae, conduplicatae, folia- 

 ceae, margine angust^ membranacese ; altero (interiore) breviore. Sepala 

 sanguinea, maculis atropurpureis notata ; 3 exteriora recurvata, spathu- 

 lata, levitfer emarginata, barba copiosa lutescente inunita ; 3 interiora 

 (petala) cuneata, long^ unguiculata, biloba, conniventia : tubus gracilis, 

 subfiliformis, 2-uncialis et ultr^, supernfe dilatatus. Ovarium turbinato- 

 oblongum, 3-gonum, 3-costatum, semunciale et ultr^. Stigmata (Styli 

 rami) rosea, divaricato-patentia, apicibus incurvatis, bilobis, lobis inte- 

 gerrimis. 



This is a very distinct and beautiful species. The form of its inner sepals, 

 and the great length of the tube of the perianthium, as well as its turbinate 

 ovarium, essentially distinguish it from every other ; and indeed there are 

 none with which it can well be contrasted. 



The sepals are of a red colour, and elegantly mottled with dark purple 

 spots. 



We may hope to see this elegant species shortly introduced to our gardens 

 by means of Dr. Falconer, the able successor of Dr. Royle in the superintend- 

 ence of the Honourable East India Company's botanic garden at Saharunpore, 

 and who, I am happy to learn, is carrying out the observations and experi- 

 ments so happily commenced by that zealous naturalist. 



