Prof. Don's Descriptions of the Indian Species q/'Iris. 315 



patentia, sepalis interioribus (petalis) breviora et similiter colorata : lohis 

 ovatis, acutiusculis, integerrimis, divaricatis. Ovarium angustissimum, 

 triquetrum, 2|-po]licare, sursum crassius. 



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

 to feet idissima, 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 bifloro pedunculis breviore, spathis glu- 

 maceis tubum perianthii subsequantibus, sepalis lanceolatis acutiusculis, 

 ovario 6-sulcato. 

 Iris Moorcroftiana. JVall. Cat. n. 505 1 . 



Habitat in Ludak. Moorcroft. V . (v. s. sp. h b. Moorcroft lecta in Herb. 

 Wall.) 



Rhizoma caespitosum, fibris numerosis filiformibus ramulosis instructum, et 

 suprk foliorum emarcidorum rudiraentis scariosis v. fibrosis imbricatis 

 coronatum. Scapus teres, indivisus, biflorus, pollicaris, foliis omnin6 im- 

 mersus. Folia stricta, angust^ lineari-ensiformia, rigida, nervosa, coria- 

 cea, 4 — 6-uncialia, vix 2 lineas lata, apice acutiusculo subadunco. Flores 

 pallid^ ccerulei, pedunculati, pedunculis subfiliformibus, sesqui v. bipolli- 

 caribus. Spathce glumaceae, lanceolatse, acutiusculee, convolutse, mar- 

 gine lat^ scarioso-membranacese ; altera (exteriore) tubum perianthii 

 subsequante. Sepala lanceolata, acutiuscula ; interiora 3 parilm angus- 

 tiora ; omnia imberbia, integerrima : tubus brevissimus, angustus, 6-sul- 

 catus, aequalis. Ovarium unciale, teretiusculum, 6-sulcatum. Stigmata 

 (Styli rami) sepalis interioribus latiora, biloba : lobis insequilateri-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 I^innoean Herbarium, which had been com- 

 municated to Linnaeus by that distinguished traveller and naturalist. Of 



