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776. ROMULEA. 



hvisted or recurved. Upper Steath with a 

 broad margin. Stamens exceeding pistil, p. 3. 

 Grassy. Jersey, n. w. Pr. It. 



777. GLADIOLUS. 



A. Reticulate covering of Root with rounded 

 openings. 



1. triphyllus. FL about 3, in 1 row. 

 Antbers much shorter than filaments, p. 5, 6. 

 Geneva. Mountains of Carr. — Bekt. 



2. palustris. Fl. 3 or 4, secund. Tube 

 twice as long as seed-vessel. Claw of middle 

 Div. curved, remote. Lobes of Stigma papil- 

 loso-ciliate almost from base. Anthers shorter 

 than filaments. Auricles at base obtuse, paral- 

 lel. Caps, oblongo-obovate, rounded at top, 

 marked with 6 equal furrows, p. 5, 6. Mea- 

 doios. e. G. — Koch. 



B. Reticulate covering of Root with long, 

 narrow openings. 



3. communis. Fl. secund. Fil. half as 

 long again as anthers. Amides at base ob- 

 tuse, parallel. Tube half as long again as ger- 

 men. Lobes of Stigma gradually broader up- 

 wards, papilloso-cihate almost from base. Caps. 

 3-edged, obovate, impressed at top. Seeds 

 broadly winged, p. 5, 6. Meadows. Stettin 

 and Frankf.-on-Oder. — Koch. 



4. illyricus. Fl. secund. Fil. 1^ anthers. 

 Auricles at base acuminate. Tube thi-ee times 



as long as gei-men. 



Div. of Stigma Mnear 



from the base to the middle, and with a smooth 

 margin ; suddenly enlarged at top with a papil- 

 loso-ciliate margin. Caps, obovate, 3-edged. p. 

 5. Meadows. Cam. Trieste. Fiume. — Koch. 



5. imbricatus. Fl. secund, approximate. 

 Fil. 1^ anthers. Auricles at base parallel. 

 Tube nearly three times as long as germen. Div. 

 of Stigma gradually broader upwards, papil- 

 loso-ciliate almost from base. Caps, with 3 

 rounded angles. p. 5, 6. Grassy shade, 

 meadows. G. Boh. SU. I>ry calc. hills. Nap. 



6. segetum {communis of Bert.). Fl. 

 about 10, in 2 rows. Upper Div. of Cor. di- 

 varicate. Lower Segm. nearly equal, lanceolate. 

 Anthers longer than fUaments. Caps, with 3 

 furrows, p. 4, 5. Corn. Istria. Veglia. Lo- 

 carno, s. Fr. Sic. Nap. 



7. infestus. "Spike lax. Fl. 4-14, ob- 

 liquely alternate. Div. of Cor. alternately 

 pink and pm'ple : uppermost very broad, 

 covering the 2 lateral ones ; 3 lower unequal. 

 Anthers about as long as filaments. Seeds 



globose, prolonged downwards. L. ensiform. 

 p. 4, 5. Fields. Avola in Sic." — Guss. 



8. byzantinus. Fl. numerous, in 2 rows. 

 Upper Segm. of Cor. covered by the lateral 

 ones. Lower Div. lanceolate, the middle 

 largest. Anthers longer than filaments. Seeds 

 winged. L. long, ensiform, linear, p. 3, 4. 

 Corn. Sic. Abr. 



778. IRIS. 



A. Outer Petals bearded. L. ensiform. 



i. Stem decidedly exceeding L. Sp. 1-6. 

 ii. L. as long as, or longer than, stem. 



a. Stem many-fiowered. Sp. 7-10. 



b. Stem 1-, rarely 2-flowered. Sp. 11 

 -13. 



B. Outer Petals not bearded. 



i. L. ensiform. Germen 3-edged. Sp. 14 



-16. 

 ii. L. linear, channeled. Sp. 17-22. 

 iii. L. 4-edged. Sp. 23. 



A. Outer Petals bearded. L. ensiform. 

 i. Stem decidedly exceeding L. 



1. pallida. Stem many-flowered. Sheaths 

 altogether scaiiose. Tube of Cor. about as 

 long as germen. Segm. erect, obovate, all en- 

 tire. Fl. large, pale blue, ivith green cross- 

 lines, p. 4, 5. Grassy hills. Istria. Pisa. 

 Walls. Pavia. 



2. florentina. Stem with about 2 sessile, 

 erect flowers. Sheaths and Bracts with a nar- 

 row, scariose margin. Segm. of Cor. erect, 

 oblong, obtuse, reflexed, entire. Tube about 

 about as long as germen. Fl. white or very 

 /pale blue, reticulate with greenish-yellow 

 veins, p. 4, 5. Walls, Sfc. e. Prov. Be- 

 tween Genoa and Pegli. Terrac. Sic. Carn. 



3. germanica. Stem branched. Lower 

 Fl. stalked, erect. Sheaths leaf-like at the base, 

 with a long scariose upper part. Tube of Cor. 

 twice or three times as long as germen. Lobes 

 of Stigma divaricate. Segm. erect, subrotund. 

 Fl. a full blue. p. 4, 5. Stony, or on walls. 

 Fr. G. It. occ. 



4. squalens. Stem many -flowered. Sheaths 

 leaf-like at base ; upper part scariose. Tube 

 of Cor. 2 or 3 times as long as germen. Segm. 

 oval. Lobes of Stigma porrect, but separate. 

 Outer Ret. pale purple ; inner a dirty yellow. 

 Smells like honey, p. 6. Stony slopes. Heidel- 

 berg. Oj^penheim. Bolzano in Tyrol. Accord- 

 ing to Bert., the bracts have only a narrow. 



