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la. SisYRHYNCiiiUM. Perianth 6-cleft ; segments nearly equal, patent ; 



tube scarcely longer than the limb. Stigma 3-partite, segments 

 fihform. Stamens monadelphous. 



2. Tkichonema. Perianth G-cleft; segments equal; tube shorter than 



the limb. Stigma tripartite, segments deeply bifid, slender. Sta- 

 mens distinct. 



3. Ckocus. Perianth 6-cleft; segments equal; tube very long (much 



longer than the limb). Stigma trifid or 3-partite, segments 

 ■widening upwards. Stamens distinct. 



1. Fris Linn. Iris or Flower de Luce. 



Perianth 6-cleft, each alternate segment longer and reflexed. 

 potir Stigmas 3, petaloid, covering the stamens. — ]N"amed from Iptc, 



the rainbow^ on account of tlie beautiful and varied colours of 



its flowers. 



(yellow Water L or Corn-flag) 



sword-shaped, perianth beardless its inner segments smaller 

 than the stigmas. E. B. t. 578. 



Watery places, wet meadows and in woods, frequent. 1\., 5 — 8. 

 T-- Flowers large, deep or rarely pale yellow (Bot. Mag, t. 2239). 

 tt Rhizoma large, very acrid: a piece of it held between the teeth 



* is said to cure the tooth-ache, and is otherwise used medicinally, 



* also for giving a black dye, and making ink. The roasted seeds are 

 recommended as a substitute for coffee. 



2. I. fcetidissima L. (stinking /,) ; leaves sword-shaped, peri- 

 itit: anth beardless its inner segments spreading about as large as 



the stifvmas, stem one-angled. — a. flowers purple. £. S. t. 



596. — /3. flowers yellow. 



laoli , Woods, thickets, and pastures ; frequent in the southern and western 



parts of England, rare in the middle and northern counties : not 

 known in a wild state in Scotland. — j8. About Swanage near Corfe 

 Castle, Dorsetshire; Hants. 2/.. 6, 7. — Flowers much smaller than 

 the last, dull livid purple, or in jS. yellow. The leaves, when bruised, 

 emit a very disagreeable odour, which some have, however, compared 



ylar, ' to roast-beef, whence its common English name, Roast-heef plant. 



;/ji, ' In Devonshire it is so frequent, that one can hardly avoid walking 



jj^fT ! among it when herborizing, and being annoyed by the smell. 



IS 3, {Iris tuherosa L, : E. Bot. Suppl. t. 2818, is a native of the Levant 



f^3' ^ and other countries bordering on the Mediterranean, formerly culti- 



le, vated for its medicinal properties, and cannot be admitted into our 



flora. ]Mr. Borrer has seen the plant in two of Mr. Penwick's five 

 stations, and assures us that "they are very near farm-houses." For 

 the same reason we scarcely deem /. Xiphium, L xiphioides, L pumila^ 

 fri ^"^ ^' Germanica worthy of notice, although all have been reported 



* " indigenous." — Nor can we admit Sisyrhynchium anceps, which is a 



well known N. American plant, — indeed the genus is not European, 

 it has been found near Woodford, Loughrea, Gal way, Ireland, by Mr. 

 M' I Lynam.) 



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