IRIS 



Fls. blue, violet, i-tc, or 



white. 

 \>. IStem sJioff, scarcely over- 

 tojipiiig the Iva 



Stem tall, much overtop- 

 ping the Ivs. 

 K. Sp(t(he valves scari- 



IRIS 



82 



aphylla 

 lurida 

 Benacensis 

 Kochii 



K^iniilit' calves grceit, 



or :icarioufi onlij on 



Ike upper portion. 



F. Sp a the V a I v e *■ 



thiijed with par' 



pie 58. 



59 

 (JO, 

 ■•F. Sputhe viiires net 

 tbujed irith pnr- 

 pie C.l. 



Florentina 

 . pallida 

 . plicata 

 . Swertii 



neglecta 

 hybrida 

 Germanica 



squalenB 

 sambucina 

 Biliotti 

 Cypriana 



BB. Stem l-headed. 



c. Spathe vatres entirely sear- 



ioita at the floivering tiineJ_)5. atroviolacea 

 cc. i^pathe valre--^ green. 



D. Lrs. thin, linear Glj. Suwarowi 



DD. ir.s\ en.ilforni (17. Leichtlini 



6)S. Korolkowi 



37. pilmila, Linn. ( /. grihjlll.i. E. Berg.). Fig. 1177. 

 Lvs. linear, 2-i in. long: stem none or very short, 1- 

 headed: spathe valves scariose at the tip: fls. fngitive, 

 yellow, or briglit or dark lilac : limb 2 in. long. A dwarf, 

 hardy plant, spreading rapidly in borders. B.Bl. 9. L. 

 B.C. 10:157-1. — Var. alba, Hort., piire white. Var. atro- 

 violicea, Hort., velvet-purple. Var. aziirea, Hnrt., azun- 

 blue. 



38. pseudo-pumila,Tineo(/. P««o)-jHiYf}/irt,Tod.). Lvs. 

 ensiform, glaucescent, C-9 in. long, narrowed suddenly 

 to an oblique tip, 1-headed, 6-8 in. long, l-Hd. : tube 

 2-23^ in. long: spathe valves green: fls. varying from 

 yellow to bright lilac; outer segments oblong unguicu- 

 l;i,te,2-2K in. long; inner segments rather broader. Mts., 

 Sicily. 



39. irrdcilis, Maxim. Tufted lvs. grass-like, shorter 

 than the stem: stem 1 ft. long, 1-headed: fls. pale lilac; 

 outer segments obovate -oblong, with a yellow beard; 

 inner segments oblong-emarginate, with a short claw. 

 Western L'hina. 



■10. Balkana, J.anka. Rhizome stout : tufts crowded : 

 lvs. ensiform, glaucescent, .3—1 in. long: stem 6-9 in. 

 long, 1-headed: spathes 1-2-fld. : fls. dark claret-lilac; 

 outer segments obovate-cuneate, 2-3 in. long ; beard 

 dense, white, tipped with lilac; inner segments erect, 

 oblong. Early May. Balkans. 



41. biflora, Linn. (7. frdgrans, Sahsh. I. nndieaulis. 

 Hook.). Lvs. 6-9 in. long: stem 2-10 in. long, com- 

 pressed: fls. bright violet -purple; outer segments obo- 

 vate-cuneate, 2-2y.2 in. long, witli dark veins and a 

 heard of long, vellow hairs. Portugal and N. Morocco. 

 B.M. 5806. 



42. Cengidlti, Ambrosi. Resembles /. paHidn. of 

 which it is probably merely a dwarf variety: lvs. 6 in. 

 long: stem about as long as the lvs.: fls. bright lilac; 

 outer segments with a white beard. May, June. Lom- 

 bardy and S. Tyrol. — Clften spelled I. Cienglalti. 



43. virSscens, DC. Lvs. 8-9 in. long : stem 9-12 in. 

 long, bearing 2-3 reduced lvs. : outer segments obovate- 

 cuneate, 2-2}4 in. long, 1 in. broad, greenish yellow, 

 veined at the claw with purple; inner segments obovate, 

 dull yellow. April. Valais. 



44. Iut6scens, Lam. Lvs. 6-9 in. long: stejn equaling 

 the lvs. : fls. pale yellow ; outer segments obovate- 

 cuneate, 2-2^2 in. long, pale yellow, streaked with pale 

 brown, undulate ; inner segments broader, suddenly 



narrowed to a claw, which is streaked with purple, 

 crenulate. S. Pranci-. i-i.M. 2,s6I.-Var. Stat61l8e, Tod! 

 Spathe valves short(^r, less p<.intrd, and more scariose: 

 segments broader. ISicily. B.M. HKH. 



45. Chamaeiris, Bertol. (/. Olbien.^is, Henon). Lvs. 

 3-4 in. loiii.r. i.j in. broad : stem very short: fls. bright 

 yellovv; cjuter segments obovate-cuneate, tinged and 

 veined with brown ; inner segnuuits oblong". May. 

 Italy, France. -Var. It41ica, Pari. Pis. dark violet. 



46. arenaria, Waldst. Lvs. few in a tuft, linear. ;f-4 

 in. long : ston short: limb bright yellow: (juter seg- 

 ments oblong-cuneate, lU in. long, l.j in. broad; inner 

 segments sniallt-r : very distinct. Kare in mlt., but 

 good for dry soils. - I lardy. Var. minor, liort. Smaller. 

 B.R. 7:.-.4<l. 



47. flavissima, Pallas. Lvs. thin, linear, 4-8 in. long: 

 stem 1-6 in. long: limb bright yellow: outer segments 

 1-lK in. long, % in. broad ; iimer segments oblong, 

 narrower. -Var. Blouddvii, Leii. (/. Bloudovil, Hort. 

 More robust, with broader lvs., a larger stem and larg^')- 

 fls. .Siberia and Mongolia. 



1176. Iris Japonica. 



A crestt'd flower (X^i}. No 



48. variegata, Linn. Lvs. 1-1.^- ft. long: st<_^m equal- 

 ing the Ivy.: outer .segments oblong-cuneate, elaret- 

 brown toward the tip. much veined with brown on a yel- 

 low ground; beard bright yellow; inner segments erect, 

 '.dilong, l)riglit yellow, veined. Au.stria, Turkey and S. 



