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IKIS 



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ninoate, 3 in. long; beard white, tipped with yellow; 

 itmer segments as long, 2 in. broad, orliieular. Latf 

 May. — Known only in cult. Prol.ably a hybrid between 

 /. Chamairi^ and I . paJlidit. 



(;(i. Suwardwi, Kegel [1. linedta, Poster). Lvs. thin, 

 linear, 1 ft. long, pale green : stem 1 ft. high, bearinj., 

 J-3 rednced Ivs. and a single head of fls. : outer seg 

 iiients oblong-cuneate, % in. bruiid, 2 in. long, closel} 

 veined with oblique lines of claret-purple on a greenish 

 yellow ground; beard bhie; inner segments oblong 

 with a long claw, often faintly bearded, veined and 

 tinted on the margins with claret-pnrple. B.M. 7029. 



67. Leichtlini, "Regel {I. nlga, Foster). Ehizonu 

 slender, wide-creeping : ivs. in tufts, not contiguous 

 eusiform, l-lK ft. long, scarcely glaucous: stem 1% tt 

 long, 1-headed, bearing 2-3 Us. and 2 rednced Ivs. : out* r 

 segments 2-2?^^ in. long, oblong-cuneate, bright liia< 

 with a whitish beard; inner segments ol)long, as brt); i 

 as the outer, claw also bearded. Turl-iestan. iJn. 52:li;!f 

 — Var. viiga, Hort., has larger tlowers. 



f)8. Korolkdwl, Kegel. Rhizome short-creeping: Iv? 

 i,daucous, 1 ft. long: stem 1 ft. long: limb 2^2-3 in 

 long, milk-white, veined with red-brown in the tyyn 

 • inter segments obbmg, 1 in. broad, with a brown 

 beard and a brown patch in the throat ; inner segments 

 as large, erect. May. Turkestan. B.M. 7025. Gn. 

 28::il7. G.C. in. 4:37.-Very hardy. One of the 

 earliest. Variously colored lilac, etc., in cult. Var. 

 c6ncolor, Hort. Pnrplish lilac, veined darker. Var. 

 LeichtUni^na, Hort. Creamy white, with brownish 

 veins. Var. violicea, Hort. Violet, with dark veins. 



SUBGENUS ONrOcYt'LUS. 



A. Outer segments Hf/uJafc', much re- 

 duced C.i). paradoxa 



AA. Oilier segments not }nin:h sinalh'r 

 than the inner. 

 B. Lvs. pale grrm . 



c. I^vs. ensiforui 7.1. atrofusoa 



00. Lvs. lineiir 70. Sarii 



71. Mariae 

 BE. Xcs. (flaiirotis. 



o. Lvs. cnsiforiii 72. Bismarckiana 



7:!. Lortetii 



74. atropurpurea 



CO. Lvs. Jini'ii r. 



D. Stem verji short "/■ none . .7\\. Iberica 



DD. Stem over ill. long 77. Suslana 



7K. Gatesii 

 7!). Nazarena 

 SO. lupina 



09. parad6xa, .Stev. Plants dwarf: lvs. linear, 3-0 in 

 long : stem 2-0 in. liigh: fl. large; outer segments re 

 'Inced to a mere claw, dark, covered with a dense pih 

 inner segments 2 in. long, orbicular, lilac to white 

 ^Its., Georgia and N. Persia. B.M. 7081. Gn. 32;02b 

 4(1, p. 173. Gt. 380. — A flower with singular combinations 

 of color. Grows in dry situations, but requires shelt( i 

 in winter. Long cult., biit not common. 



70. Sarii, Schott. lihizorae short, stout: lvs. about ( 

 in, long, finally 1 ft., linear-complicate : stem 3-0 in 

 lung, with 2 reduced lanceolate lvs.: pedicel very short 

 tube 1 in. long: fls. bright lilac, large as in /. Stisiann : 

 outer segments obovate-cuneate, l!^-2-2 in. broad, rede.xed 

 from half way down ; inner segments oblong, with a 

 short claw. Very near /. Iherica, from which it ditTers 

 fliiefly by its bright lilac fls. Asia Minor. Var. lurida, 

 Boiss. Outer segments with many brown-black sjiots 

 and lines on a pale brownish, ground. B.M. 0900. 



71. Miriae, Barbey (/. neJenn\ Barbey). Lvs. very 

 falcate, 3-4 in. long: stem 3-G in. long, with 2—4 short 

 lvs.: limb pale lilac, with fine red-brown veins: outer 

 segments orbicular, 2;o' in. long, with a dark purple 

 patch at the throat ; inner segments larger, more 

 rounded. Desert between Egj^t and Palestine. Dis- 

 covered 1880. Gt. 42, p. 488; Supp. PI. J.H. III. 28:302. 

 G.M. 37:215. 



72. Bismarckiana, Hort. Danunau. Habit of /. Sk- 

 siana, and fls. as large: lvs. 8 in. long: stem 1 ft. higb ; 

 outer segments orbicular, asli-c^ray, with darker vi'ins 



jind a dark spot at tin- base; iniirr sci.nnents sky-))lue, 

 with blackish veins. Lelnuiun. t.i.M. 40:2.jU. 



73. Lortetii, Barbey. Lvs. less than 1 ft. Iciiir: steui 

 short: liml* 4 in. long: outer segments obuvaii-, :i in. 

 l)ro;id, whitish, finely veined and spotted wilh mi- 



ll 8 Ins Germanica \ ) 



T3']ii'';i' <>1" HKiny sjie-nes in which the beunl is rnntiaeil 



to tlie midrib. 



brown, witli a dark spot at the throat: inner segments 

 orbicular, connivent. pale gray, with red-brown veins. 

 -Quite hardy N. B.M. 7251. (in. 43:897; 48, p. .337. Gt. 

 42, p. 490. GiC. HI. 12:153. G.M. 30:386; 40:250. 



74. atropurpilrea, Baker. Lvs. 6 in. long: stem 4-5 

 in.: outer segments oblong, 2 in. long, purplish black, 

 without veins, with a yellow patch on the throat and a 

 l>eard of yellow, black-tipped hairs ; inner segments 

 larger, of the same color, with discemable veins: style 

 crests small. Easily distinguished by its rather small, 

 uniformly colored flowers. Gt. 42, p. 489. Pi. Suj)]). 



7.1. Var. atrofusca, Baker (/. ettrofiUea, Baker). 

 Lvs. pale gi-eeu. 1 ft. long: stem 1 ft. long, hidden by 

 the sheathing inner lvs.: limb dark purple-brown ; outer 

 segments ubi.vate. 3 in. long, with a dark s]'<")t on the 



