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IRIS 927 



unusual to meet with flowers having a 

 greenish-yellow ground, the falls having 

 thick purple veins, and the standards 

 brown ones, while the style is spotted 

 with brown. 



Culture dec. as above for ' Oncooyclus 

 Irises,' p. 918. 



I. Milesi. — A Himalayan species about 

 3 ft. high vpith pale green, tapering, sword- 

 shaped leaves 1^-2 ft. long, and three or 

 four clusters of large bright lilac flowers 

 borne in May and June on stems about 

 3 ft. high, the falls having deeper lilac 

 veins radiating from the yellow base. 



Culture Ac. as above for ' Bearded 

 Irises,' p. 917. This species flourishes in 

 light rich soil in warm sheltered spots. 



I. missouriensis {I. tolmieana). — An 

 attractive ■ Iris, native of the Eocky 

 Mountains, with tufts of linear tapering 

 leaves about 1 ft. long. Flowers in May, 

 large, pale bluish-lilac veined with purple, 

 the falls being faintly stained with yellow 

 towards the base. 



Culture do. as above for ' Beardless 

 Irises,' p. 917. Grows well in good garden 

 soil, and is useful for cutting. 



I. Monnieri. — A large and handsome 

 beardless Iris, native of Crete, with erect 

 lance-shaped leaves about 2 ft. long. 

 Flowers in June and July, in clusters on 

 stout roundish stems 3-4 ft. high, emitting 

 a sweet fragrance and being bright lemon- 

 yeUow in colour, the roundish falls being 

 sometimes edged with white. 



Culture and Propagation. — This 

 species flourishes in moist situations near 

 ponds, streams, lakes &c., and may be 

 easily increased by division or seeds. 



I. neglecta. — A handsome Iris of 

 unknovra origin belonging to the ger- 

 manica group. The sword-hke leaves 

 are somewhat glaucous, purple at the 

 base, and 12-18 in. long. The flowers 

 2-3 in. deep appear in June on branched 

 stems 1^-2 ft. high, and have bright lUac 

 or deep blue falls veined with purple-red 

 on a whitish ground and bearded with 

 bright yellow, the standards being pale 

 lilac. Many flne garden forms of this are 

 to be met with, having various shades of 

 lavender, violet, blue, and white, among 

 the best being AUce, Alvarez, Cameleon, 

 La Gradeuse, Prince Arthv/r, and 

 Shirley Bibberd, although names are 

 really of little consequence. 



Culture dc. as above for ' Bearded 



Irises,' p. 917. May be grown and in- 

 creased like /. germanica. 



I. nepalensis (/. decora). — A distinct 

 Iris 6-12 in. high, native of the mountains 

 of Nepaul, with small rhizomes covered 

 by a net of fibres, and having white 

 fleshy thong-like roots, and linear sword- 

 shaped, tapering, striped leaves, attaining 

 their fuU length after the blooms are over. 

 Flowers li— 2 in. deep, of a delicate pale 

 lavender, due to thin violet veins on a 

 creamy white ground, the lanceolate 

 spoon-shaped falls having a median ridge 

 of yellow hairs towards the base. The 

 flowers are very fleeting ; they open in the 

 morning and are over before evening, 

 and as they are not produced in great 

 abundance this species is not likely to 

 become a popular garden plant. More- 

 over it requires careftd treatment, says 

 Sir M. Foster. It has to be supplied with 

 plenty of moisture during the summer 

 and kept very dry during the winter. 

 The roots are best left in the ground to 

 ripen, and if they can be treated some- 

 what as recommended for the Oncooyclus 

 group, would probably give good results. 

 The variety Letha from the Chin Hills in 

 Upper Burmah is a better garden plant. 

 It scarcely differs from the type except in 

 having sessile and deliciously fragrant 

 flowers, produced in June and in greater 

 abundance, and of a delicate lavender 

 colour, nestling at the base of a tuft of 

 short green leaves. It should be protected 

 from wet in late autumn to help it to 

 ripen, but afterwards except for a slight 

 mulching of litter on top will stand the 

 winter very well. 



Culture dc. as above, p. 917. 



I. ochroleuca (J. gigantea). — A splen- 

 did beardless Iris of unknown origin, but 

 long cultivated in gardens. It has 

 slender sword-like leaves about 4 ft. 

 long, and flower stems often 6 ft. high 

 bearing clusters of large ivory-white 

 flowers in June, the roundish-obovate 

 falls having a large yellow blotch at the 

 base. 



Culture and Propagation. — There are 

 several forms of this species, some with 

 larger flowers than others. They are all 

 easily grown in ordinary garden soil in 

 moist or dry places, and are effective in 

 borders and shrubberies when in good 

 masses. Increased by division. 



I. orchioides {Orchid Iris).~A very 

 distinct bulbous Iris found wild in 



