﻿60 
  SEEDS 
  AND 
  PLANTS 
  IMPORTED. 
  

  

  28833 
  to 
  28874— 
  Continued. 
  

  

  28852. 
  Iris 
  attica 
  Boiss. 
  and 
  Heldr. 
  

  

  "Stem 
  short 
  or 
  almost 
  none; 
  leaves 
  wide, 
  falcate, 
  equaling 
  or 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  

   spathe; 
  limb 
  violet 
  or 
  yellow, 
  external 
  segments 
  slightly 
  shorter, 
  reflexed, 
  

   bearded 
  within. 
  " 
  {Bailey.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  In 
  stony 
  places 
  on 
  the 
  lower 
  slopes 
  of 
  Mount 
  Parnassus 
  and 
  in 
  

   the 
  province 
  of 
  Attica 
  in 
  Greece. 
  

  

  28853. 
  Iris 
  cengialti 
  Ambrosi. 
  

  

  "Resembles 
  7m 
  pallida, 
  of 
  which 
  it 
  is 
  probably 
  merely 
  a 
  dwarf 
  variety; 
  

   leaves 
  6 
  inches 
  long, 
  stem 
  about 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  leaves, 
  flowers 
  bright 
  lilac, 
  outer 
  

   segments 
  with 
  a 
  white 
  beard. 
  Blooms 
  May 
  and 
  June. 
  " 
  (Bailey.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Slopes 
  of 
  the 
  Tyrolese 
  Alps 
  in 
  southern 
  Austria 
  and 
  northern 
  

   Italy. 
  

  

  28854. 
  Iris 
  spuria 
  daenensis 
  Kotschy. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  This 
  subspecies 
  comes 
  from 
  the 
  southern 
  part 
  of 
  Persia. 
  

  

  28855. 
  Iris 
  foetidissima 
  L. 
  

  

  "This 
  plant 
  is 
  very 
  distinct 
  and 
  is 
  easily 
  recognized 
  by 
  the 
  odor 
  of 
  the 
  broken 
  

   leaves. 
  The 
  capsules 
  remain 
  on 
  the 
  plant 
  in 
  the 
  winter, 
  bursting 
  open 
  and 
  

   displaying 
  rows 
  of 
  orange-red 
  berries. 
  The 
  flowers 
  are 
  rather 
  inconspicuous. 
  " 
  

   (Bailey.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Central 
  and 
  southern 
  Europe 
  and 
  eastward 
  to 
  Afghanistan 
  and 
  

   in 
  Algeria. 
  

  

  28856. 
  Iris 
  germanica 
  L. 
  

  

  "Leaves 
  1 
  to 
  1J 
  feet 
  long; 
  stem 
  2 
  to 
  3 
  feet 
  high; 
  spathe 
  valves 
  tinged 
  with 
  

   purple; 
  outer 
  segments 
  obovate-cuneate, 
  2 
  to 
  3 
  inches 
  long; 
  beard 
  yellow; 
  

   inner 
  segments 
  as 
  large, 
  obovate, 
  connivent. 
  Blooms 
  in 
  early 
  May 
  and 
  June. 
  " 
  

   (Bailey.) 
  

  

  See 
  No. 
  9103 
  for 
  previous 
  introduction. 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Throughout 
  central 
  and 
  southern 
  Europe. 
  

  

  28857. 
  Iris 
  halophila 
  Pallas. 
  

  

  "Leaves 
  pale 
  green, 
  1 
  to 
  1| 
  feet 
  long; 
  stem 
  stout, 
  terete, 
  1| 
  to 
  2 
  feet 
  long, 
  

   often 
  bearing 
  one 
  to 
  two 
  spicate 
  clusters 
  below 
  the 
  end 
  one; 
  limb 
  pale 
  yellow; 
  

   outer 
  segments 
  with 
  an 
  orbicular 
  blade 
  one-half 
  to 
  three-fourths 
  of 
  an 
  inch 
  

   broad, 
  shorter 
  than 
  the 
  claw, 
  which 
  has 
  a 
  bright-yellow 
  keel 
  and 
  faint 
  lilac 
  

   veins; 
  inner 
  segments 
  shorter, 
  erect. 
  " 
  (Bailey.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Eastern 
  Europe 
  and 
  southern 
  Asia, 
  extending 
  from 
  Austria 
  

   eastward 
  through 
  Turkey, 
  Asia 
  Minor, 
  and 
  the 
  Caucasus 
  region 
  to 
  Mongolia 
  and 
  

   Kashmir. 
  

  

  28858. 
  Iris 
  chamaeiris 
  italica 
  (Pari.) 
  Baker. 
  

  

  "Leaves 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  inches 
  long 
  ; 
  one-half 
  inch 
  broad; 
  stem 
  very 
  short, 
  flowers 
  dark 
  

   violet; 
  outer 
  segments 
  obovate-cuneate, 
  tinged 
  and 
  veined 
  with 
  brown; 
  inner 
  

   segments 
  oblong. 
  Blooms 
  in 
  May. 
  " 
  (Bailey.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Southern 
  Europe, 
  extending 
  from 
  southern 
  France 
  and 
  

   northern 
  Italy 
  through 
  Dalmatia. 
  

  

  28859. 
  Iris 
  lutescens 
  Lam. 
  

  

  "Leaves 
  6 
  to 
  9 
  inches 
  long; 
  stem 
  equaling 
  the 
  leaves; 
  flowers 
  pale 
  yellow; 
  

   outer 
  segments 
  obovate-cuneate, 
  2 
  to 
  2\ 
  inches 
  long, 
  pale 
  yellow, 
  streaked 
  with 
  

   pale 
  brown, 
  undulate; 
  inner 
  segments 
  broader, 
  suddenly 
  narrowed 
  to 
  a 
  claw 
  

   which 
  is 
  streaked 
  with 
  purple, 
  crenulate." 
  (Bailey.) 
  

  

  Distribution. 
  — 
  Stony 
  mountainous 
  slopes 
  in 
  the 
  southern 
  part 
  of 
  France. 
  

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