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Beardless Flag Iris — continued. 
The varieties of Sibirica, including Orientalis, are graceful in water. All the other Iris in this group, with the 
exception of Cristata , Iberica, Ruthenica, Stylosa , Susiana, Tectorum, and Tuberosa, may be grown as marsh 
aquatics. Cristata is charming on dry banks and rock-work in sunny sheltered places ; Iberica and Susiana 
require special treatment, and Dr. Foster grows this beautiful Iris successfully, planted in a frame from which 
all moisture is excluded from the middle of June to the middle of October. From October till in flower the 
lights are removed and the plants exposed to all weathers. From a very small space, Dr. Foster cuts multitudes 
of flowers of the finest quality. Fcstidissima is valu ible for damp shady situations, and its seed vessels 
arc much prized; Tectorum is found on the thatched roofs of Chinese houses. 
Cristata forms a tuft where it is happy, and in such a place we have seen in May, about a square yard, 
covered with hundreds of flowers and flower buds, forming a dense mass of the richest amethystine-blue 
flowers, surpassing any sight of the kind we had ever before seen. Stylosa prefers a somewhat dry situation, 
and established plants have been in flower with us at Tooting from January to April. Tuberosa, the snake’s-head 
Iris, is perhaps the most fantastic flower which March produces. Ruthenica is remarkable for its fan-like dwarf 
growth and elegant blue flowers in July ; Versicolor and Virginica are very beautiful ; Orientalis is a splendid 
form of Sibirica, but with larger flowers, and more decided colour, which in refinement is unsurpassed. Notha 
is as remarkable as it is beautiful ; Longipetala and Brevijlora are charming ; Graminca latijolia has remark- 
ably graceful foliage, and flowers as distinct as they are beautiful. 
1197 Acorus gramineus, fol. varlegatls, ^ ft. each 
1198 Aurea, golden-yellow , a noble species , 4 ft 
1199 Bastard!, canary-yellow, 3 ft 
1200 Cristata, rich amethyst-blue, spotted deep blue, and striped orange, charming , ^ft., per doz. 5/6 
1201 Cuprea, S. and F. orange, a most remarkable flower resembling a small Day lily, 2 ft 
1202 Foetidissima, the scarlet-berried seed vessels are prized for Christmas decoration, ft 
1203 Gulden stadtii, white and golden-yellow, 3 ft 
1204 Graminea, blue and purple, 1 ft 
1206 ,. latifolia, blue and purple, 1$ ft 
1206 HumiJis, S purple, F. purple, reticulated white ; this is a very distinct species ; it has leaves 
about 2 feet long, while the flowers are produced close to the ground 
1207 Iberica, a dwarf species of great beauty, with large pure satiny white flowers, lower petals rich 
brown-purple, spotted black, 1 ft 1/6 & 
1208 Longipetala, S. lavender , F. white, reticulated blue , 2 ft 
1209 ,, breviflora ; this species appears, from the foliage and the similarity in colour of 
flower, to be a variety of Longipetala ; it is very handsome, 2 ft 
1210 Mcnaterii, 5. and F. golden-yellow, a splendid species 
1211 Notha (Spuria major), S. rich purple, F. blue, spotted yellow, very handsome, 2 ft 
1212 Ochroleuca 5. pure white, F. white and yellow, 3 ft per doz., 10/6 
1213 Orientalis /sanguinea), S. and F. velvety blue, very beautiful, 3 ft „ 7/6 
1214 Prismatica, S. and F. rich light blue, spotted orange, a rare species, 2 ft 
1216 Pseudo-Acorus, yellow, for planting in marshes and water courses, 3 ft per doz., 5/6 
1216 ,, japonicus fol. variegatis, a beautifully variegated foliage plant, 3 ft 
1217 ,, pallidus, delicate primrose, 3 ft 
1218 P eichenbachiana, S. and F. rich purple-blue 2 ft. . 
1219 Ruthenica, blue, a pretty miniature species, with a distinctive fan-like foliage, $ ft 
1220 Setosa, 6'. and F. rich violet-biue, 3 ft ••• 
1221 Sibirica, S. bright blue, F. blue, reticulated white, 3 ft per doz. 4 s. 6 d. 
1222 ,, acuta] *S. and F. blue, reticulated white, i£ ft 
1223 ,, alba, S. white, F. mottled purple, 3 ft 
1224 ,, Euterpe, S. purple , F. blue, reticulated white 
1226 ,, atro-purpurea, S. and F. purple, very fine, 3 ft. 
1226 ,, grandiflora, 5. bright blue, F. blue , reticulated white 
1227 ,, grandiflota prsecox, S. purple, F. blue-purple, reticulated white, 3 ft , 
1228 ,, lactea, 5. milky white, F. white, reticulated brown, 3 ft 
1229 ,, minor, S. blue, F. blue, reticulated white, 2 ft 
1230 Spuria, S. and F. blue, 3 ft — 
1231 ,, stenogyna, 5. and F. whitish, 3 ft 
1232 Stylosa, S. and F. beautiful light blue, winter-flowering, 1 ft . gd., is. & 
1233 Susiana, blush, tinted brown , and netted with dark Lines, a grand species, 1^ ft. ...per doz. 5/6 
1234 Tectorum syn. tomiolopha, lovely blue crested flowers, beautifully spotted , 1^ ft 
1236 Tolmeana, .S' and F. rich lilac, with yellow spot, very handsome, 2 ft 
1236 Tuberosa < Snaheshead ), violet and *reen, $ ft per doz. 2/6 
1237 Versicolor kermesina, 5. red-lilac, F. rose-purple , 1 ft 
1238 Virginica, S. lilac, F. rich purple with white spot, 3 ft per doz. 5/6 
1239 ,, columnse. S. and F. lilac . 3 ft 
1240 ,, Bansonl, S. blue , F. lilac, with conspicuous yellow spot, 3 ft 
1241 ,, pulcheUa, S. and F. red-lilac . 3 ft * per doz. 7/6 
1242 ,, major, S. pale lilac, F. red-lilac, with white spot, 3 ft. per doz. 7/6 
IXIAS, MORPHIXIAS, SPARAXIS, TRIT0NIAS, AND BABIANAS. 
Culture In-Doors. — From September to December plant in a five-inch pot five or six bulbs, using a 
compost of turfy loam, leaf soil, and silver sand. Make the soil firm about the bulbs, then plunge the 
pots in ashes in a cold pit or frame, and withhold water till the plants appear, then at first give sparingly. 
Except during wet or frosty weather, the lights should be left off. Early in February, the plants having made 
sufficient growth, remove them to the greenhouse, and carefully attend to the watering. 
Culture Out-Doors. — Plant from October to January, at a depth of three to four inches, and two to 
three inches apart, in a prepared light loamy soil, thoroughly drained, the bed raised six inches above the 
general level, with a due south aspect. Should the earlier plantings make foliage in autumn, protection must 
be given during severe frost, and this is best done by hooping the beds over, and, when necessary, covering 
with mats ; or Tiffany may be used, and can remain on till the danger from severe frost has passed. 1 he plantings 
made in December and January need no protection beyond a little fern, which gradually remove m spring as 
the plants spear through it ; as these late plantings will flower later in summer than the earlier ones, select a situa- 
tion for them where the sun’s rays will be somewhat broken, and the blooming period will thereby be prolonged. 
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