I RIS PU'MILA. 
VARIEGATED DWARF IRIS. 
var. variegata. 
Class. Order. 
TRIANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
IRIDACE^. 
Native of 
Heijrht. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
S. Europe. 
5 inches. 
May. 
Perennial. 
in 1800? 
No. 614. 
For the derivation of the word Iris, see No. 519, 
and 274. Pumila, from the Latin, little or dwarf. 
For the opportunity of publishing- a figure of this 
remarkbly pretty variety of Iris pumila, we are in- 
debted to our kind friend, the Rev. H. T. Ellacombe, 
of Bitton, near Bristol ; who received it, we believe, 
from some of the continental public gardens, with 
several of which he is in correspondence. Mr. El- 
lacombe s collection of hardy herbaceous perenni- 
als and small shrubs is of the first-rate class; and 
for the benefit of those who are seeking valuable 
plants, we mention that this gentleman is as ready 
to contribute rareties to those who can appreciate 
them, as to receive additions to his own floral trea- 
sures. 
Old authors paid considerable attention to the 
genus Iris, and although Gerard and Parkinson 
may have included some distinct species under their 
name, Chamseiris latifolia minor, still it is more 
than probable that they were acquainted with seve- 
ral true varieties of our Iris pumila. They all are 
valuable as garden ornaments, and require but little 
attention, excepting occasional division. 
Hort. Kew.2, v. 1, 118. 
