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CI. IRIDACEiE 
stigmas 3, petal-like, with 2 lobes reflexed over the stamens. 
Capsule 3-sided, ribbed, enclosed in the persistent spathe, opening 
by 3 valves ; seeds numerous, globose or flattened. 
Flowers pale lilac. Outer perianth-segments crested . 1. I. nepalensis. 
Flowers bright lilac. Outer perianth-segments mottled, 
bearded . . . . . . . . . . 2. I. kumaonensis. 
1. Iris nepalensis, Don ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 273. Stems 6-12 in. 
Leaves 6-12 in. long at the time of flowering, lengthening after- 
wards, J in. broad. Spathe 14-2 in. Perianth-tube 1\ in. ; seg- 
ments pale lilac, 1-1^ in., outer ones \ in. broad, a yellow, ridge- 
like crest along the centre, inner ones ^ in. broad. Stigmas 1 in. 
long, deeply 2-lobed, margins toothed. Capsule 1-1^ in., oblong. 
(Kg. 172.) 
Simla, common ; April-June. — Temperate Himalaya. 
2. Iris kumaonensis, Wall . ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 274. Rootstock 
thick, creeping ; stems 4-12 in., usually tufted. Leaves 4-12 in. 
long at the time of flowering, lengthening afterwards, in. 
broad. Spathe 3 in., often enveloped by the uppermost leaf. 
Perianth-tube 2-2J in. ; segments bright lilac, 1J-2 in. long, outer 
ones mottled and bearded with a central line of yellow-tipped 
hairs, inner ones \ in. broad. Stigmas J in. long, margins entire, 
the tip deeply 2-lobed and toothed. Capsule 1-2 in., ovoid, ends 
pointed. 
Marali, 10,000 ft., and perhaps on Huttoo ; June.— W. Himalaya. 
CII. HYPOXIDACE./E 
Rhizome tuberous, globose, coated with fibres. Leaves radical, 
grass-like. Flowers 2-sexual, regular, usually solitary on slender, 
axillary scapes. Perianth sessile on the top of the ovary, 6-parted ; 
segments in two series, lanceolate, spreading. Stamens 6, at the 
base of the segments. Ovary inferior, 3-celled ; ovules many ; 
style short, thick, stigmas 3, erect. Capsule 3-valved ; seeds 
many. — Asia, Africa, Australia, America. 
HYPOXIS. From the Greek hypo, beneath, and oxys, sharp ; 
referring to the base of the capsule. — Asia, S. Africa. 
Hypoxis aurea, Lour. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 277. A stemless, peren- 
nial, hairy herb ; tuber globose or oblong, clothed with black fibres, 
and emitting several pale, fleshy roots. Leaves radical, sheathing 
at the base, linear, usually 3-6 in., sometimes 16 in. long, £ in. 
