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Irideæ (Sp fox-tail you you you you)

Irideæ (Sp fox-tail you you you you) — from Encyclopedia of Plants (1910)

Sp. 12. fox-tail you you you you you You YOE or my Pk C. G. H. 1791.

O s.p.l Bot. mag. 523 or 2 jn.jl WC. G. H. 1774.

O s.p.1 Bot. mag. 553 or 1 ap.my P C. G. H. 1800.

O s.p.l Bot. rep. 177 or 1 jlau Pk C. G. H. ... or 1 jl.au St C. G. H. ... or 3 jn Pk C. G. H. 1774. or 3 0 Pk C. G. H. 1812. 642 648 654 O s.p.l Bot. mag. 537 O s.p.l Bot. mag. 1193 O s.p.l Bot. mag. 608 O s.p.l Bot. mag. 1530 651 History, Use, Propagation, Culture, iχω, to fix, in allusion to the viscid nature of the roots of some species. 5. Lachonerived from to in 96. Trichonema. From θρiξ, hair, thumbnai 97. Geissorhiza. From γεiσσoω, to shape like the tiles or eaves of a house, and ῥiζa, a root. 98. Hesperantha. From ἑσπερη, evening, and avθoς, a flower, in reference to the time the flowers expand. ORDER 1.

TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 637 Tube twice as long as spathe, Segments oblong, Stigmas split gaping 638 Tube the length of the spathe, Segments spatulate concave, Stigmas funnel-shaped 639 Leaves curled 640 Leaves linear channelled 641 Leaves linear nerved thickened at the edge 642 Radical leaves with 4 furrows, Outer valve of spathe convolute rigid, Flower turbinate, Segments lanc. 643 Leaves twisted, inflated at base, Flower very large spreading, Segm. with a black mark at the base, Stamens bearded at base, Anthers connate 644 Leaves linear, very long, Flowers veiny, spreading on long stalks, Edge of spathe membranous 645 Leaves filiform, Scapes 1-flowered, shorter than the campanulate flower 645 Leaves radical linear acute, Stem smooth, a little honey-pore at the base of the divisions of the flower 647 Leaves filiform, Stem few-flow . smooth, spathes scarious much longer than tube, Segments of flower obl. 648 Stem simple fewflowered, Radical leaves bristly 649 Radical leaves ensiform-linear obtuse 650 Radical leaves linear-acute, Stem villous 651 Radical leaves ovate oblong 652 A doubtful species, known only by name 653 Leaves fistulous 654 Leaves linear hairy, Stem smooth 655 Leaves linear with stem smooth 656 Radical leaves falcate smooth 657 Radical leaves falcate curled 658 Spathes spotted, Limb of flower regular 659 Spathes spotted, Limb of flower bilabiate 660 Spathes lined, Limb of flower regular: segments ovate-oblong 661 Spathes lined, Limb of flower regular: segments elliptical 662 Leaves waved curled, Segments of flower flat 663 Scape 3-cornered: angles membranous 664 Outer valve of the spathe cuspidate, Tube of the flower very long, Upper segment largest 665 Spathe lanceolate pointed, Flower striped: Upper segment erect largest, the rest linear oblong 666 Outer valve of the spathe obtuse 3toothed, Tube very long, Segments of the limb equal 667 Leaves ensiform, Flowers in two rows, Spathes membranous shorter than tube, Segm, of the limb linear 668 Upper segment of flower largest, outer retuse 669 Outer valve of spathe obtuse 3-toothed at end, Three lower segments of the limb with a stalked perpendicular callus at base 670 Outer valve of spathe cuspidate, Three lower segments of limb with a stalked perpendicular callus at base 671 Limb campanulate: segments approximated, transparent at the edge towards the base 672 Limb infundibuliform; segments distant, transparent at the edge towards the base 673 Limb campanulate transparent at the base 674 Three outer segments gibbous within, at the base spotted and carinate 675 Leaves ensiform, Scape many spiked, Base of the flower lined not transparent 676 Spikes reflexed one-sided, Flowers infundibuliform, Spathes very short, Leaves linear ensiform 677 Leaves fistular slender 678 Upper leaves linear ensiform; lower fistular compressed 679 Leaves linear very narrow 680 Leaves linear ensiform, Anthers as long as throat, Corolla funnel-shaped with elliptical pointed segments 681 Leaves ensiform thickened at the edge, Spikelets several appressed, Flower funnel-shaped 663 666 676 and Miscellaneous Particulars. 680 99. Sparaxis. From σπaρaσσω, to tear. The generic distinction consists in the lacerated spathas. 100. Tritonia. Named by Mr. Bellenden Ker, from Triton, understood, as he informs us, in the sense of a vane or weathercock, in allusion to the variable direction of the stamens in different species. 101. Watsonia. Named by Miller in honor of Dr. Wm. Watson, his friend. W. brevifolia has its blossoms 682 strictiflóra B. M. 683 rósea H. K. 684 brevifólia H. K. 685 iridifólia Jacq.

ẞ fúlgida Sal. 686 meriána H. K. 687 húmilis H. K. 688 aletroídes H. K.

B variegata 102. BABIAʼNA. Ker. 689 Thunbérgii H. K. 690 ríngens H.K. 691 tubiflóra W. 3 tubáta W. 692 spathácea H. K. 693 sambucína H. K. 694 dísticha B. M. long-tubed stiff-leaved elder-scented two-ranked TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

CLASS III. upright-flower. or 1 jn R C. G. H.

O s.p.l Bot. mag. 1406 pyramidal or 2 jl.au P C. G. H.

O s.p.l Bot. mag. 1072 short-leaved or 1 my Pk C. G. H.

O s.p.l Bot. mag. 601 iris-leaved or 2 my F C. G. H.

O s.p.l Jac. ic. 2. t. 234 scarlet or 4 my R C. G. H.

O s.p.1 Bot. mag. 600 red-flowered or 1 my.jn P C. G. H. 1750.

O s.p.l Bot. m. 418.1194 lake-colored or 2 or 2 my.jl L C. G. H. 1754.

O s.p.l Bot. m. 631.1195 aletris-like or 1 my.jl s C. G. H. 1774.

O s.p.l Bot. mag. 441 variegated-flow. or 1 my.jl St C. G. H. 1774.

O s.p.l Bot. mag. 533 BABIANA.

and Miscellaneous Particulars.
and Miscellaneous Particulars.
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