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Irideæ (Sp j ncea H K cut-leaved orap)

Sp. 1. 732 júncea H. K. cut-leaved orap.my Li 699 C. G. H. 1791. O s.p.l Bot. mag. 606 695 683 685 688 690 700 701 History, Use, Propagation, Culture, of a micacious hue, glittering in the sun, and not to be represented by art. W. iridifolia is a shewy border flower of a month's duration. W. mexicana is also very shewy, and has kidney -shaped bulbs. 102. Babiana. A name barbarously derived by Mr.J.B. Ker from the name babianer, which the Dutch colonists at the Cape have given to the plant, because its roots are the favourite food of baboons. B. ringens has dark-red bulbs. 103. Lapeyrousia. So named by Mr. J.B. Ker, in honour of Lapeyrouse the celebrated and unfortunate French navigator.

ORDER I.

TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 682 Stem upright many spiked, Leaves linear-lanceolate smooth edged with red 683 Leaves ensiform thickened at the edge , Spikelets several close together, Limb campanulate, Throat naked 684 Leaves ensiform very short, Limb spreading; inner segments widest 685 Flowers recurved, Tube the length of the spathe, Segments of limb acute 686 Flowers recurved, Tube longer than the spathe, Limb with obtuse segments 687 Flowers recurved, Tube the length of the spathe, Limb with acute segments 688 Flowers recurved, Throat nearly 4 times as long as the segments of the limb 689 Leaves villous, Flowers ringent 690 Leaves smooth, Flowers ringent 691 Tube filiform clavate three times as long as the irregular limb: Upper segment divaricating 692 Tube filiform twice as long as the regular limb; Segments obtuse alternate with a point 693 Segments longer than the throat marked with a darker linear longitudinal spot 694 Leaves stiffish subvillous plaited, Flowers distichous, Segments alternately curled 695 Segments length of the tube nearly equal, the alternate ones wavy: the upper convolute at the end 696 Flowers funnel-shaped, regular; Segments scarcely longer than the tube, flat 697 Segments of flower thrice as long as the tube 698 Tube filiform the length of the regular campanulate limb: alternate segments obtuse with a point 699 Limb much spreading, Segments rhomboidal spotted at the base 700 Flowers corymbose, Stamens much spreading 701 Flowers solitary 702 Tube very short, Segm. nearly equal aristate, Scape panicled, Leaves linear rather shorter than the scape 703 Many spiked, Scape weak, Spikes capil. flexuose, Leaves sword-shaped smooth dist. shorter than scape 704 Leaves linear ensiform, Upper segment of flower very long, lower very small 705 Leaves linear ensiform with 3 ribs on each side, Throat of the flower cylindrical, longer than segm. of limb subulate 707 Upper segm. of flower spat. divar. incurv, lat. rhomb-shaped ovate spread. lower spat. acute hanging down 708 Upper segm. of fl. obov. recurved, lateral rhomb-shaped ovate spread. lower spat. acumin. hanging down 709 Upper segm. of fl. vaulted, lat. rhomb-shaped ovate spread. lower hanging down spat. obtuse with a point 710 Sterile bulb with a single linear pubescent leaf, Flowering bulb leafless, Flowers subringent 711 Leaves linear-ensiform pubescent, Flowers nearly regular 712 Leaves linear-ensiform 3-ribbed on each side, Segments of flower longer than the throat 713 Leaves very long linear glaucous : 714 Tube of the campan. fl. shorter than the spatha, Segments ovate obtuse: the 3 lower with a hastate spot 715 Leaves 4-cornered 4-furrowed, Segments of flower nearly equal : nerves prominent on both sides, Segments of flower cordate 716 Leaves 3 slender upright 4-cornered, Spike 2-3 fld. 1-sided, Fl. funnel-shaped nearly equal somewhat nodd. 717 Leaves linear the edge on each side ribbed, middle nerve nearly obsolete 718 Leaves linear with a rib on each side in the middle, Sheaths radical spotted 719 Tube Ingr. than spathe, Up. seg. wider than rest, convol. and recurv. at end; lowest very narrow hang. down 720 Tube twice as long as the segments of the limb which are acuminate wavy and reflexed 721 Tube shorter than the spatha, Limb campan. subringent: upper segm, concave; the lower narr. spotted 722 Leaves lanceolate smooth, Scape about 3-flowered longer than the leaves, Flower nearly campanulate 723 Leaves linear with a rib on each side in the middle, Tube longer than the spatha, the lower segments with a stalked 3-angular spot 724 Flowers ringent remote in two rows, Tube shorter than spatha, Segm. lanc. the lat. rolled inwards at edge 725 Flowers erect funnel-shaped, Segments wavy, three lower nearly half as short as the others 726 Flowers erect turbinate campanulate, Segments equal in length, upper widest 727 Flowers erect campanulate, Segments equal in length: upper narrower than the lateral ones 728 Spikes several one-sided, three lower segments marked with a white lanceolate spot 729 Spike 2-rowed, Upper seg. covered by lateral ones; the 3 lower marked by a white edged linear lanc. spot 730 Spike 1-sided, Upper seg. covered by lat. ones; 3 lower marked by a white lin.-lanc. spot, lowest very large 731 Spike 1-sided, Upper segm. divaricating, 3 lower nearly equal, marked with a white edged lin. lanc, spot 732 Leaves broad lanceolate rather wavy 703 706 714 709 716 and Miscellaneous Particulars. 721 726 732 104. Melasphærula. From μελaς, black, and σφaiρa, a globule. In allusion to the colour and figure of the bulblets figured by Jacquin in his representation of the plant. 105. Gladiolus. From the Latin gladius, a sword, in allusion to the shape of the leaves. G. communis is a shewy border flower, of which there are several varieties in general cultivation. G. cardinalis is a splendid plant, with scarlet flowers spotted with white. 106. Anomatheca. From two Greek words (avoμoς and θηκa) signifying a singular capsule. The capsule of the genus is remarkable for being, as it were, frosted. or B vittígera ☑ or 2 ja.f 734 álbum W. white 735 cærúleum W. blue 1 or or 1 109. LEPTAN'THUS. Mich. LEPTANTHUS. 736 renifórmis M. kidney-leaved TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 107. ANTHOLY'ZA. Ker ANTHOLYZA. 733 æthiópica H. K. flag-leaved ribband 108. XIPHI'DIUM. W XIPHIDIUM.

CLASS III.