. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). Fig. 200.—7ris germanica. (J.) I. gracillpes.—^A somewhat tender Japanese species 6 to 12 ins. high, with a slender branching root-stock, narrow pointed leaves 6 to 12 ins. long, and with purple or lilac flowers about 2 ins. across, with yellow crests (Bot. Mag. t. 7926). I. gramlnea.—A pretty beardless Iris from Central a
. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). Fig. 200.—7ris germanica. (J.) I. gracillpes.—^A somewhat tender Japanese species 6 to 12 ins. high, with a slender branching root-stock, narrow pointed leaves 6 to 12 ins. long, and with purple or lilac flowers about 2 ins. across, with yellow crests (Bot. Mag. t. 7926). I. gramlnea.—A pretty beardless Iris from Central and Southern Europe, with tufts of linear grassy leaves 12 to 18 ins. long. Flowers slightly fragrant, produced in May and June, bright lUac - purple in colour, 1| to 2 ins. deep, the roundish falls being veined with bluish-purple on a white ground. (Bot. Mag. t. 681.) I. Grant Duffl.—A pretty species, native of the Holy Land, recognised. 302 Fig. 201 Iris Grant Duffi. (J.) I. Cruldenstoedtiana (/. halophila; I. stenogyne).—A beardless Siberian Iris with stout flower-stems about 2 ft. high, and firm, sharp-pointed, sword-like leaves. Flowers in June, 2 ins. deep; falls white with an orange base; standards pure white with a yellow keel and margin. There is an almost pure white variety, alha, and a blue one called coeridea. I. Haynei.—A native of Palestine, closely related to /. Sari. It has weak linear leaves 6 to 9 ins. long and about | in. broad. The huge flowers are soft lavender-purple beautifully veined and dotted with deep purple. The falls are deeper in colour than the standards, having a blackish blotch and numerous blackish-purple hairs on the basal. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Weathers, John, 1867-. London, J. Murray
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