. Bulbous irises. Corsica,Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Tunis, Egypt,Greece and Grecian Islands, Palestine,Syria to Asia Minor, Persia, Beloochi-stan, Afghanistan, Bokhara, —Flowers in this country in June. Varieties.—An albino white variety is sometimes found. Thevariety monophylla (I. monophylla of Boissier) from Greece and Egypthas one leaf only, a stem 2 to 4 inches long, often with a terminalbud only, and small dull-coloured flowers. The variety muriroidrs(I. maricoides of Kegel) from Bokhara has much-spotted flowers, withthe anthers for the most part free. 2. I. RETICULATA.—Marsc
. Bulbous irises. Corsica,Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Tunis, Egypt,Greece and Grecian Islands, Palestine,Syria to Asia Minor, Persia, Beloochi-stan, Afghanistan, Bokhara, —Flowers in this country in June. Varieties.—An albino white variety is sometimes found. Thevariety monophylla (I. monophylla of Boissier) from Greece and Egypthas one leaf only, a stem 2 to 4 inches long, often with a terminalbud only, and small dull-coloured flowers. The variety muriroidrs(I. maricoides of Kegel) from Bokhara has much-spotted flowers, withthe anthers for the most part free. 2. I. RETICULATA.—Marschal v. Bieberstein, Fl. i. p. 34. ( From the netted, reticulate coats of the bulb.) Fig.—M. v. Bieb. Cent. t. 11; Regel, Oartenflora, t. 677; 5677 (not quite typical); Garden, vol. xx. (1881), p. 112. ovoid, with netted coats. Leaf four-sided, * In this and succeeding figures are given outlines of/, fall, s. standard,st. style, each spread out flat, and of natural Wia Iris Sisyrinchiuii.* 57
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