. Bulbous irises. two to three inches across. Tubeshort, but rather longer than the inflated green spathe-valves. Theclaw of the fall, which bears a toothed median ridge, high and con-spicuous at the hind part of the blade, lower on the claw, is expandedlaterally into wings which aretransparent, and which embracethe style. Standards minute,spoon-shaped, spreading horizon-tally. Crests of style large, qua-drate. All parts of the flower a dullgreenish yellow, except the me-dian ridge f the fall and itsneighbourhood, which is a brighteryellow, marked more or less withviolet spots. Var. MAJOR (TTJ
. Bulbous irises. two to three inches across. Tubeshort, but rather longer than the inflated green spathe-valves. Theclaw of the fall, which bears a toothed median ridge, high and con-spicuous at the hind part of the blade, lower on the claw, is expandedlaterally into wings which aretransparent, and which embracethe style. Standards minute,spoon-shaped, spreading horizon-tally. Crests of style large, qua-drate. All parts of the flower a dullgreenish yellow, except the me-dian ridge f the fall and itsneighbourhood, which is a brighteryellow, marked more or less withviolet spots. Var. MAJOR (TTJRKES-TAMTCA).—Larger in all itsparts, in foliage and four or Eve on a distinct . which is, however, wholly hidden by tie clasping bases of (lie l< ;i\ 88. Blade of law yellow, wit h little or no tinge of green : median ridge full yellow or orange,toothed, or even fringed, with hair-like processes ; wings of daw yeryDale and transparent, almost colourless. In other features same as 62. I His cm CASICA 78 1880, p. 337, ; Foster, Gard. Hort. Petrop. Var. KHAEPUT.—Stem a foot or more high, but wholly hiddenby the clasping bases of the eight or more distichously arranged leaves,which, six inches or more in length, narrow more gradually towards thepoint than in the type, and have a less conspicuous horny five or so, sessile, in the axils of the upper leaves, three inchesor so across, of a greenish yellow, except the median orange ridge of thefall. The claw of the fall has hardly any lateral wings, and the bladeis large and oval. The standards are larger than in the type, bentvertically downwards, with the edges sharply curled in so as to form achannel. Crests of style large and quadrate. The whole aspect ofthe plant is very different from both the type and the var. —March. Hab.—The Caucasus, Kurdistan, Armenia, Turkestan. The (turkestanica) is found in Turkestan ; the var. Kharput inArmenia, near Kharput. 19. I
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