. 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. 216.—Iris tingitana. (J.) I. Tubergeniana.—This is related to /. orchioides and /. caitcadca. The falls are bright yellow while the standards are minute and three- toothed. {Gard. Chron. 1899, xxv. 225.) I. tuberosa {HerTnodactylus tuher- osus), Simke's Head Iris.—A distinct and interesting species, native of the Medi
. 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. 216.—Iris tingitana. (J.) I. Tubergeniana.—This is related to /. orchioides and /. caitcadca. The falls are bright yellow while the standards are minute and three- toothed. {Gard. Chron. 1899, xxv. 225.) I. tuberosa {HerTnodactylus tuher- osus), Simke's Head Iris.—A distinct and interesting species, native of the Mediterranean shores. It has a tuberous branched root-stock like a small hard, deformed Potato. The leaves are often very long, four-sided, with a horny point. The flowers, about 2 ins. across, appear in March and April on slender hollow stems about 1 ft. long, and are of a peculiar olive-green colour, with dark almost black velvety purple falls, occasionally. Fig. 217.—Iris tuberosa. (J.) I. unguicularis (/. stylosa).—A lovely beardless Algerian Iris with a rhizome as thick as a man's finger and tufts of distichous linear bright green leaves equalling or overtopping the large fragrant bright lilac or sky- blue flowers, which are produced from October to April {Bot. Mag. t. 5773). There are several forms of this species, including alha, with large white flowers, and speciosa, with deep rich blue flowers veined with white. There are also forms known as angustifolia, Elisahethm, grandiflora, lilacma, marginata, pavonia, and purpurea. They are all best grown in spots sheltered from rain and wind. I. urmlensls.—A Cushion Iris from Persia, about V ins. high, and having yellow flowers {Gard. Chron. 1900, xxviii. 373, f. 116). 316. 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-. Londo
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