− | Iris delavayi, Mich. Lvs. 2-2 ½ ft. long, often nearly 1 in. broad: st. 3-5 ft. high, bifurcate: spathe-valves green: outer segms. reflexed from the middle, oblong, obtuse or emarginate, brilliant violet, spotted with white on the lower half; claw yellow, veined with lilac; inner segms. oblong - lanceolate, acute, erect, violet. Thibet. B.M. 7661. R.H. 1895, p. 399. —Large plants, with the fl.-stalks erect, high above the lvs. | + | Iris delavayi, Mich. Leaves. 2-2 ½ ft. long, often nearly 1 in. broad: st. 3-5 ft. high, bifurcate: spathe-valves green: outer segms. reflexed from the middle, oblong, obtuse or emarginate, brilliant violet, spotted with white on the lower half; claw yellow, veined with lilac; inner segms. oblong - lanceolate, acute, erect, violet. Tibet. —Large plants, with the fl.-stalks erect, high above the leaves. |