RE: Re: A new crested iris?

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Worth pointing out - a description of Iris milesii, also named by Baker, appears on the same page as the original description of Iris wattii.  The wording is similar, including the "tall, stout" part.  The link Sean provided doesn't go directly to the page of the description, so this should help shorten the search for the correct page (273).
 
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/115813#page/279/mode/1up
 
I hope one day to be able to go look at plants and herbaria in India myself.  Not sure if I'll ever get the opportunity though.
 
I'll be anxious to learn more as these trips to India bring more plants and information to light.  It is fun to guess and make suppositions about them, but it is even more fun to see what is really there.  Too bad I have so much trouble growing most of the E! vansia species here in central NM.  Everything is wrong for most of them (dry hot summers, cold winters, alkaline soil, very low humidity, strong winds, etc.).  It's a great place for growing many other Iris species species though.
 
Dave