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Definition of Bulbous iris
1. Noun. Any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulbous Iris
Literary usage of Bulbous iris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and by Philip Miller (1754)
"Narrow- leav'd bulbous Iris, with a large white Flower, with sky-blue Stripes,
... Narrow- leav'd bulbous Iris, with a deep violet - colour'd Flower, ..."
2. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1735)
"Ind. Narrow-lcav'd bulbous Iris, with a Violet purple and pale Blue ... Narrow-leav'd
bulbous Iris, with a large sky blue Flower with yellow Falls. ly. ..."
3. Every Man His Own Gardener: The Complete Gardener : Being a Gardener's by John Abercrombie, Thomas Mawe (1832)
"Common narrow leaved bulbous Iris, with a blue flower, White, Yellow, Blue, with
white falls, Blue, with yellow falls, Greater broad leaved bulbous Iris, ..."
4. The American Gardener's Calendar: Adapted to the Climates and Seasons of the by Bernard M'Mahon (1806)
"... bulbous iris', &c.; the glasses for this purpose are to be had at the seed
and glass-shops, being made concave at the mouth, to contain each one root, ..."
5. American Gardener's Calendar, Adapted to the Climates and Seasons of the by Bernard MacMahon (1806)
"... early dwarf tulips, bulbous iris", &c.; the glasses for this purpose are to
be had at the seed and glass-shops, being made concave at the mouth, ..."
6. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"A dwarf bulbous Iris about 1 ft. high, native of the Gérez Mountains in Spain,
... A bulbous Iris, native of the Caucasus to Persia, about 6 in. high, ..."
7. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1880)
"The English and Spanish bulbous Iris are now coming up very strongly, ...
Some very valuable articles upon the bulbous Iris have been appearing in the ..."
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