Ixia—Spider Lily.
Will you please tell me through your Magazine how to pronounce ixias.
Also, how to treat the spider lily.
A. E. M.
Casstown, Ohio.
The division of the word as here given, ix-i-a, sufficiently indicates its pronunciation.
The spider lilies, or Pancratiums, are plants growing naturally in marshes or low moist grounds and require plenty of water in their growing and blooming stage—afterwards give less water favoring a season of comparative rest, but do not allow to go wholly dry.