Empalement. Cup of four leaves, which are egg-shaped, coloured, and reflexed.
Blossom, nearly conical, of a dark purple, narrowed at the mouth; the segments reflexed, and tapered.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads, fixed into the receptacle. Tips crested, gouty at the base, and within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud nearly globular, and furrowed. Shaft within the blossom, and cylinder-shaped. Summit shield-shaped.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from May, till July.
REFERENCE.
| 1. The Empalement, and Blossom. |
| 2. The Empalement, magnified. |
| 3. The Chives, and Pointal. |
| 4. The Chives detached from the Pointal. |
| 5. A Chive, magnified. |
| 6. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summit; the Summit magnified.[Pg 105] |
