Blossom above an inch long, club-shaped, of a deep bright red colour.
Empalement four-leaved, with the leaflets ovate, and very much acuminated.
Chives eight hair-like threads, affixed to the receptacle, with the tips beardless, and just without the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud turban-shaped; shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom; summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from the month of June till September.
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1. A Leaf. 2. The Empalement magnified. 3. The Empalement and Blossom. 4. The Chives detached, with one tip magnified. 5. The Seed-bud and Pointal, with the summit magnified. 6. The Seed-bud magnified[Pg 265]. |
