Chives. Eight hair-like threads. Tips bearded within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud top-shaped and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped, without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from May till August.
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1. A Flower natural size. 2. The Cup, with the floral leaves magnified. 3. The Chives detached from the Pointal, one Tip magnified. 4. The Pointal and Seed-bud.[Pg 61] |
