Chives. Eight linear threads; tips beardless, without the blossom, and black.
Pointal. Seed-bud turban-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped, and a little longer than the chives. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from March till June.
REFERENCE.
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1. The Empalement magnified. 2. A Blossom. 3. The Chives and Pointal. [Pg 34]4. Seed-bud and Pointal, summit magnified. 5. Seed-bud magnified. |