ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla 6-petala, patens, æqualis.
Stamina tria, erectiusculo-patula.
Blossom 6-petals, spreading, equal.
Chives three, upright and spreading.
See Ixia reflexa. Pl. XIV. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Ixia foliis falcatis, flaccidis; floribus alternis, sessilibus; petalis tribus exterioribus basi gibbis maculatisque.
Ixia with scimitar-shaped limber leaves; flowers grow alternate and close to the stem; the three outer petals are gouty and spotted at the base.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.