Blossom six petals, spreading, equal.
Summits three, nearly upright, spreading.
See Ixia reflexa, Plate XIV.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Ixia foliis linearibus, costatis; corolla viridi, petalis basi obscuris; spicis longissimis.
Ixia with linear, ribbed leaves; green blossom, the base of the petals dark; spikes very long.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The two sheaths of the Empalement.
2. A Blossom cut open, to shew its tubular character, and the insertion of the Chives at the mouth.
3. The Pointal complete, one of its Summits magnified.