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.