REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement, with its honey-cup, and the tips, cut and spread open.
2. The Pointal and seed-bud natural size, the summit detached and magnified.
3. The Seed-bud cut transversely and magnified, to shew the number of valves and situation of the seeds.
The Sawed-leaved Samyda is an inhabitant of most of the West India Islands, but was received in England, about the year 1795, from the Island of St. Vincent; transmitted from thence, by Mr. Anderson, curator of the Botanic garden, originally established there, under the sanction of our government, by Dr. Young. It is a very tender plant, grows to about three feet in height, making but few small branches, and rather weak in the stem. Our drawing was taken in July this year at the garden of T. Evans, Esq. Stepney, who we believe first had it to flower in this kingdom. It is propagated by cuttings; must be kept in the bark-bed of the hot-house, and should be planted in very rich mould.[Pg 236]
PLATE CCIII.
IXIA COLUMNARIS.
Columnar-chived Ixia.
CLASS III. ORDER I.
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal.