The botanist's repository for new and rare plants; vol. 03 & 04 [of 10]

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

Corolla 6-petala, patens, equalis. Stigmata tria, erectiusculo-patula.

Blossom 6-petals, spreading, equal. Summits three, upright-spreading.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Ixia filamentis basi cohærentibus; floribus sub-capitatis; corollis pallide cæruleis; foliis latioribus, falcatis.

Ixia with threads cohering at the base; flowers grow nearly in heads; blossoms pale-blue; leaves broader, scymitar-shaped.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. The Empalement.

2. A Blossom cut open, with the chives remaining attached.

3. The Tube of a blossom, with the chives, the petals cut off.

4. The same, cut open and magnified.