Stamina erecta. Capsula subovata, trialata. Semina globosa.
Blossom 6-petals, beneath; the three inner petals the longest.
Chives erect. Capsule nearly egg-shaped, three-winged. Seeds globular.
See Lachenalia pendula. Pl. XLI. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Lachenalia corollis campanulatis, pedunculatis; petalis obtusis, revolutis; staminibus corolla longioribus; foliis lanceolatis; floribus purpureo-cæruleis, odoratissimis.
Lachenalia with the blossoms bell-shaped, and with foot-stalks; petals obtuse and rolled back; chives longer than the blossom; leaves lance-shaped; flowers of a purplish blue colour, and very sweet-scented.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A flower shewn from the outside.
2. The same shewn from the inside.