Ixia, foliis ensiformibus; floribus capitatis, consertis, albidis, petalis basi nigrissime notatis.
Ixia, with sword-shaped leaves; flowers grow in close bunches, whitish, the petals very dark, marked at the base.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The two sheaths of the Empalement.
2. A Blossom spread open, with the Chives remaining.
3. The Seed-bud and Pointal, one Summit detached, magnified.
As no difference, either in culture or increase, is necessary for this plant, more than is required for the other varieties of this species of Ixia; we shall refer our readers to the directions for the treatment of them, for the management of this. Our figure is from a drawing taken at the Hammersmith nursery in the year 1799, about the month of May. It is one of those introduced to the Royal Gardens at Kew by Mr. F. Masson about the year 1774, although lost to us for some years, but since received from the collections in Holland.[Pg 61]
