Seed vessel. Capsule oblong, three-sided, three-celled, three-valved; partitions contrary.
Seeds many, roundish, covered with a pulp.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Ferraria corollis sub campanulatis, speciosissimis; laciniis planis, tribus interioribus hastatis, nectariferis; foliis plicatis, basi spathaceis.
Ferraria with blossoms nearly bell-shaped and very shewy; segments plain, the three inner ones are halbert-shaped, and have honey-cups, leaves plaited, sheathing at the base.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The two Sheaths of the Empalement.
2. An outer Petal of the Flower.
3. An inner Petal of the Flower.
4. The Chives and Pointal.