Corolla sexpetala, infera; petalis tribus infera; petalis tribus interioribus longioribus. Stamina erecta. Capsula sub-ovata, 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 foliis geminis, lanceolato-linearibus, dense facie pustulatis; scapo reclinato; floribus sub-campanulatis, albo-virentibus.
Lachenalia with leaves in pairs, linearly-lance-shaped, thickly covered with pustules on the face; stem bent downwards; flowers rather bell-shaped, of a whitish green.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A Flower.
2. The same, cut open, with the Chives in their place.
3. The Pointal.
The drawing, from which our figure of this species of Lachenalia was taken, was made from a plant communicated by Isaac Swainson, Esq. from his Botanic Gardens, Twickenham, Middlesex; where it is still in flower, this present month of January, 1804; and where we believe it is only to be met with at present in this kingdom. It is one of the largest growing plants of the genus, the leaves when in a soil it approves attaining the length of eighteen inches, or more. It is as hardy as any of the tribe, very fragrant, easily preserved, increasing freely by the root, and flowering with certainty when the bulb has become of a sufficient size. It grows best in a mixture of light loam and peat, about two-thirds loam, and one of peat.[Pg 125]
