LACHENALIA SESSILIFLORA.
Sessile-flowered Lachenalia.
CLASS VI. ORDER I.
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla 6-petala, infera; petalis 3 interioribus longioribus: stamina erecta: capsula sub-ovata, trialata: semina globosa.
Blossom 6-petaled beneath; the three inner petals the longest: chives erect: capsule nearly egg-shaped, three-winged: seeds globular.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Lachenalia sessiliflora: foliis geminis, lanceolatis: scapo erecto, semi-pedali: floribus prope apices confertis, purpureis: petalis exterioribus cuneatis: interioribus duplo longioribus, angustis, truncatis.
Lachenalia with sessile flowers: leaves by pairs: stem upright, half a foot high: flowers grow crowded together near the top, and are of a purple colour: the outer petals are wedge-shaped: the inner ones twice the length, narrow, and appearing cut off at the end.