CLASS III. ORDER I.
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla 6-petala, patens, æqualis. Stigmata tria erectiuscula, patula.
Blossom six petals, spreading and equal. Summits three, nearly upright, and spreading.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Ixia foliis falcatis: floribus alternis, tri-coloribus: caule humili.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Ixia with scimitar-shaped leaves: flowers alternate, and three-coloured. Stem low.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.