Antheræ muticæ, exertæ, longissimæ. Flores terni, in apice ramulorum, penduli. Pedunculi brevissimi. Corolla conica, lutea, laciniis limbi obtusis, erectis. Folia terna, linearia, curvata. Caulis erectus, bipedalis, laxus. Rami pauci, ramulis numerosis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, without the blossom, and very long. Flowers by threes, linear, hanging down at the ends of the smaller branches. Footstalks very short. Blossom conical and yellow; segments of the border blunt, and upright. Leaves by threes, linear, and curved. Stem upright, two feet high, and weak. The large branches are few, the smaller ones are numerous.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
In bloom from August till January.
REFERENCE.
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1. Empalement magnified. 2. Chives and pointal, one tip magnified. 3. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified. 4. Seed-bud magnified. |
