In the vegetable line, it is certainly one of the most singular and beautiful of nature's productions; much it is to be regretted that its flowers are of very short duration, opening in the morning and finally closing in the afternoon of the same day; a strong plant will, however, throw out many blossoms in succession.
In its structure and œconomy, it approaches very near to the Sisyrinchium.
It flowers very early in the spring, from February to May, and is usually propagated by offsets, which its bulbs produce in tolerable plenty. It requires a treatment similar to the Ixias and other Cape bulbs. Our figure was drawn from a plant which flowered this spring, in the possession of R. Forster, Esq. of Turnham-Green.
INDEX.
In which the Latin Names of the Plants contained in the Third Volume are alphabetically arranged.
| Pl. | ||
| [134] | Adonis vernalis. | |
| [125] | Alstrœmeria Ligtu. | |
| [139] | ———Pelegrina. | |
| [126] | Alyssum deltoideum. | |
| [130] | ——— utriculatum. | |
| [129] | Amaryllis vittata. | |
| [123] | Anemone hortensis. | |
| [117] | Campanula carpatica. | |
| [131] | Catesbæa spinosa. | |
| [112] | Cistus ladaniferus. | |
| [113] | Convolvulus purpureus. | |
| [144] | Ferraria undulata. | |
| [135] | Gladiolus cardinalis. | |
| [141] | Heliotropium peruvianum. | |
| [122] | Hyacinthus racemosus. | |
| [133] | ————— comosus. | |
| [137] | Hypericum balearicum. | |
| [124] | Iberis gibraltarica. | |
| [127] | Ixia flexuosa. | |
| [138] | Kalmia hirsuta. | |
| [111] | Lathyrus tuberosus. | |
| [115] | ———— sativus. | |
| [109] | Lavatera trimestris. | |
| [116] | Limodorum tuberosum. | |
| [140] | Lupinus luteus. | |
| [110] | Mimosa verticillata. | |
| [121] | Narcissus incomparabilis. | |
| [136] | Pelargonium tetragonum. | |
| [143] | ————— glutinosum. | |
| [132] | Rubus arcticus. | |
| [128] | Scilla campanulata. | |
| [142] | Scorzonera tingitana. | |
| [118] | Sedum Anacampseros. | |
| [114] | Silene pendula. | |
| [119] | Strelitzia Reginæ. |
INDEX.
In which the English Names of the Plants contained in the Third Volume are alphabetically arranged.
| Pl. | ||
| [134] | Adonis Spring. | |
| [125] | Alstrœmeria striped-flowered. | |
| [139] | ———— spotted-flowered. | |
| [129] | Amaryllis superb. | |
| [130] | Alyssum bladder-podded. | |
| [126] | ——— purple. | |
| [123] | Anemone star. | |
| [117] | Bell-flower Carpatian. | |
| [113] | Bindweed purple. | |
| [132] | Bramble dwarf. | |
| [124] | Candy-tuft Gibraltar. | |
| [114] | Catchfly pendulous. | |
| [131] | Catesbæa thorny. | |
| [112] | Cistus gum. | |
| [143] | Crane's-bill clammy. | |
| [121] | Daffodil peerless. | |
| [144] | Ferraria curled. | |
| [136] | Geranium square-stalked. | |
| [135] | Gladiolus superb. | |
| [122] | Hyacinth starch. | |
| [133] | ——— two-coloured. | |
| [127] | Ixia bending-stalked. | |
| [138] | Kalmia hairy. | |
| [111] | Lathyrus tuberous. | |
| [115] | ——— blue-flowered. | |
| [109] | Lavatera annual. | |
| [116] | Limodorum tuberous-rooted. | |
| [140] | Mimosa whorl'd-leaved. | |
| [118] | Orpine evergreen. | |
| [142] | Scorzonera Tangier. | |
| [137] | St. John's-wort warty. | |
| [119] | Strelitzia Canna-leaved. | |
| [128] | Squill bell-flowered. | |
| [141] | Turnsole peruvian. |