It usually produces a few seed vessels of an uncommon form, having four wings, whence its name of tetraptera; from some of the seeds which have ripened in this country plants have been raised, and by these the plant is found to be propagated with the most success; it may also be increased by cuttings and layers.
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Class and Order.
Triandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Cor. 6-petala inæqualis, Petalis alternis geniculato-patentibus, Stigmata petaliformia; cucullato-bilabiata.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
IRIS pavonia imberbis folio lineari glabro, scapo subunifloro. Linn. Syst. Vegetab. p. 92.