Ornithogalum Aureum. Golden Ornithogalum.
Class and Order.
Hexandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Cor. 6-petala, erecta, persistens, supra medium patens, Filamenta alterna basi dilatata.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
ORNITHOGALUM aureum foliis ovato-lanceolatis, albomargmatis, floribus racemosis confertis, filamentis nectario emarginato infidentibus.
We have bestowed on this plant the name of aureum, from the colour of its blossoms, which are usually of a bright orange or gold colour; in some specimens we have observed them of a paler hue, and consequently less beautiful.
This highly ornamental species is of modern introduction, having been received by Mess. Lee and Kennedy, a few years since from the Cape, of which it is a native.