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P L A T E LXXXVII.
I X I A A R I S T A T A . Far. atropurpúrea,
Ragged-Jheathed Ixia. Var. dark purple.
C L A S S IIL ORDE R L
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal.
E S S E N T I A L G ENE R I C CHABACTEK.
COKOLLA 6-partita, patens, jequalis. Stigmata
tria, erectiufculo-patula.
BLOSSOM fix diviiions, fpreading, and equal.
Summits three, nearly upright and fpreading.
See PI. XIV. Vol. I. Ixia reflexa.
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
Ixia foliis falcatis, glabris, amplexicaulibus;
fcapo iub-biflora; fpathis laceris.
Ixia with fcimitar-fliaped leaves, fmooth and
embracing the ftem; flower-ftem moftly
with two flowers; llieaths appearing torn.
R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
]. The iheath.
2. A Flower cut open.
3. The Pointal, complete.
T H I S truly fpecious Ixia, has at different periods long fince, been feen in our exotic colleftions ; but
the delicacy of its root, and of confequence, the difficulty of preferving it, when out of flower, was, no
doubt, the occafion of its having been as often loft to us for a time. To the Dutch we are indebted
for the laft introduaion of it to this country, about four years fince, amongll many others;
from their immenle colleaions of Cape bulbs at Haarlem. Although the root is particularly fufceptible
of wet, yet, by timely taking up the bulb, even before the upper part of tlie plant is decayed;
and keeping it entirely free from moifture, till it is again planted in Oaober, there will be little
danger of its perifliing. Our figure was taken in the month of June 1799, at Clapham, from a plant
in the Colleaion of G. Hibbert, Efq. Light fandy peat, with a fmall portion of rotten old cowdung,
will give it the moll vigorous growth.
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