P L A T E CXLVIII.
L A C H E N A L I A Ö U A D R I C O L O R.
Foîir-colotired Lachenalia.
C L A S S VI. O R D E R I.
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointai.
E S S E N T I A L G E N E R I C C H A R A C T E R.
C O R . 6-petaIa, infera; petalïs 3 i n t e r i o r i b us
l o n g i o r i b u s . Stamina e r e c t a . Capfula i u b -
o v a t a , t r i a l a t a , Semina globofa.
B L O S S . 6 - p e t a l s , b e n e a t h ; the t h r e e inner pet
a l s t h e longest. Chives e r e c t . Capfule
n e a r l y e g g . f h a p e d , three w i n g e d . Seeds
g l o b u l a r .
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
L a c h e n a l i a foliis geminis, l i n e a r i - l a n c e o l a t i s;
fcapo e r e c t o ; corollis p r o p e n d u l i s , cylind
r i c i s , q u a d r i c o l o r a t i s , c u m limbo p e t a l o -
r u m i n t e r i o r nm p a t u l o.
L a c h e n a l i a w i t h leaves i n p a i r s , l i n e a r l y l a n c e -
f h a p e d ; flower-flem erect; bloffoms h a n g i
n g down, c y l i n d r i c a l , a n d f o u r - c o l o u r e d,
w i t h t h e border of i n n e r petals f p r e a d i ng
o u t .
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
I . A F l o w e r c u t o p e n , w i t h t h e Chives r e m a i n i n g.
1. An i n n e r P e t a l , w i t h i t s C h i v e , fhewn f r om t h e infide.
3 . A n o u t e r P e t a l , fhewn f r om t h e our.fide.
4 . T h e P o i n t a l c o m p l e t e.
A B O U T t h e y e a r 1 7 8 Q , t h i s v e r y h a n d f o m e fpecies of L a c h e n a l i a was fiift received by MefTrs. L e e a nd
K e n n e d y , I l a m m e r f m i t h , from the C a p e of Good H o p e , fent in bulbs to t h e m by J . P r i n g l e , E t q.
I t is as h a r d y as t h e L. t r i c o l o r , to w h i c h it m u c h inclines, well k n o w n to c o l l e c t o r s , a n d is e q u a l ly
eafily p r o p a g a t e d ; an e x c e l l e n t f i g u r e of w h i c h is t o be found, in t h e 8 i d P l a t e of t h e B o t a n i c a l M a g
a z i n e of M r , C u r t i s . T h e L . q u a d r i c o l o r is g i v e n as a f y n o n ym b y W i l l d e n o w to L. p e n d u l a , a p l a nt
we h a v e a l r e a d y figured, and f r om w h i c h t h i s fiands q u i t e diftinct in t h e c o n f o r m a t i o n of every p a r tj
t h e y a r e b o t h to b e f o u n d in t h e 2 d V o l . of Icon, of J a c q u i n , from w h o m we copy our fpecific t i t l e,
t h e p e n d u l a , t. 4 0 0 , t h e q u a d r i c o l o r , t. 3qG.