F L A T F, CLV.
I X I A P O L Y S T A C H I A.
Mmiy-fpiked Ixia.
C L A S S III. O R D E R I.
TRIANDRIA MONO G INI A. Three Chives. One Pointal.
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 K O L L A fj-partita, p a t e n s , equalis. Stigmata 1 BLOSSOM 6-divifions, Spreading, e q u a l . Summits
3 , e r e f t i u f e u l o - p a t u l a . three, n e a r l y u p r i g h t and I p r e a d i n g.
See I X I A R E F L E X A , Vol. I. P l a t e X I V .
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
I x i a foliis l i n c a r i b u s ; fcapo fpicis p l u r i b u s ; floribus
oppofitis, i p i c a t i s ; corollis albidis.
I x i a w i t h l i n e a r l e a v e s ; flower-ftem with m a ny
f p i k e s ; flowers grow o p p o l i t e a n d f p i k e d;
blofloms w h i t e.
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
1. T h e t w o f h e a t h s of t h e E m p a l e m e n t.
2 . A flower cut open to fliew t h e f i t u a t i o n of t h e Chives.
3 . T h e P o i n t a l n a t u r a l fize^
T H I S is t h e p l a n t w h i c h is f i g u r e d by M i l l e r , i n t h e c o l o u r e d p l a t e s w h i c h c o r r e f p o n d w i t h t h e d i c t i o n a r y,
10-i t 155. fig. 2, u n d e r t h e fpecific t i t l e it h e r e b e a r s ; a n d , fays t h e K e w C a t a l o g u e , w a s c u l t i v a t ed
by h im ¡ 7 5 7 Since t h i s is t h e firft w h i c h bore the t i t l e of P o l y l t a c h i a , and b e i n g of t h e colour we
t h i n k is moftly p r i m i t i v e in flowers, we have g i v e n it t h e p r e f e r e n c e ; and m a l l confider all t h e o t h er
18 (of w h i c h we have d r a w i n g s a n d d e c i d e d l y of t h i s fpecies) as v a r i e t i e s from this. The flowers of
t h i s fpecies are m o r e l a l l i n g t h a n moft of the o t h e r s ; a n d are in g e n e r a l , efpecially this fort, veryh
a r d y ; It p r o p a g a t e s freely by t h e r o o t a n d b y feed. Our d r a w i n g was m a d e at t h e n n r f e r y , H a m -
m e r i m i t h , laft y e a r , in t h e m o n t h of M a y .