L A C H E N A L I A P U R P U R E O - C ^ R U L E O.
Sweet violet-colour d Lachenalia.
CLASS VI. ORDER I.
HEX A NDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointal.
E S S E N T I A L GENERIC CHARACTER.
C O R O L L A fj-petala, infera; petalis tribus interio
ri b u s longioribus.
S T A M I N A erefta. Capfula fubovata, trialata.
Semina globofa.
B L O S S OM 6-petals, b e n e a t h ; the three inner petals
t h e longeft.
C H I V E S erect, Capfule nearly egg-fhaped, three
winged. Seeds globular.
See L A C H E N A L I A FENDULA, P l . X L I . Vol. I,
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
Lachenalia corollis campanulatis, p e d u n c u l a t i s;
petalis obtufis, revolutis; ftaminibus corolla
l o n g i o r i b u s ; foliis l a n c e o l a t i s ; floribus
purpureo-caäruleis, odoratiflimis.
Lachenalia with the blofibms bell-lhaped, and
w i t h foot-ftalks; petals obtufe and rolled
b a c k ; chives longer than the bloflbm;
leaves lance-ihaped; flowers of a purplifli
b l u e colour, and very fweet-fcented.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A flower ibewn from the outride.
2. T h e fame lhewn from the infide.
3. T h e Pointal and feed-bud.
T H I S very fine fpecies of Lachenalia, w i t h i t s variety, have been figured by Prof. J a c q u i n in his Icones,
a n d Collectanea; but w h e t h e r from dried fpecimens or not we cannot determine. " As yet there is no
figure, of e i t h e r , in any Britifh publication. Mr. W i l l i a m s , o f T u r n h a m Green, nurferyman, was the
nrft w h o had it to flower in this kingdom, and to h i s kindnefs in fending us a fine fpecimen, this year,
i n A p r i l , we a r c indebted for our prefent figure. It is equally hardy w i t h the reft of the fpecies of
t h e Genus, and propagates a b u n d a n t l y by t h e r o o t ; delights moll in a fandy peat foil.