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» THYSANOTUS profiferus 



Proliferous Thysanotus. 



TRI.HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA 



Nat, ord, Liliace^. 



TH YSA NO TUS. Bot. Reg. vol 8. fol. 655 



T. proliferus ; follis linearibus longisslmis canaliculatis glabris, scapo prolifero, 

 umbellis multifloris pedicellorum artlculo inferiore bracteis longiore, stami- 

 nibus tribus styloque decurvls. 



Caulis erectus 2-pedalis bast foliosus. Folia subglauca, glaberrimas 

 scapo longiora. Umbellse 2-3, una supra alteram, apice scapi, sessiles ; 

 bracteis multis linearibus acuminatis margine scariosis. Sepala linearia, 

 acuminata, herbacea; petala oblonga, violacea margine plumosa, lined medid 

 coerulescente. Stamina 3, petalis opposita, oequalia, atropurpurea, deorsilm 

 arcuata. Stylus albus. Ovarium 3-loculare, locnlis dispermis. 



Another Swan River plant, also raised in the garden of 

 Robert Mangles, Esq. of Sunning Hill, where it is cultivated 

 with great success. If not very showy, the extremely beau- 

 tiful fringe of the petals renders this a most attractive plant. 



It is much to be regretted that the many beautiful species 

 of this genus, to be found in New Holland, should^ be un- 

 known in our gardens, for neither the size nor the brightness 

 of the petals in the species now figured, are at all to be com- 

 pared with those of several others. They have from time to 

 time been introduced, but they have always been speedily 

 lost after their importation. 



A green-house perennial, growing from twelve to eighteen 

 inches high, and requiring a strong rich loamy soil. It may 



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Qv(Tay(M)To^ fringed, in allusion to the margin of the petals. 



