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_ brilliant colours. 
© thofe from feeds are three or four years before they flower 
- ground in England, fo fhould be planted in pots, and 
_ “ teéted from froft, but in mild weather fhould enjoy the free 
“air; but they muft be guarded from mice, who are very 
“them.” Miller's Gard. Dif. 
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Ixia Frexvosa. Benpinc-STAux’p Ixia, 
Clafs and Order. 
- Trianpria MonocyNia. | 
Generic CharaGer. 
Cor. 6-partita, campanulata, regularis. Stigmata 3° 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
IXIA flexuofa foliis linearibus, racemo flexuofo multifloro. 
Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 51. Ait. Hort. Kew. p. 58. 
The Ixias are a numerous tribe, chiefly natives of the 
Cape, and in general remarkable either for their delicacy, OF 
The one here figured appears to be a variety of the frexuofa 
with a purple eye, its bloffoms are fragrant, and come forth 
in April or May. 
«© AN the forts multiply very faft by offsets, fo that when 
ae 
“ from feeds: for the roots put out offsets in great plenty, 
“ moft of which will flower the following feafon, whereas 
“ Thefe plants will not thrive through the winter in the full 
“placed under a frame in winter, where they may be Pe 
“fond of thefe roots, and if not prevented will deyour 
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once obtained, there will be no occafion to raife them =) 
