Propagated either by division of the root, or by seed, 

 which it ripens in this country. A handsome conservatory 

 plant, well worth cultivation. 



According to Thunberg the flowers are pink (incarnati); 

 with us they are lilac. 



A rigid, perennial, caespitose, herbaceous plant, with 

 linear, acute, straight leaves, shorter than the scapes. 

 Scapes erect, slender, pendulous at the end, and divided 

 into several branches. Spikes placed upon capillary pe- 

 duncles, pendulous, 1 -sided, 6-7-flowered, with two capil- 

 lary leaves at the base of each peduncle. Flowers 1-sided, 

 lilac, veiny, sessile, within membranous, convolute, some- 

 what lacerated spathes. Perianthium 6-parted, the sepals 

 and petals both of the same figure, oblong, obtuse, spread- 

 ing open in the sun. Anthers linear, dark purple. Capsule 

 3-celled, 3-valved, loculicidal, with two roundish brown 

 seeds in each cell. 



J. L. 



