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* LAPEYR6uSIA anceps. 



Two-edged Lapeyrousia. 



TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Iridace^. 



LAPEYROUSIA. Pourr. — Pcrianthium hypocrateriforme ; tubo lon- 

 gissimo gracili ; limbo sexpartito subregulari. Stamina 3, tubo superne in- 

 serta. Stylus filiformis ; stiymata 3, gracilia, bifida, patentia. Capsula mem- 

 branacea, triangularis. Semina numerosa, triquetra (sphterica). Dietrich. 



L. anceps ; caule folioso ancipiti angulis dentatis, foliis ensiformibus rectis, 

 bracteis cucuUatis subcrispis foliosis, laciniis limbi subspathulatis. 



Gladiolus anceps. Thunb. dissert, no. 17. t. 2.y. 3. 



Gladiolus denticulatus. Lamark illustr. 1. 118. 



Ixia Fabricii. De la Roche dissert, p. 18. no. 5. 



Ixia Lapeyrousia. Gmelin syst~veg. 108. 



Ixia pyraraidalis. Lamark Enc. Meth. 2. 334. Illustr. 1. 109. 



Lapeyrousia compressa. Pourr. act. tolas. 3. t. 6. 



Lapeyrousia anceps. Ker. Ann. Bot. 1.238. 



Ovieda anceps. Sjireng. syst. 1. 147. 



Meristostigma anceps. Dietr. Sp. plant, vol. 2. 596. 



Flores albi, odoratissimi. Ovarium triloculare, polyspermum, ovulis 



serie duplici affixis, horizontalibus. Stylus filiformis ; stigmata 3, bipartita, 



filiformia, cequalia. Capsula membranacea, obcordata, triquetra, corrugata, 



pisi maximi magnitudine ; semina sphcerica, minutissime papillosa, testa 



papyraced, raphe tenui simplici, chalaza carnosd depressd. Embryo teres, 



albus, in axi albuminis cornel. 



An uncommon, though long known, Cape plant, having 

 nothing to boast of in point of rich colouring or fantastical 

 structure, but with a pretty modest aspect and a delicate 

 delightful perfume. 



It is usually cultivated in a greenhouse, but will thrive 

 perfectly in a cold frame, well drained in winter, and ex- 



* Named in compliment to Mons. Picot de la Peyrousc, author of figures 

 of Pyrenean Plants, and a short history of the Pyrenean Flora. 



