204 THE 
DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Ixia—continued. z 
I. viridiflora (greenish-flowered).* fl. green, a4 at base; 
scape ee, many-flowered. May and l. linear- 
ensiform, edged. . 1ft. 1780. (B. M. 549, wale — of 
I. maculata viridis.) There are two varieties : cana (B. M Mes 
feo name of J. maculata amethystina) and cæsia (A. B. R. 
630, under name of I. maculata cæsia). 
IXIOLIRION (from Iria, and Leirion, a Lily; Ixia- 
like Lily). Syn. Kolpakowskia. ORD. Amaryllidee. A 
genus of two species of elegant half-hardy bulbous plants, 
with loose racemes of large trumpet-shaped flowers, and 
narrow, grass-like leaves. Probably the two species here 
mentioned are simply forms of one. They thrive best 
in an open, dry, sunny, and well-drained border, and 
the most suitable soil is a light loamy one. If culti- 
vated outside, the protection of a handlight is needful, 
when commencing growth, in spring. The bulbs may be 
carefully lifted in the autumn, and stored away in a 
dry place. 
I, Kolpakowskianum (Kolpakowski's blue or white; 
perianth trumpet-shaped, ees a long, LR tube, and six 
- narrow-acute segments. Summer. l. linear, k, 1ft. Lake Sairan, 
1878, Syn. Kolpakowskia ixiolirioides. (R. G. 953, .) 
ef I, montanum (mountain). A synonym of I. tataricum. 
S I. Pallasi (Pallas’s). A synonym of I. tataricum brachyantherum. 
I. tataricum (Tartar), fl. blue; segments more or less spread- 
ing or recurved ; inflorescence’ sometimes ` ere. June. 
l. broadly linear. Central Asia, &c., 1844, Syn. 
h. lft. to 15ft. 
I. montanum. (B.R. 1844, 66.) 
Fic. 339. peer ae TATARICUM BRACHYANTHERUM, showing 
Habit, Raceme, and detached Flower. 
t. brachyantherum (short-stamened). fl. beautiful deep blue, 
2in. in diameter ; umbel terminal. —— rs linen r Aaaa 
S erect.- h. 1hft. 1874. SYN. 7. Pallasi. See Fig. 339. 
(Ledebour’s). This differs from the 
cipally in the curvature of the anthers after pone O 
Asia, 1880. (R. G. 1014.) 
IXODIA (from izodes, viscid; in reference to the 
viscid secretions on the plant), Orp. Composite. A 
monotypic genus. The species is a glabrous greenhouse 
evergreen shrub, from Australia. It thrives in a com- 
post of sandy peat and a little fibry loam. Propagated 
~ in May, by cuttings of the young shoots, getting hard 
at their base, inserted in sand, under a bell glass, in a 
close frame or pit, 
I. achilleoides (Achillea-like). 7.-heads in a dense terminal 
corymb, very much —— those of Achillea, the white, petal- 
like, lamine of the invo; bracts being similar 
that genus ; involucre glutinous, with green 
acute, above li — * 
decurrent on ‘the stem, h. mosti 1808. (B. M. 1 
(the name of a Malabar idol, to which the 
ə of the species are offered). Syns. Sidero- 
des. ORD. Rubiacee. 
more 
A genus 
about 100 species of move. evergreen shrubs | 
Ixora—continued. 
or small trees, natives, for the most part, of the tropical 
regions of Asia and Africa, and rarely of America, 
Australia, and the Islands of the Pacific. Flowers 
scarlet, pink, or white, handsome, in terminal corymbs; 
corolla salver-shaped; tube long, slender. Leaves oppo- 
site, rarely ternate, verticillate, coriaceous, petiolate or 
sessile. Ixoras are amongst the most handsome and 
gorgeous of stove flowering plants. They are usually of 
a compact bushy habit, requiring but little training, and 
the foliage itself is by no means unattractive. Pro- 
pagation is readily effected by cuttings: these should 
be short-jointed, and moderately firm, and be inserted 
singly in small pots, which should afterwards be plunged, 
in a close frame, with a bottom heat of about 80deg., 
and kept shaded. Roots will, as a rule, soon be emitted ; 
the plants may then be inured to the open house, 
and placed in 5in. pots. If kept in a high temperature, 
and supplied with plenty of moisture, they soon grow. 
Some of the species and hybrids flower in this size, 
and are very attractive. A compost of fibry peat, a 
little leaf soil, and plenty of silver sand, is most 
suitable for Ixoras at all stages of their growth. It 
should be made rather fine for cuttings, and used in a 
rough state for established plants. Almost any amount of 
heat and moisture may be applied to these subjects in ~ 
summer; but a cooler and somewhat drier atmosphere 
should be maintained in autumn and winter, for pening 
the wood. Young plants succeed and grow freely, if 
plunged in a bed of fermenting material; but this 
should not be allowed to become very hot. A little 
shade from bright sunshine is advisable in summer 
time; but in dull weather, and at other seasons, all 
possible light should be admitted. 
acuminata (pointed- leaved). jl. pure white, fragrant, large ; 
tube lin. long ; corymbs decompound, crowded, eee — 
* — broad- — — smooth. h. 3ft. to 6f 
L iy (bearded). fl. in —— sub-corymbose panicles; 
yx tube reddish-green, globose; corolla tube. greeniah- white, 
rig long, slender, a little curved; limb pure white within ; 
mouth — with a delicate fringe of hairs. July. l elliptic- 
oblong, “1 penninerved, ‘sub-coriaceous, peg short, 
petioled ; “ati ee ovate, acuminata. h. 6ft. An Islands. 7 
= 
1 cheleont Chelsea).* h wit 
om Chelsea)" Apne PENES ao ree a — 
garden | hybrid, having a — and PAL arrer Ea 
— —— ht red, n in savy large heads or. 
corymbs, which are — tube of corolla Yearly 2in. long. 
Summer. 1. sessile, cordate, oblong, acute, shining. A. 3ft. to 4ft. 
oR —— 1814. An elegant plant? Syn. I. grandiflora 
c. Bandbuca (Bandhuca). f. ao scarlet; tube over lin. 
na oe contracted. Summer. h: 2ft. to 4ft. India, 1815. 
I ze s amaper be. (superb). A handsome variety, having deeper- 
flowers, and much broader and Bicker petals, than han the 
— species. It is also of a more vigorous growth. 4Java, 1846. 
L — —— = —— white, numerously = oduced in large 
round corymbs k green, roundish. very handsome 
strong, free, and: — Goring wing garden hybrid, remaining in 
flower for a considerable length of time. A cross between I. 
coceinea and I. stricta alba. 
I. concinna (neat).* A., when first e , of a bright salmon- 
colour, gradually jay, to deep nding, in large 
— compact corymbs. An extremely handsome n hybrid of 
I. congesta (crow wien. bright o. corymbose. Summer. 
l. broad-oblong. h. a” ——— 845. "YB. M. 4325, under 
name of I. Grifithii. 7 
I. decora (decorous). A. yellow, — with rosy-crimson, very 
large, disposed in noble corymbs. A handsome and attractive 
ee form. 1882. 
I. Dixiana (Dixie’s dark orange; corymbs yery large. A 
handsome seedling —— of a good orange: nth eh oth and free- 
flowering habit. 1868. 
: Duffii(Duff’s). A synonym of I. macrothyrsa. 
— — — potest a Egee ji. reddish-scarlet, — 
—— nse corymbs. An excellent garden variety, of robust 
