TIGRIDIA Conchiflora. 

 Yellow-Jlowered Tigridia. 



Class and Order. — Triandria Monogynia. 

 Syn. Tigridia Conchiflora. Sweet's B. F. G. t. 128. 



Root bulbous — stem radical, angular — leaves alternate, broadly lanceolate, 

 plicate, inflated at the base, dark green, two sheathing spathes at the 

 base of the coralla, ovate, lanceolate — coralla bright orange, slightly 

 tinted with a redder shade on the margin of the petals, base spotted 

 with dark crimson — petals six, three outer petals broadly ovate, acute, 

 base concave, three inner ones smaller, panduriform — stamens three — 

 filaments united — anthers oblong — style longer than the stamens- 

 stigma divided into three parts, each bifid. 



This is one of the most splendid plants which has been introduced 

 into this country. It is a native of Mexico, and was brought thence 

 by Mr. Bullock, in 1824. On its first flowering- here, it was consi- 

 dered a variety only of T. pavonia, but upon careful examination they 

 appeared to be perfectly distinct. This is satisfactorily proved by 

 Mr. Sweet, in his B. F. G. p. 128. The bulbs may be planted early 

 in the spring in light sandy soil, and placed in a green-house or frame, 

 as it facilitates their flowering : when the weather permits, the roots 

 should be taken out of the pots and put into the open air, in a warm 

 sheltered situation, where they will make a brilliant appearance for a 

 considerable time — when they have done flowering, the roots require 

 to be taken up and kept dry during the winter. The only species 

 with which we are yet acquainted, besides the one figured, is T. 

 pavonia. 



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