WATSONIA 



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WATSONIA 



spike {Bot. Mag. t. GOO 

 t. 107). 



Fl. d. Serr. 



Fio. ZZ^.—Waisonia angusta. 



W. brevlfolla has narrow, pointed, 

 distichous leaves, those on the stems 

 being spathe-like. The scarlet flowers 

 appear about May and June in one 

 or two rows on the spikes. (Bot. 

 Mag. t. 601.) 



"W. coccinea. — A fine plant 1 to 2 

 ft. high, closely related to W. Meri- 

 awi, and having spikes of scarlet 

 flowers {Bot. Mag. t. 1194). 



"W. densiflora. — A fine species, 

 with narrow stiffish leaves Ij to 2 ft. 

 long, and spikes of soft rosy flowers 

 in June {Bot. Mag. t. 6400). 



"W. humilis. — A pretty plant 2 to 

 2| ft. high, with two rows of narrow 

 sword-shaped leaves 1 to li ft. long, 

 and deep rose-colonred flowers in 

 July and August {Bot. Mag. tt. 63, 

 1193). 



"W. marginata. — This species grows 

 3 ft. or more high, and has somewhat 

 leathery lance-shaped leaves 2 to 2^ 



ft. long, and bright pink drooping 

 flowers {Bot. Mag. t. 608). There 

 is a smaller-flowered variety called 

 minor {Bot. Mag. t. 1530), 



W. Meriana {Antliolyza Meriana). — 

 This fine species, 1 to 2 ft. high, has 

 thickish lance-shaped, strongly-nerved 



Fig. ZZQ.—Watsonia Meriana. Q.) 



leaves, and spikes of purple or scarlet 

 flowers in May or June {Bot. Mag. 

 t. 418). 



The variety iridifolia grows 

 about 3 ft. high, and has white 

 flowers {Bot. Mag. t. 600) ; rosea- 

 alba has white and rose blossoms 

 {Bot. Mag. tt. 537, 1193); and 

 Ardernei or O'Brieni is perhaps the 

 finest member of the genus. It 

 grows 4 ft. high, and has branched 

 stems bearing pure white funnel- 

 shaped flowers 2 ins. across (Fig. 

 340). 



W. punctata. — This dwarf-growing 

 species, with narrow, flattish, or 

 rounded leaves has scarlet or violet 

 flowers in June {And. Bot. Rep. t. 

 177, as Ixia). 



"W. rosea {Gladiolus iridifolius). — 

 This fine species grows 3 to 4 ft. 



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