TIGRI'DIA PAVO'NIA. 



TIGER FLOWER. 

 Class. Order. 



MONANDRIA. TRIANDRIA. 



Natural Order. 



IR1DJUB. 



No. 5. 



Ferraria Pavonia, Linneus's name of the present 

 plant, was derived from John Baptista Ferrarius, 

 who first figured and described the Ferraria un- 

 dulata. Linneus made choice of his specific name, 

 Pavonia, in consequence of Mutis having sent him 

 a drawing of the flower under this appellation, 

 which he had given it from Pa von, the name of a 

 favourite pupil ; and not, as is generally supposed, 

 from the Latin pavo, a peacock, on account of the 

 beauty of its colours. 



This species is now separated from Ferraria ; 

 and its present generic name, Tigridia, comes from 

 tigris, a tiger, by reason of its spots. Leopardia 

 would, perhaps, on such account, have been a more 

 appropriate appellation. 



The exquisite union of colours and conformation 

 of parts in this beautiful production, abash every 

 attempt of the pencil ; description or portraiture can 

 but do it discredit. We regret its visit being so 

 transient, opening in the morning and finally closing 

 in the afternoon ; and yet it is certain that much of 

 our pleasure depends on such circumstances. Sturm 

 justly observes, " If flowers retained their beauty 



