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Ixia Viridiflora. A most lovely species ; leaves very slender ; flower 

 epike very long, producing from ten to thirty flowers. Words cannot 

 describe the beauty of the flower ; the petals are of a peculiar vivid 

 green ; the base of each black ; stamens large and yellow ; the contrast 

 is most marked ; a very free bloomer, of the easiest culture. Intro- 

 duced from the Cape about the year 1780. 



Ixia Crocata, or. more properly, Tritonia Crocata. Flowers orange 

 yellow, in great profusion. A fine variety for window culture. 



Ixia Conchiflora. A strikingly beautiful variety, with long, buff- 

 colored flowers. 



Ixia Conica. Flowers orange ; very pretty. 



Ixia Crateroides. Flowers dark yellow. ^ 



Ixia Alba Oculata. Color white, shading to yellow, with a dark choc- 

 olate eye ; exterior of petals pink, yellow and white. A very fine 

 variety. 



Ixia Crispa. Flowers blue. 



Ixia Erecta. Flowers white or flesh color. 



Ixia Squalida. Flowers rosy lilac. 



Ixia Kermisiana. Flowers vermilion. 



Ixia Leucantha. Flowers white. 



Ixia Capitata. Flowers white and black. 



The following are varieties : 



/. Theseus. Rosy pink, shading to a deep purple or lake eye. 



/. Aulica. Exterior of petals purple ; interior almost white, shading 

 to purple at the tips ; eye dark purple. 



7. Plutus. Exterior of petals orange, with red strip down centre of 

 the outer ; inner petals, and interior of all, bright orange ; eye almost 

 black. 



/. Pallas. Only differing from last described in being straw, or 

 cream color, instead of orange. 



