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/. scario'sa (hyaline). 2. Pink. April. 1774. 



secu'nda (one-sided). See GEISSORHIZA SECUNDA. 



scilla'ris (squill- flowered). See TRITONIA SCILLARIS. 



specio'sa (showy), i. Dark crimson. May. 1778. 



spica' ta (spiked). See I. MACULATA. 



stri'cta (upright). J. Lilac or red, variable. 



angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). Leaves narrow. 



obtusijo'lia (blunt- leaved). Flowers larger, pale 

 lilac. 



reftefxa (reflexed). Flowers smaller. 



ru'bro-cya'nea (red-blue). Lilac, with red throat. 



sulphu'rea (sulphur). Milk-white or sulphur- 

 yellow. 



tricolor (three-coloured). See SPARAXIS TRICOLOR. 

 unifto'r a (one-flowered) . See SPARAXIS GRANDIFLORA. 

 viridiflo'ra (green-flowered), i. Green. May. 1780. 



IXIA'NTHES. (From ma, bird-h'me, and anthe, anthes, 

 a flower ; the corolla is very clammy. Nat. ord. Scrophu- 

 lariaceae.) 



Evergreen, greenhouse shrub. Cuttings of side-shoots 

 in sand under a bell-glass in gentle heat. Fibrous loam, 

 leaf-mould, or peat and sand. 



/. retzioi'des (Retzia-like). 7. Yellow. S. Africa. 

 (B. M., t. 7409.) 



DflOLI'RION. (From ixia, and leirion, a lily ; liter- 

 ally, Ixja-like Lily. Nat. ord. Amaryllids [Amarylli- 

 daceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Bravoa.) 



Extremely rare, pretty, hardy bulbs, Dr. Herbert 

 being the only person who recently possessed them in 

 this country. His own plant of /. monta'num was the 

 first specimen he saw in flower, and that in May, 1846, 

 as he told us. It had a spiked inflorescence, while that 

 of /. tata'ricum is terminal ; both have sky-blue flowers. 

 Monta'num has been taken by some to be the " lily of 

 the field." Seeds, and offsets of the bulbs, which are 

 not at all particular as to soil. 

 /. kolpakowskia'num (Kolpakowskian). i. Pale purple 



to blue or white. Turkestan. 1878. 

 Ledebou'ri(Ledebowc's). See I. MONTANUM TATARICUM. 

 macra'nthum (large-flowered). See I. MONTANUM 



MACRANTHUM. 



monta'num (mountain) . i. Blue. June. Syria. 1844. 

 macra'nthum (large-flowered). Deep blue, shaded 



purple. 1892. 



tata'ricum (Tartarian), i. Blue. Tartary. 

 Palla'sii (Pallas's). i-ij. Rosy-purple. Caspian 



region. 1874. 



Sinteni'si (Sintenis's). Light blue. 1892. 

 ,, tata'ricum (Tartarian). See I. MONTANUM. 

 Ledebou'ri (Ledebour's). See I. MONTANUM 



TATARICUM. 



IXO'DIA. (From ixodes, viscid ; in reference to the 

 viscid secretions on the plant. Nat. ord. Composites 

 [Compositae]. Linn. i<)-Syngenesia, i-JEqualis. Allied 

 to Ammobium.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Cuttings of the young 

 shoots, getting hard at their base, in May, in sand, under 

 a bell-glass, and kept in a close frame or pit ; sandy peat, 

 and a little fibrous loam. Winter temp., 45 to 50. 

 /. achilleoi'des (milfoil-like). 2. White. June. Australia. 

 1803. 



IXORA. (Named after an Eastern heathen god, 

 Iswara, to which the flowers are offered. Nat. ord. 

 Cinchonads [Rubiaceae]. Linn. 4-Tetrandria, i-Mono- 

 gynia.) 



Beautiful stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of the 

 half-ripened shoots in sand, over sandy peat, under a 

 bell-glass, and in a brisk bottom-heat ; sandy, fibrous 

 loam, and fibrous peat, with pieces of charcoal, and broken 

 bricks or pots. Summer temp. ,60 to 90; winter, 50 to 60". 

 Most stove plants delight in bottom-heat, where it can 

 be given to them when growing and preparing for bloom- 

 ing, but none more so than this genus, as it is next to 

 impossible to get it in its most splendid condition with- 

 out such aids. Of all means of bottom-heat, this, like 

 the Cape Jasmines and others, delights in that produced 

 from sweet, fermenting dung and leaves ; and if so given, 

 the insects that attack it the scale, the red-spider, and 

 sometimes the mealy bug will be kept away. If this 

 method is not resorted to, the plants will require frequent 

 sponging with soap-water. 



acumina'ta (long-pointed). 3-5. White. Himalayas. 

 alba (white). See I. STRICTA ALBA. 

 arbo'rea (tree-like). See I. COCCINEA. 

 Bandhu'ca (Bandhooca). See I. COCCINEA. 

 barba'ta (bearded). 12. White. July. Burma. 1823. 

 bla'nda (gentle). See I. CHINENSIS. 

 brachia'ta (shouldered). India. 

 Burbi'dgei (Burbidge's). Orange-scarlet. Borneo. 



1883. 

 chine nsis (Chinese). 3-4. Rose. July, August. 



China. 1819. 

 bla'nda (pale). 3-4. White. August. E. Ind. 



1768. 

 cocci' nea (scarlet). 3-4. Scarlet. Summer. India. 



1800. 



lu'teus (yellow). Yellow. 

 supe'rbus (superb). 4. Scarlet. Java. 1846. 

 Co' lei (Cole's). See I. STRICTA. 

 croca'ta (saffron-coloured). See I. STRICTA. 

 cuneifo'lia (wedge-leaved). 3. White. June. E. Ind. 



1822. 



dixia'na (Dixian). See I. COCCINEA. 

 Du'ffi (Duff's). See I. MACROTHYRSA. 

 Eckhau'ti (Eckhaut's). See I. COCCINEA. 

 fe'rrea (iron-like). 20. Pink. W. Ind. 1793. 

 findlaya'na (Findlayan). White, fragrant. E. Ind. 



1883. 



fla'va (yellow). 3. Scarlet. July. E. Ind. 1825. 

 Fra'seri (Eraser's). See I. COCCINEA. 

 fu'lgens (shining). 5. Orange. August. E. Ind. 1823. 

 variega'ta (variegated). Leaves with a grey, 



feathered rib. Sumatra. 1882. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). See I. COCCINEA. 

 Griffi'thii (Griffith's). 4. Red, yellow. July. Singa- 

 pore. 1845. 



incarna'ta (flesh-coloured). See I. COCCINEA. 

 java'nica (Javanese). 3. Orange. June. Java. 



1846. 



jucu'nda (joyous). 10. White. Ceylon. 1859. 

 lanceola'ria (spear-head-fcai^d). 6. Greenish-white. 



April. E. Ind. 1847. 

 laxiflo'ra (lax-flowered). 3-4. White, pink. W. 



Trop. Africa. 

 macrothy'rsa (large- trussed). Vermilion-red, crimson. 



Sumatra. 1878. 



Mo'rsei (Morse's). See I. COCCINEA. 

 obova'ta (reversed-egg-/<?avd). See I. COCCINEA. 

 odora'ta (sweet-scented). 3. Cream, rose. May. 



Madagascar. 1844. 

 parviflo'ra (small-flowered). White. August. E. 



Ind. 1800. 



pe'ndula (drooping). Malaya. 

 Pilgri'mii (Pilgrim's). See I. COCCINEA. 

 ro'sea (rosy). See I. CHINENSIS. 

 salicifo'lia (willow-leaved). See I. FULGENS. 

 se'ssilis (stateless- flowered). See I. SUBSESSILIS. 

 specta'bilis (showy). Burma. 

 stri'cta (upright). 3-4. Scarlet. July. China ; 



India ; Malaya. 1690. 



alba (white). 3-4. White. Summer. India. 

 subse'ssilis (nearly-stalkless) . 4. White. Himalayas. 



1828. 

 undula'ta (wavy-leaved). White. June. E. Ind. 



1818. 



JABOROSA. (From Jaborose, the Arabic for the 

 Mandrake, an allied plant. Nat. ord. Nightshades 

 [Solanacese]. Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Herbaceous perennials. Division of the plant in 

 spring ; seeds in spring ; and cuttings of the young shoots 

 under a hand-light ; light, sandy loam. 

 /. integrifo'lia (entire-leaved). \. White. August. 



Buenos Ayres. Hardy. 



runcina'ta (runcinate). See HIMERANTHUS RUNCIN- 

 ATUS. 



JACARANDA. (The Brazilian name. Nat. ord. 

 Bignoniads [Bignoniaceae]. Linn. i^Didynamia, 2-An- 

 giospermia.) 



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