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IXIA 



IXORA 



pale green segms. and black throat. B.M. 549. L.B.C. 

 16:1548. F.S. 2:124. Var. cana, Eckl. Segms. pale 

 blue; throat black. B.M. 789 (as /. maculala amcthy- 

 stina). Var. csesia, Ker. Segms. pale hlac; eye greenish. 

 B.R. 530. 



cc. Fls. in other colors. 



D. Throat of fl. (eye) differently marked from the segtns. 



5. maculata, Linn. Fig. 2003. Corm globular, 1 in. 

 or less diam., covered with parallel fibers: Ivs. about 4, 

 linear, ribbed, 6-12 in. long: sts. slender, 1-2 ft., simple 

 or branched : fls. many, in dense and erect spikes, tj'pi- 

 cally yellow; tube slender; limb bell-shaped, with a 

 dark purple or black mark at throat, the segms. oblong, 

 obtuse. B.M. 530 (orange, as /. cornea). The natural 

 varieties show the range of color: Var. ochrolefica, 

 Ker. Segms. sulfur-yellow; eye brown. B.M. 1285. 

 Var. nigro-albida, Klatt. Segrns. white; eye black. Var. 

 omata, Baker. Fls. flushed bright red or purple outside. 



6. columellaris, Ker. Like /. maculata, but fls. 

 typically with bright mauve-purple segms. and blue 

 throat. B.M. 630. 



7. ovata, Klatt. Like 

 /. maculala, but has 

 bright red fls. with pur- 

 ple-black throat. Var. 

 stellata, Klatt, has the 

 throat yellow. 



DD. Throat not differ- 

 ently marked. 



E. Color white or whitish 



(varying to tinted 

 shades and colors). 



8. aristata, Ker. Corm 

 globose, with strong fibers: 

 Ivs. 3-4, hnear, strongly rib- 

 bed: st. slender, to \}<z ft. 

 high, simple or branched: 

 fls. many, in a loose spike; 

 perianth-tube slender (?4in. 

 or less); limb whitish (pink 

 in B.M. 589), with oblong 

 segms. Var. elegans, Baker, 

 has narrower and less rigid 

 Ivs., and much shorter tube. 



9. polystachya, Linn. Corm 

 globose, ^4 in. or less diam., 

 with fine fibers: Ivs. about 4 

 at base and 2 on st., linear, 

 strongly ribbed, 6-12 in.: st. 

 slender, 1-2 ft., simple or branched: fls. many, in erect 

 spikes; perianth-limb white, the segms. oblong; fila- 

 ments short. B.M.623 (as/, trcdo). Var. omata, Baker. 

 Segms. tinged red outside. Var. bicolorata, Baker. Fls. 

 pale yellow, tinged violet outside. Var. fiavescens, 

 Baker. Fls. pale yellow. 



EE. Color yellow or orange. 



10. l&tea, Baker. Corm globose, J^2in. diam., with 

 fibrous covering: Ivs. linear, 6-12 in. long: st. slender, 

 1-2 ft., simple or branched: fls. many, in a dense spike, 

 deep bright yellow. B.M. 846. 



EEE. Color shades of red or lilac. 



11. fiexuosa, Linn. Very hke /. polystachya, except 

 that fls. are in shades of red or lilac or lilac-tinged out^ 

 side. B.M. 624. 



12. patens. Ait. Corm globose, to Min. diam., with 

 fine fibers: Ivs. about 4, hnear, 6-12 in.: st. erect, 12-18 

 in., sometimes branched: fls. several, in a somewhat 

 dense erect spike, pale red. 



13. speciosa, Andr. (/. craterotdes, Ker.). Corm 

 globose, small, with matted fibers: Ivs. from base about 

 6, hnear: st. slender, usually simple: fls. few, in a short 



2003. Lda maculata. ( X H) 



and erect spike, the oblong segms. dark crimson; limb 

 campanulate. B.M. 594. Gn.W. 21:648. 



WiLHELM Miller. 

 L. H. B.f 



IXIOLIRION (Greek, an ixia-like lily). Amaryl- 

 lidaceic. Three or four species of hardy bulbs from 

 western and central Asia, with umbels of deep blue or 

 violet six-lobed flowers, borne in spring. 



Perianth regular, without tube above the ovary; 

 segms., oblanceolate, acute; stamens shorter than the 

 segms., attached to their claws; ovary club-shaped, 

 3-ce!led, becoming a 3-valved caps.: Ivs. very narrow, 

 mostly at base of the st. The nearest cult, allies are 

 Alstra'meria and Bomarea, which have no distinct 

 rootstock, while IxioUrion has a bulbous rootstock. 

 The bulbs should be lifted in autumn and stored. 



montaniun, Herb. (/. Pdllasii, Fisch. & Mey.). Bulb 

 ovoid, 1 in. thick, with a neck 2-3 in. below the basal 

 tuft of Ivs.: St. about 1 ft. long: Ivs. about 4, persistent, 

 and a few smaller ones above: fls. on long unequal 

 pedicels, about 4, and often 1 or 2 fls. below; perianth 

 bright lilac according to Baker, 114 in. or less long. 

 Syria to Siberia. B.R. 30:66. F.S. 22:2270. R.H. 

 1880:310. J.H. 111.31:583. 



Var. tataricum, Herb. (/. taldricum, Hort. /. 

 Ledebourii, Fisch. & Mey.). Sts. more slender: Ivs. 

 awl-shaped: fls. all in a terminal umbel, smaller than 

 the type. Altai Mts. G.C. 11. 19:757. Gn. 75, p. 188. 

 Gn. W. 21:685. J.H. 111. 42:532. 



/. Kolpakowskidnum, Regel (Kolpakowskia ixiolirioides, Regel), 

 is perhaps a form of above, but haa a smaller bulb, fls._2-4 in a 

 terminal umbel, and the perianth-segms. ^4-! in. long: Ivs. about 4 

 in a basal tuft and 1 or 2 small ones above. Turkestan. Gt. 

 1878:953. l. H. B. 



IXORA (a Malabar deity). Rubiacese. Warmhouse 

 woody plants with showj' flowers in clusters and ever- 

 green fohage; handsome and desirable. 



Shrubs or small trees with opposite or verticillate 

 Ivs. and terminal or axillary usually dense corymbs of 

 very showy v/hite, rose or scarlet fls. on bracteate 

 pedicels: corolla very long and slender -tubed, the 

 throat sometimes barbed, the limb 4- or 5-lobed and 

 wide-spreading; stamens 4 or 5, inserted on the throat, 

 the filaments short or none; ovary on a fleshy disk, 

 2-loculed, the style filiform and exserted, 2-branched; 

 ovules solitary: fr. a hard or fleshy 2-pyrenous berry. — 

 Species upward of 150, in the tropical parts well around 

 the globe. 



There are many garden forms of Ixora under Latin 

 names, and these comphcate a botanical account of the 

 genus. Some of the named garden ixoras are the follow- 

 ing: Amabilis, pinkish, suffused orange. Aurantiaca, 

 orange-red; compact. Chelsonii, fls. brilhant salmon- 

 orange. Colei, fls. pure white: cross of /. coecinea and 

 /. stricta var. alba. Conspictia, fls. yellow, becoming 

 orange. Decora, yellow. Dixiana, fls. deep orange; 

 G. 27:363. F. S. R. 3, p. 275. Fraseri, fls. scarlet in the 

 tube, and brilliant salmon above; G. 7:.529. Illustris, 

 orange. Incarnata, flesh-color. Insignis, rose. Omata, 

 salmon-orange. Pilgrimii, orange-scarlet. Princeps, fls. 

 whitish, becoming orange; said to have come from 

 Java. Profusa, rose. Regina, fls. shaded violet-salmon, 

 in large dense clusters. J.H. III. 42:159. Sang^iinea, 

 fls. crimson, shaded with violet. Speciosa, yellow. 

 Splejtdens, orange. G.Z. 23:193. Splendida, crimson- 

 orange. G.Z. 26, p. 217. I.H. 29:463. Fenu^/o, orange. 

 Wesiii, fls. pale rose, becoming brilliant; hybrid. Gn. 

 42:496. G.M. 36:35. G. 25:457. Williamsii, fls. 

 reddish salmon. 



The ixoras are perhaps the best tropical warnihouse 

 plants that combine the showiest of flowers with fine 

 evergreen foliage. They are of easy culture, and should 

 be far oftener seen in tropical plant-houses. — They 

 may be propagated at any season, but early spring is 

 probably best. Take good strong cuttings, with four 



