IVY 



[ 4C3 ] 



IXO 



5-Pentandria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Es- 

 callonia.) 



A hardy deciduous shrub. Seed and suckers 

 in spring; layers in summer; moist, sandy 

 peat. 



I. Virgi'nica (Virginian). 6. White. July. N. 

 Amer. 1774. 



IVY. He'dera. 



I'XIA. (From ixia, bird-lime; in re- 

 ference to the clammy juice. Nat. ord., 

 Irids [Iridacesej. Linn., 3-Triandria 1- 

 Monogynia.) 



Half-hardy bulbs, from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. The true Ixias are known from Spara'xis 

 by not haying, like it, a jagged sheath ; from 

 Babia'na, in having a dry seed-pod instead of a 

 berry ; and from Trito'nia, by having the stamens 

 inserted at the bottom of the petals instead of 

 in the tube of the flower. They will all grow in 

 rough peat ; the strong ones require very little 

 sand, and the smaller ones want one-third sand 

 in the compost. They succeed well in a warm 

 border, if sheltered from hard frosts, and not al- 

 lowed to get dry when they are in growth. By 

 seeds sown in a little heat, in spring ; also by off- 

 sets ; sandy loam, peat, and a little leaf-mould. 

 When done flowering, they may be kept in or out 

 of the pots, after the leaves get withered, without 

 any water, until fresh growth commences. They 

 will generally require to be potted in October, 

 and should then be placed in a cold pit, and pro- 

 tected from frost, and cojd, heavy rains, and 

 taken to the greenhouse or window, after roots 

 are plentifully formed. Many will do very well if 

 planted in sandy soil and leaf-mould, about four 

 inches deep, in a dry, raised border, and protected 

 there from severe frost and heavy rains by litter, 

 and any material that will throw off the water. 

 J. am ce'na (delicate). 1. Red. April. 1822. 



arista'ta (awned). 1. Pink. April. 1800. 



au'lica (courtly). 2. Pink. April. 1774. 



capilla'ris (capillary). 1$. Violet. April. 1774. 



capita'ta (headed). 2. W'hite, blue. May. 1780. 



columella'ris (pillar). $. Variegated. August. 



1790. 



co'nicu (conical). 1. Orange. April. 1757. 



crateroi'des (crater-like). . Dark yellow. 



May. 1778. 



cri'spa (curled-leaved'). 1. Blue. April. 1787. 



du'bia (doubtful). |. Red. April. 



ere'cta (upright). l. White. June. 1757. 



incama'ta (flesh-coloured). 1. Flesh. 



May. 1757. 

 lu'tea (yellow). 1. Yellow. May. 1757. 



flexuo'sa (zigzag-stalked). 2. Pink. April. 1757. 



furca'ta (forked). . Pink. April. 1800. 



hy'brida (spurious). 1. White. June. 1757. 



incama'ta (flesh-coloured). |. Flesh. May 



leuca'ntha (white-flowered).li. White. April.' 



1779. 



hnea'ris (narrow- leaved). $. White. May. 1796. 



macula't a (spotted). 1. White, brown. April. 



ochroleu'ca (cream-coloured). 1. Purple, 



yellow. May. 1780. 



monade'lpha (monadelphous). . Blue. May. 



1/92. 

 cu'rta (short). J. Orange. April. 1792. 



ova'ta (egg-ahaped). i. Red. April. 17&0. 



#a'to (spreadingvfowerai). i. Purple. April. 



retu'sa (abrupt). 1, Light yellow. April. 1793. 



J.scilla'ris (squill-flowered). !. Variegated, 

 January. 1787. 



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



IXO'DIA. (From ixodes, viscid ; in re- 

 ference to the viscid secretions on the 

 plant. Nat. ord., Composites [Asteracese], 

 Linn., 19-Syngenesia L-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 fibry loam. 

 Winter temp., 45 to 50. 



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

 N.Holland. 1803. 



IXIOLI'IIION. (From ixia, and leirion, 

 a lily ; literally, Ixia-like Lily. Nat. ord., 

 Amaryllids [Amaryllidacese]. Linn., 6- 

 Hexandria I-Monogynia. Allied to Bra- 

 voa.) 



Extremely rare, pretty, hardy bulbs, Dr. Her- 

 bert being the only person who recently possessed 

 them in this country. His own plant of I. mon- 

 ta'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 I. Tata'ricum 

 is terminal; both have sky-blue flowers. Mon- 

 ta'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. 

 J. monta'num (mountain). 1. Blue. June. Syria. 

 1844. 



Tata'ricum (Tartar). 1. Blue. Tartary. 



IXO'KA. (Named after an Eastern 

 heathen god, Iswara,to which the flowers 

 are offered. Nat. ord., Cinchonads [Cin- 

 chonacese]. Linn., 4^-Tetrandria 1-flfono- 

 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, fibry loam, and fibry 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 

 blooming, but none more so than this genus, as 

 it is next to impossible to get it in its most 

 splendid condition without such aids. Of all 

 means of bottom-heat, this, like the Cape Jas- 

 mines 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. 



I. arbo'rea (tree-like). 3. Scarlet. August. E. 

 Ind. 1800. 



Bandhu'ka (Bandhooka). 3. Scarlet. July. 



E. Ind. 1815. 



barba'ta (bearded;. 12. White. July* E. 



Ind. 1823. 



bla'nd* (gentle). 4. White. August. E. 



Ind. 1768. 



cocci'nea supe'rba (scarlet-superb). 4. Scar- 



let, August. Java. 1846. 



