IRIACR^. 613 



Tbichonema, Ker. {Spreng. syst. 1, p. 126, No. 152; — Eiidl. gen. pi. 1, 

 p. 169.) 

 1. Bulbocodium, Ker. (^Spreng. syst. 1, p. 149. — Ixia Bulbocodium, L. ; — 



B. M. 8, t. 265;— £. B 36, /. 2549.) % Guernsey. France. Italy. 

 Greece. Introduced in 1819. Fl. .'' 



2.purpurascens, Swt. (Ixia purpurascens. Tenor, fl. neap. 1, 2.) 2/.. Italy. 



Introduced in August, 1841, but has not fl. yet. 

 'S. cruciatum, Ker. (Spreng. syst. \,p. 149; — B. M. 16, /. 575. — Ixia 



cruciata, Jacq. ic. rar. 2. t. 290. — I. Bulbocodium, var. 7, Thunb.) % 



C. G. H. Fl. smallish, deep rose-coloured, Feb. and March, but 

 rare ; fr. 0. 



4.roseum, Ker. (B. M. 30, /. 1225 ; — Spreng. I. c. — Ixia rosea, L. — I. 



campanulata, Lam.) ^ C. G. H. Introduced in 1816. Fl. ? 

 b.pudicum, Ker. {B. M. 31, t. 1244.— Ixia pudica, Soland. in. Hb. 



Banks.) % C. G. H. Introduced in 1817. Fl. } 

 6. chloroleucum, Ker. (Ixia chloroleuca, Jacq. ic. rar. 2, t. 272 ; — Pers. 

 syn. 1, p. 46.) %. C. G. H. Introduced in March, 1841, but has not 

 fl. yet. 

 I.caulescens, Ker. {B. M. 34. /. 1392.) % C. G. H. Introduced in 



March, 1841, but has not fl. yet. 

 8. speciosum, Ker. (B. M. 36, t. 1476; — Spreng. syst. \yp. 149.) %. C. 

 G. H. Introduced in March, 1841, but has not fl. yet. 

 Spatalanthus, Swt. {Loud. hort. brit. p. 485.) 



\. speciosus, Swt. { fl. gard. t. 300. — Trichonema monadelphum, Swt.) 

 % C. G. H. Introduced in 1817. Fl. > 

 Crocus, Tournef. {Spreng. syst. i,p. 125, No. 146; — Endl.gen.pl. I, p. 

 169.) 

 From 1815-20, thirteen species of the genus have been frequently intro- 

 duced into the garden here from the Liverpool Bot. Gard., but without 

 success. The same was the case with the C. vernus, VVilld. introduced 

 into H. C. G. in 1810. 



* Sisyrinchium plicatum, Spreng. (Marica plicata, Ker.; B. M. 18, t. 

 655. 2f. W. Indies. — S. tenuifolium, Humb. ; B. M. 47, t. 2117 and t. 

 49, t. 2313. % Mexico. — S. striatum, Cav. (Marica striata, Ker. ; B. 

 M. 19, t.'701.) % Mexico. — S. iridifolium, Humb. (Marica iridifolia, 

 Ker. ; B. Reg. 8, t. 646.) %. Caracas. — Cipura martinicensis, Humb. 

 (Iris martinicensis, L. ; B. M. 12, t. 416.) % W. Indies. — Marica 

 gracilis. Herb.; B. M. QQ, t. 3713. %. Brazil. — Jris tuberosa, L. ; 

 B. M. 15. t. 531. % Italy. Greece.—/, triflora, Balb. % Italy.— 

 /. foetidissima, L. ; E. B. 9, t. 596. % England. France. Spain. — /. 

 Swertii, Lam. (I. aphylla. y. B. M. 22, t. 870.) % Portugal }—Fer- 

 raria antherosa, Ker. ; B. M. 20, t. 751. '^. C. G. H. — Patersonia 

 sericea, R. Br. ; B. M. 26, t. 1041. % Tropical New Holland.— .So- 

 bartia gladiata, Swt. (Marica gladiata, Ker. ; B. Reg. 3, t. 229.) "^ 



