PLATE CCCXCII. 
I Xx IA COLUMNARI S, var. angustifolia. 
Columnar-chived Ivia. Narrowed-leaved Var. 
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CLASS: TH: OR D E.R: I. 
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER, 
Corotta sex-petala patens zequalis. Stigmata 
Bossom 6-petals spreading equal. Summits 
tria erectiusculo-patula. \ 
three upright-spreading. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Ixia, with threads united at the base, flowers 
rather in heads, petals purple with darker 
bases, and linear-sword-shaped leaves, 
subcapitatis, petalis purpureis basi sa- 
Ix1a, filamentis basi cohzrentibus; floribus 
turatioribus, foliis lineari-ensiformibus. 
Soa neneneieie anata 
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE, 
1, The two valves of the sheath. 
2. An entire flower, cut open in the tube only, which is extended nearly to the end of the threads. 
3. The chives cut open and magnified. 
4, The pointal complete, one of the summits detached and magnified. 
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Tue figure which accompanies this description represents the narrowest-leaved varie 
nar-chived Ixia hitherto introduced into the British gardens, 
Like the other varieties already figured in this work, it is a native of the Ca 
like them must be treated as a Cape-bulb ; requiring only the protection of the green-house, and a 
’ mixture of loam and peat ; and no water during its quiescent state. 
It flowers in June or July, and is a very brilliant variety, Our figure was taken some time since at 
Messrs. Colvill’s, Nurserymen in the King’s Road. 
ty of the colum- 
pe of Good Hope ; and 
