PLATE CCL. 
IXIA COLUMNARIS. Far. graniifion. 
Columnar’chived Ixia. Large flowered Far. 
CLASS III. ORDER I. 
TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Corolla fex-petala, patens, sequalis. Stigmata 
ttia, erediufculo-patula. 
Blossom fix petals, fpreading, equal. Summiti 
three, upright-fpreading. 
SeeIxtA HEFLEXA,Pl.XIV.Vol.I. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Ixia filamentis bafi cohaerentibus; floribus fub- Ij Ixia with threads united at the bafc; 
capitatis corollis purpureo-violaceis, maxi- I grow nearly headed; bloflbms purple v i 
mis. |1 very large. 
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
1. The two valves of the flieaih. k.! cad of 
2. An intire flower cut open in the tube only, which is extended nearly to 
the threads. 
3. The Chives cut open, magnified. 
4. The Pointal complete, one of the Summits detached and magnified. 
5. The Seed-veflTel cut acrofs. 
Wb have nothing farther to fay upon this fine variety of the Columnar-chived I*'® 
faid on the other varieties of this fpecies; but, that it was introduced from HoUan 
able coloured variety in lypgj and that it flowers the end of June^ in which mon ou 
made, this year, at the Hammerfmith Nurfeiy. 
