PLATE LVL 



ANTHOLYZA SPICATA. 



Spike-flowered Antholyza. 



CLASS III. ORDER I. 

 TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Three Chives. One Pointal. 



Corolla tubulofa, irregularis, recurvata. Cap 

 fula infera. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Blossom tubular, irregular, and bent backward. 

 Capfule beneath. 

 See Plate XXXII. Antholyza ringens. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Antholyza, floribus infundibulifbrmibus, fpica- 

 tis, incarnato-pallidis; foliis falcatis, bre- 

 viflimis. 



Antholyza with funnel-fhaped, fpiked flowers, 

 of a pale flefh colour; leaves fcimitar- 

 fhaped, and very fhort. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalement. 



2. A Bloffom cut open, to fliew the infertion of the Chives. 



3. The Pointal, (natural fize). 



There are few fpecies of this genus but furnifh beautiful flowers; this is certainly among the moft 

 handfome, from the foftnefs of its colour, and the regularity of the fpike : what adds conliderably to 

 its merit, is, that the bloffoms remain a confiderable time before they fall, which unfortunately, is 

 feldom the cafe with the flowers of this genus. It was received from the Cape of Good Hope in 

 bulbs, fent by J. Pringle, Efq. of Madeira, in 1/94, to Meffrs. Lee and Kennedy of Hammerfmith; 

 the drawing was made in the month of June 1 "gj at their nurfery. Not being eaiily injured by damp, 

 there is no neceffity for removing it from its pot, as is neceffary for moft bulbs, but to increafe it; 

 one, or two young bulbs being annually produced, in addition from the old one. The beft foil ii 

 a fandy peat, with a fmall proportion of loam. 





