PLATE CLXXI. 



HYPOXIS LINEARIS. 



hinear-leaved Hypoxis. 



C L A S S VI. O R D E R I. 



HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointal. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Corolla 6-partita, perfiftens, fupera. Capfula 

 bafi anguftior. Spatha 2-valvis. 



Blossom 6-parted, remaining, above. Capfule 

 narrower at the bafe. Sheath 2 valved. 

 See Hypoxis stellata, PI. CI. Vol.11. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Hypoxis foliis linearibus, glabrls, canaliculatis, 

 longiore fcapo unifloro; corolla intus au- 

 rea, extus viridis. 



Hypoxis with linear leaves, fmooth, channelled, 

 and longer than the flower -fteni, which 

 has but one flower; bloflbni orange within, 

 green without. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. Chives and Seed -bud. 



2. Pointal and Seed-bud, magnified. 



3. The Seed-bud cut tranfverfely. 



At firft, we had fome doubts whether this plant Ihould not be confidered as a variety of Hj'poxis ftel- 

 lata, to which it undoubtedly affines; but, upon due examination, find it a diftindt and new fpecies; 

 as well, from the fliape and length of the leaves, as the fhape, charafter, and colour of the bloffom, 

 and figure of the root. 



Like Hypoxis ftellata it is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and was introduced, from thence, 

 by Meflrs. Lee and Kennedy, in the year 1792. For its treatment, ixc. we muft refer our readers to 

 the above fpecies, PI. 101. Vol. 2. Our drawing was taken in March 1801 from a plant in the Hib- 

 bertian CoUeftion, Clapham Common. The flower of this plant, like many of the Ixias, &c. is 

 expanded but a few hours each day, and that only, whilft under the influence of a ftrong morning 

 fun; as, if the weather is gloomy, it keeps clofe fliut, but does not fpeedily decay, for it will conti- 

 nue to open, with equal brilliancy, for eight or ten days. 



