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IXO 



same treatment. Synonymes : \, Lobelia aene- 

 ■ cioldes ; 2, L. hypocraterifirme. See Lobilia. 

 'axillaris 1 . Blue . 6, G. Her. P. 1* Ef. Hoi. . 1824 

 Brbwnii 2 . . Red . 7, Q. A. 1 N. Hoi. . 1829 



Isotr6pis, Bentham. From isos, equal, and 

 tropos, turned. Linn. 10, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Fabacece. This is i very pretty little green- 

 house shrub. The stem is soft, and slightly 

 downy, the leaves oval, the flowers papilio- 

 naceous, clear orange yellow, with rich, deep 

 crimson, forked veins, even more distinctly 

 marked than those of Abibtilon striatum. For 

 culture. &c, see Gompholdbium. 

 strife . . Or. yel. or. C, G. Bv. S. 3 Swan R. . 1839 



IsPAGHtrLA. See Plcmtago Ispaghula. 



Ispagool. See Plcmtago Ispaghula. 



Itaballi, or Copai ye timber, is Vochya guia- 

 ninsis. 



Itaka WOOD. See Machcbrium Schomb&rgMi. 



Italian beech. See Qutrcus ^sZscuhis. 



Italian oak. See Quircus jfisculus. 



Itea, Linn. Itea is the Greek name of the 

 willow, and applied to this genus on account 

 of the quick growth of the species. Linn. 5, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Escalloniacecs. An interesting 

 North American shrub, cultivated in open 

 fibrous sandy peat, and multiplied without 

 great difficulty from layers, 

 virglnioa . . White 7, H. De. S. 6 N. Amer. . 1774 



Ituba. See Pombalia ItHba. 



IvA. Supposed to be from Yua, a name used 

 by the older botanists ; applied to this genus 

 by Linnaeus, because the smell of the plants 

 resembles that of the ancient Iva. Linn. 19, 

 Or. 5, Nat. Or. Asteracece. These species are 

 not very interesting ; they grow in any com- 

 mon soil, and increase from seeds. /. fru- 

 tiscens may also be increased by cuttings. See 

 also AjUga Iva. 



frutescens . . White 8, H. Ev. S. 3 N. Amer. . 1711 

 annua, axillaris, ciliata, xanthiifolia . 



IvlEA. See Sterculia Ivira. 



Ivory palm. See Phytilephas macrocarpa. 



Ivy. See Hidera. 



Ivy gum is obtained from the old stems of 

 Hidera HUix. 



Ixeris) De CandolU. Name not explained. 



Linn. 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. Obscure 



- plants, of the easiest culture. Synonymes : 1, 



Lagoseris versicolor, BarlchaHsia versicolor — 



versicolor 1. 



IxiA, Linn. Ixia, bird-lime ; because of the 

 viscid nature of some of the species. Linn. 3, 

 Or. 1, Nat. Or. Iridaceas. A genus of very 

 handsome plants when in flower. We re- 

 commend them to be grown in a mixture of 

 sandy loam and decayed leaves, or peat soil. 

 "When they have done flowering, they require 

 no water till they begin to grow afresh. In 

 October, they should be fresh potted, and set 

 in a cool frame, as they only require to be pro- 

 tected from frost till their pots are well filled 

 with roots ; then they may be set on the shelves 

 of the greenhouse, and watered regularly, and 

 they will flower well. The species of this 



genus, and some other bulbous-rooted genera, 

 succeed best in a pit, covered with lights in 

 very cold or wet weather. Most of the species 

 will grow well in a south border, in the open 

 air, planted from five to six inches deep, in a 

 light sandy soil, near a wall, and to be covered 

 with dry litter in severe weather ; they will 

 then flower much stronger than if grown in 

 pots, and they may be increased by offsets 

 from the bulbs, or by seeds. See Babiana, 

 Hesperdhtha, Spardxis, SyrvnMia, and Tricho- 

 nfona. 



IxiOLfRiON, Herbert. From ixia, bird-lime, 

 and leirion, a lily. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Amaryllidacece. A genus of fine hardy bul- 

 bous plants, which will flourish in ordinary 

 garden soil. Their increase is effected by 

 seeds or offsets of the bulbs. Synonymes : 1, 

 Arndryllis montana, A. tartdrica ; 2, /. Ledi- 

 boU'ria. 



montanum 1 

 tartarica 2 . 



. Blue 

 , Pur. 



Bl. P. 1 Syria 

 Bl. P. I Altai 



1844 

 1850 



IxbDIA, R. Brown. From ixodes, viscid ; in 

 allusion to the nature of the plants. Linn. 

 19, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Asteracece. This is a 

 pretty shrub, and may be successfully grown 

 in a mixture of peat and sand, and propagated 

 from cuttings of the young wood in sand, 

 under a glass, 

 aohilleoldea . White . 6, G. Bv. S. 2 N. Hoi. . 1803 



IxbRA, Linn. After Iswara, a Malabar deity, 

 to which the flowers of some are offered. 

 Linn, i, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Cinchonacece. A 

 beautiful genus of East Indian shrubs, easily 

 cultivated in our stoves. They require a 

 sandy open soil, composed of loam and peat, 

 in which they grow well, provided they are 

 kept clear of insects, which is easily effected 

 by well washing the whole plant with a good 

 syringe while growing. They propagate fro.m 

 cuttings in sand, or sandy soil, under a glass, 

 in heat. Synonymes; 1, I. PavStta; 2, I. 

 Alba ; 3, /. parvifldra ; 4, I. longifblia ; 5, I. 



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