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THE IXIA AND ALLIED PLANTS. 
biana). — The flowers of this are pale yellow 
coloured, with stripes, and open from May to 
July ; grows nine inches high. 
Babiana obtitsi folia (blunt-leaved Babiana). 
— Blooms in April; flowers blue; grows nine 
inches high. 
Babiana plicata (folded Babiana). — This 
has pale lilac-coloured or blue blossoms, which 
are very sweet-scented ; it grows nine inches 
high ; blooms from May to July. There is a 
variety called multiplex, which has purple 
flowers. 
Babiana purpurea (purple-flowered Ba- 
biana). — As the name implies, the flowers of 
this kind are purple ; they open from May to 
July ; grows nine inches high. 
Babiana ringens (gaping Babiana"). — 
Blooms from May to July, with lilac flowers; 
grows six inches high. 
Babiana rtibro-cyanea (red and blue Ba- 
biana). — This kind has red and blue flowers, 
which open from April to June ; grows six 
to nine inches high. 
Babiana sambucina (elder-flower-scented 
Babiana). — The blooms of this are dark blue 
or purple, and smell like elder flowers ; 
blooms from April to June ; grows nine 
inches high. 
Babiana spathacea (spathe-flowered Ba- 
biana). — This has lilac flowers from May to 
July ; grows six inches high. 
Babiana stricta (upright Babiana). — This 
has lilac flowers from May to July ; grows 
nine inches high. 
Babiana sulphurea (sulphur-coloured Ba- 
biana). — This has pale yellow flowers from 
May to July ; grows six to nine inches high. 
Babiana tenuiflora (slender-flowered Ba- 
biana). — The flowers of this kind are pale 
lilac, and open from May to July ; grows 
six to nine inches high. 
Babiana Thunbergii (Thunberg's Babiana). 
— This has purple flowers, in April ; grows 
about one foot high. 
Babiana tubata (long-flowered Babiana). — 
The flowers are white and red ; it blooms 
from April to June ; grows nine inches high. 
Babiana tubifiora (long-tubed Babiana). — 
This has yellowish-white and red flowers, and 
grows six inches high ; blooms from April to 
June. 
Babiana villosa (villose Babiana). — This 
has crimson-coloured flowers, and blooms 
from June to August ; grows a foot high. 
CYPELLA. 
Cypella is a genus of plants allied to Ixia, 
and containing one or two kinds which are of 
very great beauty. It is of slender habit, 
and has sword-shaped leaves ; the flowers are 
goblet-shaped, and the name is derived from 
kypellon, a goblet, in allusion to this form. 
They are beautiful greenhouse bulbs, but not 
suitable for out-door culture. 
Cypella Drummondii (Drummond's Cy- 
pella). — An elegant slender plant, with yellow 
and purple flowers, produced from June to 
September ; it grows two feet and upwards 
in height. Native of San Felipe. 
Cypella Berber ti (Herbert's Cypella). — 
This has orange and lilac flowers, and grows 
two feet high ; it flowers from June to Sep- 
tember. Native of Buenos Ayres. 
GEISSORHIZA. 
These Cape bulbs, which have been sepa- 
rated from Ixia, are named from geisson, a 
tile, and rliiza, a root, in allusion to the form 
of the roots. 
Geissorhiza ciliaris (ciliated Tile-root). — 
This has striped flowers, and blooms from 
May to July ; it grows about a foot high. 
Geissorhiza excisa (short-leaved Tile-root). 
— This has white and pink flowers in April 
and May, and grows about six inches high. 
Geissorhiza obtusata (blunted Tile-root). — 
The flowers of this are striped with orange 
and pink, produced in May and June ; it 
grows from nine inches to a foot high. 
Geissorhiza hirta (hairy Tile-root). — This 
has white flowers in May and June ; grows 
nine inches or a foot high. 
Geissorhiza imbricata (imbricated Tile- 
root). — This kind has flowers variegated with 
red, and blooms in May and June ; grows 
one foot high. 
Geissorhiza juncea (rushy Tile-root). — 
The flowers of this kind are white ; it blooms 
in June and July; about one foot high. 
Geissorhiza Larochei (De la Roche's 
Tile-root). — This has violet-coloured flowers 
in May and June ; about six inches high. 
Geissorhiza secunda (side-flowered Tile- 
root). — This kind has white flowers, and 
blooms in May and June ; grows nine inches 
to a foot high. There is also a variety with 
white flowers, called albescens; and another 
with blue flowers, called ccsrulea. 
Geissorhiza setacea (bristly Tile-root). — 
This has sulphur-coloured flowers, and blooms 
in June and July ; grows about a foot high. 
Geissorhiza sublutea (yellowish Tile-root). 
— This has yellow flowers in May and June; 
grows about one foot high. 
Geissorhiza vaginata (sheathing Tile-root). 
The flowers of this kind are yellow and pur- 
ple ; it blooms from June to September, and 
grows from a foot to a foot and a half high. 
HESPERANTIIA. 
This is a genus of Cape bulbs, separated 
from Ixia ; they are named from hespera, an 
evening, and anthos, a flower, in allusion to 
the habit of the plants, which is to open their 
flowers in the evening. 
