128 the florist’s journal. 
strongest from those grown in beds for the ensuing season tor 
pots. 
I will now enumerate a few of the best, though it is difficult 
to say which is prettiest where each and all are most beautiful. 
The first and most generally grown is the Ixia; of this lovely 
genus many very fine varieties have been raised by means of cross 
impregnation. Of the species perhaps the finest are 
I. Aulica. I. Leucantha. I. Conica. I. Viridiflora. 
Columellaris. Maculata. Capitata. Crateroides. 
Flexuosa. Amasna. Crocata. Lilacina. 
Of the varieties the best are 
I. Alba. I. Aulica rubra. I. Longiflora rosea. J. Liliago. 
Viridiscens. Ochroleuca. Pallida. Cupacea. 
Longiflora. Variegata. Thyrsiflora. Curta. 
Next to these are the Sparaxis, quite equal in beauty, and 
only separated from Ixia on account of some small botanical 
difference ; and it is extremely difficult to distinguish the varie¬ 
ties from the actual species, I will include them in one remark. 
Probably the best are 
S. Grandiflora. S. Tricolor. S. Tricolor nova. S. T. Rosea alba. 
Triolor, violacea. Sanguinea purpura. Tricolor capitata. Fucata. 
Sulphurea. Rosea. Flexuosa nova. Coccinea. 
Bulbocodium. Versicolor. Vers, splendens. Bicolor. 
There are several other varieties, but these, I believe, include 
those most worthy of notice. Next to these we may place Tri- 
chonema, the prettiest species of which are, in my opinion, 
T. Bulbocodium. T. Pudicum. T. Speciosum. T. Caulescens. 
This genus is numerically deficient, but very pretty ; next to it 
we may place Geissorhiza, among which I may mention 
G. Rochensis. G. Obtusata. G. Excisa. G. Setacea. 
The next genus I will mention is Tritonia, of which a few va¬ 
rieties have been obtained, and very beautiful they are. 
T. Rosea. T. Flava. T. Crocata. T. Longiflora. 
Capensis. Tenuiflora. Tenuifloraconcolor. Pallida. 
Squalida. Miniata. Viridis. Fenestrata. 
There are others, but these comprise the most perfect flowers. All 
of those already mentioned, together with the little interesting 
