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Tigridia

the tiger flower, a genus of plants, order Iridaceæ, containing only one species, T.

Pavonia, distinguished by the three outer segments of the perianth being larger, and d by by the filaments being united into a long cylinder. It is a native of Mexico, and much cultivated in flower gardens for the singularity and however, evanescent. The root is a scaly beauty of its flowers, which bulb.

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