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4. Agave neglécta Small. Foliage glabrous. Leaves basal; blades glaucous, as- 
cending or spreading when young, becoming numerous, short and recurved at maturity, 
15-28 dm. long, thick at the base, broadest at the middle, thence tapering to the apex; 
terminal spine brown, with a short narrow channel; margins armed with minute close-set 
teeth : scape erect, 13 m. tall: panicle about 30 dm. high: perianth yellowish green, 55 
mm. long; lobes about 23 mm. long : filaments adnate to about the middle of the tube, ex- 
serted. 
In sand or sandy soil, peninsular Florida. 
6. ATAMÓSCO Adans. 
Acaulescent herbs, with coated bulbs and glabrous foliage. Leaves basal: blades 
narrowly linear, flat or channeled. Scape fleshy, 1-flowered. Perianth white, pink, 
purple or yellow : tube funnelform: lobes 6, equal, more or less spreading. ` Stamens 6, 
equal or nearly so : filaments adnate to the throat of the perianth-tube : anthers versatile. 
Ovary 3-celled : style filiform, 3-lobed at top, or stigma nearly capitate. Ovules numerous, 
in two rows in each cavity. Capsule 3-celled, subglobose or depressed, more or less 3- 
lobed, loculicidally 3-valved. Seeds black or nearly so, usually flattened. [Zephyranthes 
Herb.] ATAMASCO LILY. STAGGER GRASS. AMARYLLIS. 
Perianth white, pink or purplish. 
Spathe entire, about 14 as long as the perianth. 1. A. Simpsonii. 
Spathe 2-cleft, barely f. as long as the perianth. 
Leaf-blades half-terete, with rounded margins. 2. A. Treatiae. 
Leaf-blades concave, with sharp margins. 3. A. Atamasco. 
Perianth yellow. 
Spathe surpassing the pedicel. 
Spathe about equalling the perianth : stigma 3-parted. A. longifolia. 
4. 
gem about equalling the top of the ovary : stigma 3-lobed. 5. A. pulchella. 
Spathe much shorter than the pedicel. 6. A. Texana. 
1. Atamosco Simpsdnii (Chapm.) Greene. Bulbs ovoid, 2.5-3 cm, in diameter, 
with brown coats: leaves basal, erect or nearly so; blades linear, 3-5 dm. long, 2-4 mm. 
broad, overtopping the scape, channeled, narrower above: scapes erect, solitary or 3 to- 
gether, stout, 2-2.5 dm. tall, flattened: spathe cylindric, 2-3 em. long, oblique at the en- 
tire opening: perianth pale pink, about 5-5.5 cm. long, about twice as long as the 
spathe ; lobes oblong-obovate, apiculate : capsules about 1 cm. high. 
In low pine lands, peninsular Florida. Spring and summer. 
2. Atamosco Treatiae (S. Wats.) Greene. Bulbs 1-1.5 em. in diameter: leaves 
basal; blades linear, 1-4 dm. long, less than 3 mm. wide, half-terete, not lustrous, 
with rounded margins: scapes erect, 1-3.5 dm. tall, terete: peduncle 6-18 mm. long: 
spathe membranous, surpassing the ovary : perianth white, turning pink, 6-8 cm. high ; lobes 
slightly broadened upward, much longer than the tube, apiculate: capsules depressed, 
about 1 cm. broad. 
In pine lands, Florida. Spring. 
3. Atamosco Atamásco (L.) Greene. Bulbs ovoid, 2-2.5 cm. long. Leaves basal ; 
blades fleshy, linear, 1.5-4 em. long, lustrous, blunt, as long as the scape or longer : 
scapes erect, terete : spathe surpassing the ovary, 2-cleft: perianth white or light purple, 
5-8 em. high; lobes lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, longer than the tube: stamens in- 
cluded : capsules broader than long, 1 em. high. 
In low grounds, Pennsylvania to Florida and Alabama. Spring. EASTER LILY. 
. 4. Atamosco longifdlia (Hemsl.) Small. Bulbs ovoid, 2-2.5 em. long, the neck 
3.5-5 em. long: leaves basal, erect or ascending ; blades linear, 1.5-2.5 dm. long, 1-2 mm. 
wide, often nearly filiform: scape solitary, 7.5-15 cm. tall, terete: spathe nearly 
equalling the perianth : perianth yellow, 2-2.5 cm. long ; lobes oblong or broadened up- 
ward, acute or abruptly pointed : capsules subglobose or slightly depressed, about 1 cm. in 
diameter. [Zephyranthes longifolia Hemsl. } 
In dry soil, Texas to Arizona and Mexico. 
5. Atamosco pulchélla (J. G. Smith) Greene. Bulbs subglobose, 1-2 cm. in diame- 
ter, with dark brown coats, the neck 3-4cm. long. Leaves basal, 3-4 ; blades linear, 1.5-2.5 
dm. long, 1-2 mm. broad : scape erect, slender, 1.5-2 dm. tall : flower solitary, erect, appear- 
ing with the leaves: spathe 2-2.5 cm. long, entire at the apex, tubular for 4 its length, 
slightly surpassing the"pedicel: perianth about 2 cm. long, light yellow ; lobes oblanceo- 
late, acute; tube 5 mm. long: stamens about 4 as long as the perianth-lobes inserted at the 
throat of thetube : style as long as the stamens. 
In sandy soil, Corpus Christi, Texas. Summer. 
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