HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Conostylis. 
Corymus dense nifiitorus, lanato-tomentosus, Flores 
extus albo-lanati, intus flavi. Pedicelli longitudine 
florum. Corolla 6-fida: laciniis oblongis acutis, 3. 
interioribus vix angustioribus, superne glabris fusco- 
luteis, inferne densissime lanatis : pilis pluinosis au- 
. reis. Filamenta 6. filiformia, glabra, corolla vix bre- 
viora. Anthere ovate, erectae, aurantiace. Germen 
superum, subrotundum, glabrum. Stylus subulatus, 
zoe longitudine filamentorum. Stigma sim- 
plex. 
This singular and beautiful perennial I discovered 
about the year 1805, and considered it as a species of 
rgolasia of Jussieu or Lanaria of Aiton, until I 
had the opportunity of seeing Mr. Brown’s Prodro- 
mus, in which the genus Conostylis is the nearest of 
any genus I know, thoügh it even differs from that 
genus materially by the germ being almost entirely 
superior, and not half inferior. 
293. ALETRIS. Gen. 1.579. Mich. fl. amer. 1. p. 189. 
1. A. floribus pedicellatis oblongo-tubulosis, corollis fruc- 
tiferis leviusculis farinosis, foliis lato-lanceolatis mu- 
. cronatis.— Mich. fl, amer. 2. p. 189. , 
A. farinosa. Willd. sp. pl. 2. p. 183. 
n. Pluk, amalth. t.437. f. 2. Bot. mag. 1418. 
in dry gravelly woods, on the side of hills: New En- 
: gland to Carolina. %. June, July. v.v. Flowers 
: white, in a long spike ; known by tbe name of Star- 
grass or Colic-root ; the last name, from its being 
considered an excellent remedy in that disease. 
b 2. A. floribus subsessilibus breviter tubulatis subcampanula- 
| tis, corollis fructiferis rugosis scaberrimis, foliis lancgo- 
(C. 'ato-ensiformibus acutis.— Mich. fl. amer. 1. p. 190. 
 Wurmbea bullata. Willd. hort. bero, t.8. —— 
.a mealy substance, as in the first species, but the 
divisions are tipped with golden-yellow ; the leaves 
. are narrower and longer. There is not any doubt of 
. this plant properly belonging to Herandria Trigynia ; 
but the styles are glued tozether during flowering, 
and only diyide on the ripening of the fruit. x 
Y OL. 1, - k 
In sandy fields and woods: New Jersey to South Caro- - 
lina. X. July, Aug. v.v. Flowers covered with - 
alba. 
aurea, 
Lu 
