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ANTHERICUM GLAUCUM. GLAUCOUS-LEAVED 
ANTHERICUM. 
EK KEKE EEE EERE 
Class and Order. 
Hexanpria Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—AsPHODELE2. ) 
Generic Character. 
Perianthium sexpartitum patens deciduum. Filamenta 
receptaculo inserta, plerumque barbata. Stylus filiformis. 
Capsula subglobosa, 3-loc. 3-valv. valvis medio septiferis. 
Semina pauca, angulata. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Ayturricum glaucum ; radicibus tuberosis, foliis lineari- 
elongatis carinatis striatis subtus precipue glaucis, 
floribus racemosis, pedicellis ternis nutantibus demum 
erectis, sepalis tribus interioribus majoribus marginatis 
marginibus undulatis, filamentis superne incrassatis. 
Anruericum glaucum. Ruiz et Pav. Fl. Peruv. v. 3. p.- 
68. Rem. et Sch. Syst. Veget. v. 7. p- 469. Spreng. 
Syst. Veget. v. 2. p. 85. Lod. Bot. Cab. t. 1580. 
Puatanerum glaucum. Poir. Ene. Suppl. v. 4. p. 380. 
p Sn 
An interesting South American, and, I believe, little 
known, plant in this country, for tubers of which the Glas- 
gow Botanic Garden is indebted to our often-mentioned 
friend, Joun Mactean, Esq., of Lima. The species in- 
habits the vicinity of that city, and requires the heat of 
the stove to bring it to perfection. It flowered in August 
and September. 
Descr. The root consists of numerous fibres, many of 
which bear oval, or oblong tubers : the top of the root 1s 
Crowned with copious, rigid, erect fibres, the wither 
remains 
