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Helonias Ljeta. Channel-Leaved 

 Helonias. 



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Clafs and Order. 

 Hexandria Trigynia. 



Generic Charatlcr. — Vide N* m - 747. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms. 



HELONIAS lata racemo fpicatim corymbofo, oblongo, 

 conferto, pedicellis unifloris, polt deflorationera 

 virefcente; foliis bifariis, fubgramineis, lato- 

 fubulatis, convoluto-canaliculatis, longis ; cau- 

 linis valde remotis. G. 



HELONIAS erythrofperma. Michaux Fl. Amer. Bor. 1. 212. 



MELANTHIUM latum. Hort. Kra. u 488. Mart. Mill* 

 Ditl. IVilld. Sp. PL 2. 267. 



The above plant, although introduced into our gardens 

 by Lord Coventry fo long ago as 1770, has never yet been 

 figured in any work known to us. It is a native of North- 

 America, and found by Michaux on the fhady rivers of 

 lower Carolina; is diftinguiftied at firft fight from bullata and 

 afphodehides already given in this work, by the pofition and 

 form of the leaves, and from virginica, in not having the in- 

 florefccnce panicled or compound. The flowers as they wither 

 become greenifh, and remain a confiderable time on the plant 

 in that Hate, much in the manner of thofe of Hydrangea 

 hortenfis. 



It blooms in June, and is generally kept in a pit or under a 

 frame during the winter months. We fufpeft that the Hfc- 

 LONi as angujlifolia of Michaux is a mere variety of this. 



Our drawing was taken from a plant in the garden of 

 Meffrs. Malcolm rfnd Co. Kenfmgton. G. 



