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HELONIAS VIRGINICA. | VIRGINIAN © 
HELONIAS. ; 
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Clafs and Order. | 
HEXANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 
Generic Charaéler. 
Cor. infera, hexapetalo-partita, rotata, equalis, bafi flami- 
nigera, perfiftens, Svam. fetacea, divergentia. Pit. oblongum, 
tricocco-trigonum, ex ftylis fligmatofis perfiftentibus fubulatis 
recurvis cuique lobo continuis triroftris. Cap/. 3, mem- 
bratiacee, oblongo-ovate, roftrate, deorfum junéte, introrfim 
dehifcentes. Sem. pauca, biferialia, fitu ere€ta, ex rotundioribus 
‘Varie preffa, modo complatiata, alata. G, i sag 
Ons. Plante herbacee ; radix perennis, fibrofa, rhizomate bulbicipite ; 
folia annua, JSepius a baft furfum attenuata, canaliculato-triquetra, deorfum 
conduplicantia, rarius lanceolata, perraro sngupifind feaviofo-rigentia ttye 2 
confertim numerofiffima. Caulis foliofus vel modo laxe Squamatus ; in grefcentia 
Simpliciter fubfpicatim vel erecto-racemofa atque conferta, vel compofite-racemofa 
laxaque, sends Ghidey braltealaté. rolla tandem cariaceo-tenax. In qui- 
bufdam racemi floribus frerilefcit vel deeft omnina pifiillum, inde, fi vis, genus 
Plygamuim.—Nec alius generis VeratTRUM. G. ,- | - 
Specific Characer and Synonyms. 
~ HELONIAS virginica; caule villofo, pyramidatim panicu- 
lato ;, floribus Jaxe racemofis, laciniis ungui- 
culatis, fpathulatis, extus inferius puberulis ; 
laminis ovatis, bafi glandula didyma deprefla 
notatis:; flamihibus per totos ungues adnatis, 
ereétis, confle€tenter affurgentibus. Ns 
MELANTHIUM virginicum. Linn. Sp. Pl. 483. Gron. Virg. 
55- Hort. Kew. 1. 488. Mart. Mill. Dif. 
Lam. Encyc. 4. p. 24. Willd. Sp. Pl. 2. 266. 
Michaux Flor. Bor- Amer. 2. 251+ 
ASPHODELUS elatior floridanus gramineis foliis, floribus | 
parvis ex herbaceo-pallefcentibus. Pink. Amalih, 
40. t. 434. fo 8 ie 
A native: 
