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Pancratium Amancaes. Golden 

 Pancratium. 



Hexandria Monogynia* 

 Generic Character.— Fid* No. 7 1 8. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 



PANCRATIUM Amancaes g foliis paucis, bifariis, alternis, 

 deorfum fiftulofo-vaginantibus, reticulato- 

 venofis, verticalker dimidiato-fphacelatis, 

 lamina lanceolato-oblonga, canaiiculato- 

 explicata ; fpatha fcariofo-membranacea, 

 quam umbella pluriflora feffilis breviori ; 

 corollas tubo ere&o, cylindrico, obtufe 

 hexagono-fulcato, laciniis ifometro ; limbo 

 nutante, radiato-explanato, laciniis Iineari- 

 lanceolatis, anguftis ; corona limbum 

 fubaequante, dentato-lacera, duodecimfida 

 fifluris alternis linearibus marginibus con- 

 tiguis, alternis acute finuato-excifis, pa- 

 tentibus, ftaminigeris ; flaminibus corona 

 praebrevioribus infraque ejus oram infrafto- 

 conniventibus ; ftylo declinato-aflurgente, 

 tereti-trigono, parum attenuato, magis 

 minufve exferto ; ftigmatibus trinis, lineari- 

 lobatis, canaliculus, breviter divergenti- 

 difcretis. G. 

 NARCISSUS Amancaes. Ruiz et Pavon. Flor. Per. et ChiL 

 v * 3* 53- ta ^' 2 ^3* f' a '* ma g*itudine na- 

 tural! minor. 



Bulb tunicate, ovate, leaves 3 — 5, more than two feet high, 

 reticulately veined, downwards fiftularly fheathing for about 



half 



