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 Anthericum pugioniforme. Round- 

 rooted Anthericum. 



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Clqfs and Order, 

 Hexandria Monogynia. 



Generic Characler. — Vid. N m - 1451. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 



ANTHERICUM pugioniforme ; rhizomate tuberofo, deprefTo- 

 fphaeroideo fibris craffis fufiformibus ; foliis fcapo fub- 

 tardioribus paucis, fafciculato-divergentibus, craffis, pul- 

 pofis, tereti-fubulatis, introrfum fubcanaliculato-depreflis, 

 glabris, glauciufculis, baft" per vaginas radicales plures 

 membranaceas turn fphacelatas turn herbaceas acuminaias 

 convoluto-imbricatas conclufis ; fcapo iftis adultis parum 

 altiori, plurimum graciliori, tereti, fimpliciffimo, erecli- 

 ufculo ; racemo numerofo laxius fpicato et deorfum fub- 

 interrupte ; pedicellis filiformibus, ereclo-divergentibus, 

 bra&eanaviculari-fubulata glabra incurvatafloreque claufo 

 longioribus ; corolla radiato-explanata, laciniis oblongis, 

 linea media verticali viridi extrorfum carinato-prominula 

 infignitis, extimis lanceolatis, fubanguftioribus ; filamentis 

 corollae et inter fe aequalibus, ere&o-divergentibus, inae- 

 qualiter barbatis, exterioribus parcius et medium tantum- 

 modo verfus, caeterum fubcalvis ; antheris brevibus ob- 

 longis ; germine viridefcente, ovato-oblongo, obfcurius 

 hexagono-ftriato, quam ftylus ter breviore ; ftylo triquetro- 

 filiformi ftaminibus aequali, apiculo ftigmatofo depreffo- 

 trigonulo obfcurius pubefcente. G. 



ANTHERICUM pugioniforme. Jacq, Ic. Rar. 2. tab. 405. 

 Coll. 5. 83. Bot. Repofit. tab, 386. Hort. Kezv. ed. 2. 2. 

 270. mild. Sp. PL 2. 144. 



Descr. RootJIock brown, an inch and half in diameter; 

 leaves about four, when full-grown nearly a foot and half 



high, 



