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Helonias l^eta. (/3.) Narrow chan- 

 nelled-leaved helonias. 



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Generic Charatler. — Vide No. 985. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms. 



HELONIAS lata; (hermaphrodita ;) foliis fubbifariis, ligulato- 

 elongatis, attenuatis, canaliculatis, caulinis diffito-fparfis in 

 bra&eas decrefcentibus ; caule fubaltiori, fimplici, tereti j 

 racemo conico, fparfim denfato ; bra&eis fingulis, pedicello 

 unifloro divaricato floribus longiore brevioribus; corolla 

 horizontali, poll anthefin herbefcente, laciniis obtufis, 

 cavulis; ftaminibus divergentibus. G. 



HELONIAS Uta. Nobisfupra No. 803. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. 2. 330. 



H. erythrofperma. Michaux Bor.-Amer. 1. 212. 



MELANTHIUM latum. Hort. Kew. 1. 488. mild. Sp. PI. 2. 



„ 2<S 7- 



M. phalangoides. Lam. Encyc. 4. 27. Willd. Sp. PI. 2. 268. 



M. mufcatoxicum. Walt. Flor. Carol. 125. 



ANTHERICUM fubtrigynum. Jacq. Ic. Rar. 2. tab. 419. Coll. 



toy 3 '- 273 * 

 (P-J minor. G. 



HELONIAS angujlifolia. Michaux he. at. 



For further account of the fpecies, fee above, in No. 803. 

 pur drawing was made from a plant imported from Carolina, 

 °Y Mr. Lyon. Jacquin's figure was taken from an imperfect 

 Specimen, which had flowered the fecond year from feed, and 

 then perifhed. Michaux deems the prefent variety a diftinct 

 f Pecies from that in No. 803. G. 



NOTE. 



No. 1062. Helonias lutea. 



T he fynonymy given in this article may be augmented and 

 arranged as follows : 



Helonias 



