334 ORDER 139. AMARYLLIDACE^E. 



6, exserted, anth. soon versatile. Caps, obtusely 3-aiigled, oo-seeded. 2J 

 Monocarpic herbs ( 42). Crown-root with thick fibres, a dense clump of 

 thick, rigid, often spiny Ivs. Scape bracted, with numerous flowers. July 



1 A, Virginica L. Lvs. lin. -lanceolate, spine-pointed, denticulate; scape simple, 



4-6f, loosely spicate above ; fis. greenish-yellow, 1', sessile, fragrant. Rocks, Va., and S. 



2 A. AMERICANA. Century Plant. Lvs. glaucous, striped with cream-color in some va- 



rieties, lanceolate, spine-pointed and toothed, very thick and stout, 3 8f ; scape pro- 

 duced but once, after 50100 years, tree-like, with innumerable flowers. Mexico. 



6. FOLYANTHES (or Polianthes), L. TUBE-ROSE. Perianth funnel- 

 form, with a curved tube. Fil. inserted into the throat, included. Ovary 

 at the bottom of the tube, its summit free. 2 Root an upright rhizome. 

 P. TUBEROSA. Stem simple, slender, leafy-bracted, 3f, with a spike of rose-white flow- 

 ers, H', subregular, of exquisite fragrance. From Ceylon. Aug., Sept. 



7. ALSTRCEMERIA, L. Perianth funnel-form, some irregular, of 6 

 leaves distinct to the ovaiy. Sta. diclinate. Stig. 3-cleft. 1C Root a rhi- 

 zome, bearing tubers. Stems leafy, umbellate at top. 



1 A. PSITTACTNA. Erect, 1 2f, with remote, lanceolate, sessile leaves ; fls. 6 8, in a leafy 



cluster, pedicellate, If : segments epatulate, red, spotted with green. Brazil. 



2 A. PELEGKINA. Lvs. sessile, lance-linear, twisted ; fls. 2 6, pink-white, purp.-spotted. 



3 A. VERSICOLOR. Perianth nearly regular, yellow, with purple spots. Chili. 



8. SPREKELIA, Endl. JACOB^A LILY. Perianth bilabiate, segments 

 distinct to the ovary, the upper 3 spreading. Sta. epigynous, unequal, and 

 with the style declinate, the ends incurved. U Bulbous. Scape hollow, 

 1-flowered. Leaves linear, erect. 



S. roRiiosissiMA. A splendid flower from S. America. Scape If. Flower dark red. 



9. GALANTHUS, L. SNOW-DROP. Petals shorter than the sepals, 

 notched or lobed. Sta. epigynous, erect, included, shorter than the straight 

 style, if Bulb coated, acrid. Scape 2-edged, solid. Flowers white, pen- 

 dulous. Pods maturing under ground. 



G. NTVAXIS. Scape 6', 2-leaved ; flower 1, as white as snow, in early Spring. Europe. 



10. LEUCOJUM, L. SNOW-FLAKE. J3ep. and pet. subequal, often thick- 

 ened at apex. Sta. epigynous, included, and style erect. Stig. entire, ob- 

 tuse. U Bulb coated. Scape 2-edged, hollow. Flowers drooping. 



1 L.. VERNUM. Lvs. linear; scape 1-2-flwd. ; sep. white, tipped with green or yellow, 



with divergent veins ; spathe 1 -leaved; seeds straw-color. March, April. 



2 I*. JSSTIVTJM. Lvs. linear ; scape 4-8-flwd., umbellate, 6 10 7 ; sepals 6 8", pure white 



with green tips ; spathe 1-leaved ; seeds black. May, June. Europe. 



11. HYFOXIS, L. STAR-GRASS. Spathe 2-leaved. Perianth regular, 

 rotate. Seeds oo, black. 1 Small, bulbous, grass-like, with yellow flow- 

 ers on filiform scapes. Meadows and copses. 



1 H. erecta L. Hairy ; scape about 4-flowered, shorter than the linear leaves, which 



are 3 5" wide ; flowers greenish without, yellow within. June. 



2 H. fllffolia Ell. Smoothish ; scape 2-flowered, shorter than the filiform leaves. 



which are not \" wide. Dry soils, S. Flowers rather larger (9 11"). 



