TRiANDRiA MONOGYNiA- Triptcrella. 



Vogelia capitafa. Gmel. syst. nat. 2. p. 107. 



Icon. Mich. I. c. t. 3. 



In wet places, borders of ponds, &c. in Lower Carolina. 



0. May — July. v. v. Stem filiform ; flowers white, 



in a small head. 



35. IXIA. Gen. pi. 76. 



1. I. foliis lineari-subulatis scapo unifloro multoties bre- 

 viore. fTilld. sp. pi. 1 . p. 200. 

 Icon. Bartr. it 152. t. 3. 



Found by Mr. W. Bartram in .South Carolina and Geor- 

 gia. 11 . Flowers bright blue. 



29 



dcstina. 



36. IRIS. Gen. pi. 97. Flag. 



1. I. barba cristata, caule brevissimo corapresso subuni- crisfata. 



floro, foliis gladiatis longitudine florum, laciniis corol- 

 larum aequalibns. 



I. cristata. Jit. kew. ed. 2. 1. p. 11 7- Willd. sp. pi. I. 

 p. 225. 



I. virginiana pumila. Pluk. aim. 198. t. igd.f. 6. 



Icon. Bot. mag. 412. Ladies' Calamus. 



On the banks of rivers in rocky situations in the moun- 

 tains of Virginia and Carolina. 1/ . May. v. v. Flow- 

 ers blue, handsomely crested with yellow. 



The roots of this species when chewed are very remark- 

 able ; they at first occasion a pleasant sweet taste, 

 which in a few minutes turns to a burning sensation, 

 by far more pungent than Capsicum. The hunters of 

 Virginia, notwithstanding tho.se properties, use it very 

 frequently to alleviate thirst. 



2. I. imberbis, caule ancipiti multifloro foliis altiore, fo- virginica. 



liis ensiformibus, stigraatibus petalis interioribus brevi- 



oribus, capsulis oblongis : angulis sulcatis. 

 I. virginica. Witld. sp. pi- 1. p. 232. 

 I. hexagona. Walt. Jl. car. Q6. 

 Icon. Bot. mag. 703. Jacq. ic. rar. 2. t. 223. Dill. 



elth. t. 155. f. 188. 

 On river sides and near ponds from New York to Florida. 



1/. June, July. v. v. Flowers beautiful purple, 



with the bottom of the outside petals yellow. 



3. 1. imberbis, caule tereti flexuoso folia aequante, foliis versicolor. 



ensiformibus, stigrr.atibus petalis interioribus aequan- 

 tibus, capsulis ovatis : angulis obtusis. 

 I. versicolor. Willd. sp. pi. J . p. 333. 



