MEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. ConOStyllS. 22S 



Corymbus dense multiflorus, lanato-tomentosns. Flores 

 extus albo-lanati, intus flavi. Pediceili longitudine 

 florum. Corolla 6-fida : laciniis oblongis acutis, 3. 

 interioribus vix angustioribus, superne glabris fusco- 

 luteis, inferne densissime lanatis : pilis plumosis au- 

 reis. Filamenta Q. filiformia, glabra, corollse vix bre- 

 Viora. Jnthert£ ovatae, erects;, anrantiacae. Germen 

 superum, siibrotundum, glabrum. 5/2//«.? subalatus, 

 3-partibilis, longitudine filamentorum. Stigma sim- 

 plex. 

 This singular and beautiful perennial I discovered 

 about the year ]8©5, and considered it as a species of 

 Argolasia of Jussiea or Lanaria of Aiton, until I 

 had tiie opportunity of seeing Mr. Etown's Prodro- 

 mus, in -whicli the genus Conustylis is the nearest of 

 any genus I know, though it even diflers from that 

 genus inaterially by the germ being almost entirely 

 superior, and not half inferior. 



293. ALETRIS. Gen. pi. 57 g. Mich.Jl. amer. 1. p. I89. 



1. A. floribus pedicellatis oblongo-tubulosis, corollis fruc- alha . 



tiferis laeviuscuhs farinosis, foliis lato-lanceolatis mu- 

 cronatis. — NHch.Ji. amer. 2. p. I89. 



A. farinosa. JVilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 183. 



icon. Pluk. amalth. t. 437./. 2. Bot. mag. 1418. 



In dry gravelly woods, on the side of hills : New En- 

 gland to Carolina. 1/ . June, July. v. v. Flowers 

 ■white, in a long spike ; known by the name of Star- 

 grass or Colk'root; the last name, from its being 

 considered an excellent remedy in that disease. 



2, A. floribus subsessilibus breviter tubulatis subcampanula- aurea, 



tis, corollis fructiferis rugosis scaberrimis, foliis lanceo- 

 lato-ensiformibus acutis. — Mich.Ji. amer. 1. p. I90. 



Wurmbsa bullata. IFilld. hort. herol. t. 8. 



In sandy fields and woods : New Jersey to South Caro- 

 lina. 1/. July, Aug. v.v. Flowers covered with 

 a mealy substance, as in the first species, but the 

 divisions are tipped with golden-yeljow j the leaves 

 are narrower and longer. There is not any doubt of 

 this plant properly belonging to Hexandria Trigynia ; 

 but the styles are glued together during flowering, 

 and only divide on the ripening of the fru.it. 



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