328 HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. YuCCa. 



recurvifolia. 3. Y, caulesceus ; foliis lineari-lanceolatis virirlibus recur- 

 vo-ueflexis margine raro filair.entosis, petalis interio-_ 

 ribuslatioribus. — Salisb.in peirad. Invd. 31. 

 On the sandy shores of Georgia, Leconte. P^ . July, 

 Aug. V. V. Flowers greenish-yellow, with a tinge 

 of purple ; stem about tliree feet high : this species 

 has been confounded with the following. 

 gloriosa. 4. Y. caulescens, ranoosa ; foliis lato-lanceolatis pHcatis 



integerrimis, petalis ianceolatis. — IFilld. sp. pi. 2. 

 p. 183. 

 Icon. Uot. rep. 473. Bot. mag. 1260. 

 On the sea-shove of Carolina, rj . July, Aug. v. v. 

 Flowers white j plant about ten feet high, 



eloifolia. 5. Y. caulescens, ramosa ; foliis lineari-lanceolatis calloso- 



crenulatis strictis. — Wilfd. sp. pi. 2. p. 184. 



Icon. Dili elth. 323. f. 410. Coinm. prcel.i. 14. 



On the coast of Carolina and Florida. ^2 • -^"S* ^' ^' 

 Flowers white. 



299, LILIUM. Gen.pL55S. 



Caieslcei. 1. L. foliis sparsis lineari-lanceolatis, caule unifloro, corolla 



erecta, petalis longe unguiculatis margine undulatis 

 apice reflexis, fVilld. sp. pi. 2, p. 86. Ifali. ft. 

 car. 259. 



L, spectabile. Salish. icon. rar. 5. t. 5. 



L. carolinianum. Lam. encycl.3. p. 554, 



Icon. Calesl. car. 2. t. 58. Bot. mag. 25Q. 



In low sandy meadows : Virginia to Carolina, IL . 

 June — Aug. v. v. Flower very handsome, scarlet, 

 spotted with yellow and brown 3 stem about a foot 

 high. 

 pudicuvt, 2. L. ? foliis sparsis lineari-lanceolatis, caule unifloro, co- 



roUa campanulata cernua, petalis erectis sessilibus 

 spathulato-obovatis obtusis intus planis. 



On the head-waters of the Missouri. M. Lmvis. 1/ . 

 May. V. s. in Herb. Lewis. Flower pale yellow j 

 stem about ten inches high. 



This doubtful species is at lirst sight more related to 

 Fritillaria ; but the style, which is the length of the 

 petals, with an obtuse stigma, associates it more closely 

 to Lilium. The fruit 1 am unacquainted with j the 

 root is 3 flat biscuit-shaped bulb. 



