224 HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 



sent, having lanceolate-oblorg petals, all without dentures? 

 but I have not now specimens whereby to define it. 



Of this genu- there is but a single species out of Ame- 

 rica indigenous to Siberia and the south of Europe. 



S27. LVIILARIA. L. 



Corolla inferior, 6-pelalled, erecf; claws of 

 the petals earh furnished with a nectariferous 

 cavity. Filaments very short, growing to the 

 anthers. Stigmata reflected. Capsule 3-angIed, 

 S-celled, S-valved; valves septiferous in the 

 middle. Seeds many, subglobose, arillate at 

 the hilum. 



Roots ramose and carneons; leaves sessile or amplexi- 

 caule; peduncles 1 -flowered, axillary. 



Species. 1. U. perfoliuta. 2. fiava. 3. ^rand/Jlora. 

 4. sessilifolia- 5. pvbenda. 



A North American genus with the exception of 2 spe- 

 cies in Japan. 



328. STREPTOPUS. Michaux. 



Corolla inferi')!', 6-pelalled, subcam^anulate. 

 Stigma very sliort. Berry subglobose, smooth, 

 3-celK'd. Seeds few, hilum naked. 



Roots perennial, fibrous; ieaves sessile or amplexicaule; 

 flowers axillary and tei-minal, pedicells 1 or 2-flowered. 



Species. I. S. dhtortii^. 2. roseits. Obs. Stem .''icho- 

 tomous; flo'.vers axillary and terminal, j-olitary or by pairs, 

 upon the same pcdicell and horizontally divaricate. 4. 

 lanui^inosns. Flowers by pairs terminal, upon a very short 

 pcdicell. 



An American genus, with the exception of S. distorins, 

 which is also indigenous to the mountains of Europe. 



329. CONVALLARIA. L. (Lily of the Valley.) 

 Corolla inferior, 6 cleft, campanulate. Sta^ 



mina shorter than the corolla, inserted upon its 

 base. Berry globose, 3 celled j cells 1 to .2- 

 seedcd. 



Bifoliate; scape racemose; flowers nodding-. 

 Species. 1. C. majaiis. Common also to Europe; flow- 

 ers fragrant. 



