TuLiPA. CLIII. LILIACEvE. 647 



/?. Fls. white and mi!ch smaller. — N. Y., &c. 



y. Fls. white and somewhat larger. — Western States ! 



8. T. ciHANDiFi.oRrM. Salisb. Lnr^c-Jloircrivi^ 'PriUivm. 

 Lvs. broadly rhomlioid-ovate, scssil«\ abruptly acuminate; pr.fj. inclined; 

 jl. subercct ; pet. much lonj^er than the calyx, spatulatc-oljlanccojate, connivent 

 at base. — Damji, rockv woods, Mid., S. and W. States, abundant. Stem 8 — 12' 

 liigh. Leaves 3 — b' diam. Flower larger than in any of the preceding species. 

 Petals li — 2' in lengtii, broadest near the ape.x, with a short, abrupt acumina- 

 tion, while, varying to rose-colored. May. 



2. MEDEOLA. 



Nnmcd nfltr the filjiilous sorceress, Medea, for its 8Ui)posc(l mcdirinal virtues. 



Perianth deeply parted into 6 petaloid, revolute segments ; stig- 

 mas 3, divaricate, united at base; berry 3-celled ; cells 3 — 6-seeded. 

 — Stem simple. 



M. VmGiNiCA. ("Gyromia. Nutt.') Cucumber Root. 



Lvs. verlicillate in the middle oi the stem, 3 at the top. — None can but 

 admire the symmetry of its form. Rhizoma white, fleshy, tuberous, thought to 

 resemble the cucumber in flavor. Stem erect, 1 — 21' high, invested with loose, 

 cottony wool. Leaves in two whorls, one just above the middle of the stem, 

 consisting of G — 8 wedge-lanceolate leaves (3 — V by 9—12") ; the other at the 

 top, of about 3 ovate, shorter ones. Flowers in the upper whorl, 1, 2 or 3, pen- 

 dulous, with greenish, revolute segments. The stigmas are very long, reflexed, 

 dark red. July. 



Order CLIII. LILIACE^.— Lilyworts. 



Herhsw'xth parallel-veined leaves. Stems often bulbous or tuberous at base. 



Fls. perfect, regular, sreiierally hirpe and richly colored. 



Perianth free trom ovary, of 6 segment.s (rarely 4), colored. 



Sta. 6 (rarely 4), insertcii into the sepals and petals. Anthers introrse. 



Ova. 3-celled, many-ovuled. Styles united into l. Stigma often 3-lobed. 



Fr. capsular or fleshy, with several or many seeds in each cell. 



&Vs.— Albumen fleshy. 



Genera 133, species 1200, chiefly natives of temperate regions. The flowers of most are beautiful, of 

 many brilliant, and of some truly splendid. 



Properties.— The order abounds in a bitter, stimulant principle and abo in mucilage. Some of the 

 bulbous species yield a nutritious diet, as the asparagus, onion, garlic. The well known active medi- 

 cine, squills, is the bulb of Scilla maritima, of S. Europe. The various kinds of oflicinal aloes, are the 

 product of several species of Aloe. The powerful astringent, dragon's blood, is the concentrated juice of 

 Dracaena Draco of the Canary Isles. 



CmispectiLS of the Genera. 



* Segments of the perianth scarcely cohering in a tube. 



^ erect Ttilipa. 1 



< solitary. ; drooping. . . . Erythrmiinm. 4 



{( on a scape, . . I umbellate, &c Convallaria. 12 



< \ Petals with a grooved line. . . Liliinn. 2 



FU. campanulate, ( on a leafy stem. I Petals with a honey cavity at base. Frititlaria. 3 



n^eaves broad, cauline. Convallaria. 12 



^ Valves 0. I Leaves linear, radical. Phalangium. 11 



(racemose. . .{ Valves 6, bearing the stamens. . Asj)hodelns. lO 



\ corymbose, pedicels bracted at base. . . . Ornithogalum. 8 



Fls. subrotate, . . ( umbellate, from a leafy spathe. .... Allium. 7 



\ Sepals and petals recurved. Seeds few. . . Streptopus. 16 



Branches < Leaves ovate, &c. (Sepal.^ and petals erect. Seeds many. . . . Uvularia. 14 



leafy. . . i Leaves filiform, fasciculate. Asjmragtis. l(J 



* * Segments of the perianth cohering into a tube at base. 



( Stamens inserted at the top of the inciirved tube Polyanthes. 6 



Flowers ^ Stamens inserted in i he middle of the tube Hyacinthus. 9 



on a scape. ' Stamens inserted at base of tube, declined He?nerocallis. 5 



Flowers axillary on a leafy stem : Polygonatxtm. 13 



Tribe L TULIPACE.E. — Bulbous. Sepals and petals scarcely adhering 



in a tube. Integuments of the seed soft and pale. 



1. TULtPA. 



Persian thoiilihan, a turban ; alluding to the form of these magnificent flowers. 



Perianth campanulate ; stamens short, subulate ; anthers 4-angled ; 

 stigma thick ; capsule oblong, triangular. — % Lvs. radical. Flower 



