.150 HEXANDRIA.— MONOGYNIA. 



HAB. Mountains. May — June. 

 4. A. cernuum: scape naked, quadrangular, umbellife- 

 rous ; leaves linear, nearly flat ; umbel cernuous ; 

 stamens simple ; germen 6-toothed. 



HAB. Pennsylvania. July U. Leav. 8—12 in. 



long, 3-lin. broad; scape 1 — 2/i>. high; fi. rose-col. 



T>. A. tricoccum : scape naked, nearly terete; leaves 



lanceolate-oblong, flat, smooth ; umbel globose, 



seeds solitary. 



HAB. Woods and mountains. June— July. U . Bulb, 

 large: leav. 1 in. broad ; fi. white. 



235. HYPOXIS. Star-grass. Asphodelccc. 



IT. erecta: hairy; scape 2— 4-flowered ; leaves li 

 near ; segments of the corolla lanceolate-oblong. 



HAB. Woods and meadows. May — June. U . Roof 

 bidb. solid ; leav. gramin. ; fi. yell. 



23G. PONTEDERIA. Narcissi? 



P. cor data : leaves oblong-cordate ; flowers in 

 crowded spikes. 



HAB. In fresh water. Aug. V-. Leav. subrad., 

 3 — 4 in. long, thick; spath. oblong ;fi. aggreg. blue. 



3. angustifolia : leaves elongated-triangular, trun- 

 cate and subcordate at the base. 



HAB. Mountain-lakes. 



237. CONOSTYLIS. Hmmodoracccc. 



C. americana: corolla woolly within ; scape corym- 

 bose-panicled ; leaves gramineous-ensiform, glau- 

 cous ; filaments equal. 



HAB. Sandy swamps. July — Aug. U . Root creep.h 

 scape 1 ft. long ; fi. small, yellow within. 



238. ALETRIS. Star-wort. Asphodelew. 



. A. farinosa : flowers pedicellate, oblong-tubular ; 

 corolla, when decaying, nearly smooth ; leavoi- 

 broad-lanceolate. 



