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^T;iss-]ike leaves, but the root, which has uot been collected, is iloscvibeil as an edible " bulb" IiinIi iuI of" 
thickly fibrous as in the rest of the tribe. The stem is 2° high, the yellow llowcvs 2' lon^-, on short jointed 
pedicels, the segments twieo longer than the tube and 5-7-iiei s ( (l : stiimcns C), with f(|ual filiform fila- 
ments inserted in the tliroat; capsule subglobose, snbstipitate, niany-seedcd ; Icavi^s with a inciulirauoii.s 
and strongly undulate margin. Found in New Mexico and Western Arizona. 
The tribe Odontostemonea>, characterized by a bulbous root, racemosely pauicled llowers,and sparingly 
leafy peduncle, is limited to the single Californian genus and species Odontostcmiim Rdrtwcijl, Ton-.. Poc 
B. JR. Siirv. 4. 150, t. 24. This is 1-2° high, with grass-like leaves, and white Inl.nlar (lowers f.-d ' long, 
the at length reflexed segments equaling tlie tube; pedicels strict, long, in a loose, lO-lid-ilowered 
raceme; stamens 6, on short filaments united at base and inserted in the throat, iilternaling with (> liue.ir 
staminodia ; style elongated; capsule sessile, globose, 3-C-seeded. locnlieidally :!-\ ah ed. 
The ii/i7?e«; are characterized as bulbons herbs, with naked peduncles, and iinihelhife m larelv -.uliiary 
iiowers, and are divided into the following genera. 
* Corolla-tul)c furnished with a crown. 
1. ANDKOSTEPHIUM, Torr. Tube fnnnelforni, e(|ualing the segnn^nls. I'ilanienis nnit<(l inio a 
crown at the tliroat of the tube. Ca])snh' loeulieiilall y ".'-valvcid, many see<led. — A Texan genus ol' a siM;j:le 
species, A. viOLACEUM, Torr., Jj'o^. Mrx. HoiuhI. -Jls, lia\ ing a tuuicated 1)iilli, an iimliel ul" l liuw . is 
upon a .scape 2-4' high, the perianth 10-12" long. 
2. BESSERA, Schult. Tube campauulate, 4-() times sliort er tliaii the segments. Filaments united to 
the middle, filiform above. Capsule septieidall,\' :'>-valved, many-seeded. — A single Mexican genus and 
species, B. elegans, Schult., having a tiini( ated l>nll>, a l-lO-ilowered umbel on a fistulous scape 1-2-' high, 
and a deep-red perianth 9-10" long, with cariiiiite segments. 
^ * Without crown. 
3. LEUCOCORYNE, Liudl. Perianth fnnnelformor subrotate, the segments < i|iialing or shorter than 
the tube. Anthers ;3, sessile in the tube. .Staminodia 3, spur-sha]»ed, inserted at the throat. —Chili and 
Peru. 
4. BRODLEA, Smith. Perianth riinneUoriii, (in /.'. vocchwa lu'oadly Hibular,) the segments h)nger or 
shorter than the tube. Anthers I^, sessile, or nearly so, at the throat. Staminodia 3, pctaloid, in one 
row with the anthers. 
5. MILLA, Cav. Perianth funnellbrm, the tube cylindric or campanulate, tin* segments equaling or 
2-4 times longer than the tube. Stamejis 6, perigynous, in 1 or 2 rows. 
BRODIiEA. 
§ 1. ETJBRODIJEA. Scapes erect ; perianth funnelform, the oldoiig-laiiceohite segments eqii.iling or 
exceeding the tube ; anthers not ->\inged. 
* Umbel loose, the pedieels elongated ; ovary sliortly stipirate. 
1. B. GRANDIFLORA, Sm. Bulb brown-eoaled : h avrs 4-0, snhterete. M hnu.! : 8cape 6-18' high; 
valves of the spathe many, linear; umbel 2-^-llo\ven<l. i)edicels unequal. h.nj^ : perianth 9-1.'." long, 
violet, the segments exceeding the tube, the throat \ broad; anthei - :; h.ng. on 1" long filanu iit- : 
staminodia subeutire, equaling the antlurs ; style H-t l-ng: e. IN 1 . ded.-From I'.rit ish ( •olMm l.ia 
to California. Var. maCROPODA, Torr., has a v.'iy short s. ai^-. ihe pr.lie. N ::-(; Ion- Vai . M.v.i..i:, li. nlii., 
is taller and stouter, the perianth 18-21" long, with a broader throat and longer s.-m. nt 
* * Umbel dense, the ]iedieels shtirt or almost wanting: ovary se^vil,-. 
2. B. COXGESTA, Sm. Bnlb brown-( oated : h aves snl. terete. 1 ' --i ' l.road ; se;,,,e 1--J hi-h ; 
valves of the spathe .3-4. laneeolat.' : umb.^l O-l-'-lh.were.l, the pedie. ls lon^: perianth 8-9" long, 
deep violet-blue, the segments about ..inaling the tul.e ; antliers .e.^ile. -JA ' lonii. .h eply notched at top; 
staminodia cncuUate, deeply emarginale; >tvle -J 1..,,: e-lN .VC.-eeded.-rn.m British Cobnnbia t.. 
N. California. 
3. B. MUi.TiFr.or.A, lienth. s,.a].e high: lh)w<'rs C, -jn. , r.-pr long, exceeding fhr- p.dieeN. 
the segments about equaling th.. ventricose tube : anthers -J l.,,,, : m < minodia lanceohite. entire. See 
page 3r)3. 
^ STROPHOLIRIOX. S( a].e long and twining : ]iei ianth tuniiriim m, i he oblo!ig-laiie..ol 1 1.- -e:;nient8 
about equaling the ventricose tube; anthers winged. 
4. B. voLriui.is, Baker. {StrophoUrion Cali/onncmn, Torv.. Pur. /.'■ ^«r'-. I ' -4 
broad ; scapes 4-12^ long ; valves of tlie >T.aflie 1-.^,. lanceolate : nml.el LVJo-ilov, iig; 
perianth rose-purple, 5-6" long; anri . emaiginate-winged, li"long; stam.iuHha iignlate, 
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