466 AMAnTLLIDACF.yE. (AMARYLLIS FAMILY.) 



1. C. flaccida, Rosroc Stem stout, very leafy below ; leaves ovate-lance- 

 olate, ;u'uiiiin;Ue, narrowed into a long and sheathing petiole ; spike few-Howercd ; 

 sepals green, lanceolate, acute, half as long as the tube of the corolla ; corolla 

 funnel-shaped ; the exterior divisions similar to the sepals, reflexcd ; the three in- 

 terior ones yellow, very thin, oblong-obovate ; two of them collateral and adnate 

 below ; stamens petal-like, obovate, thickened below, very thin and expanding 

 above, one oPthem bearing the linear anther on its margin, the other two larger 

 and united into one; style adnate to the tube of the corolla; stigma thick, s])at- 

 ulate, embracing the anther in the bud; capsule oval, 3-angled, few-seeded, mem 

 branaceous at maturity, and bursting irregularly at the sides ; seeds black, borne 

 on a spongy cord. — Miry swamps, Florida to South Carolma, near the coast. 

 June -Aug. — Stem 2° -4° high. Leaves 9'- 15' long. Corolla 3' -4' long. 



Order 144. AMARYLLIDACE^. (Amaryllis Family.) 



Chiefly stemless smooth and succulent herbs, with hnear leaves, and 

 smooth (not scurfy or woolly) often showy flower.s. — Sepals and petals 

 united to form a G-parted corolla-like perianth, imbricated in the bud, the 

 tube adnate to the 3-celled ovary. Stamens C : anthers introrse. Ovules 

 anatropous, attached to the central placentae. Style single. Fruit 1-3- 

 celled, valvular or indehiscent. Embryo straight in fleshy albumen, the 

 radicle resting on the umbilicus. 



Synopsis. 



* Root bulbous. 



1. AMARYLLIS. Tube of ttio perianth short, crownless. Stigmas 3. 



2. PANCRATIUM. Tube of the perianth elongated. Stamens connected with a cup-shaped 



crown. Stigma entire. 



3. CRINUM. Tube of the perianth elongated, crownlcss. Stigma entire. 



• « Root tuberous. 



4. AGATE. Cap.'^ule 3-valved. Flower.s spiltcd. Leaves thick and fleshy. 



5. UYPOXYS. Capsule circumscissile. Flowers umbelled. Leaves grass-like. 



1. AMARYLLIS, L. 



Perianth corolla-like, bell-shaped or funnel-sluiped, G-paitcd, spreading above, 

 naked at the throat, the tube short or wanting. Stamens free • anthers versatile. 

 Style elongated, declining : stigma 3-clcft. Capsule 3-valved, many-seeded. 

 Seeds black, compressed or angled. — Scape erect from a coated bulb, ending 

 in a 1 -2-lcaved or many-flowered spathc. 



1. A. Atamasco, L. (AtamascoLily ) Scape terete, . 'somewhat lateral, 

 I -flowered ; leaves linear, concave, fleshy; S])athc 1 leaved, 2-cleft; perianth 

 short-stalked, bell-shaped, white tinged with purple ; stylo longer than the sta- 

 mens ; seeds angled. — Rich damp soil, Florida, and northward. March and 

 A[)ril. — Scape C - 12' high, commonly shorter than the glossy leaves. Flower 

 2' - 3' Ion". 



