510 MLIACE.K. (l.Il.V KAMILV.) 



leave."* ixrcen on tlie keel. — Low pine harrens, Kloridn to North Carolina. 

 Martli -April. — Sia])e G'- I'J' iii<;h. rediceLs I'-a'long. Flowers 5" long. 

 Nearlv inodorous. 



6. NOLINA, Mi'lix. 



reriaiitli ti-j)art(d, withcrini^ pcrsi.-itiMit ; the divisions oldoug-lanceolate, I- 

 nerved. Stamens (1, inserted on tlie iiase of tiie perianth ; filaments suhnlate ; 

 antliers eordate. Style very sliort, persistent: stigmas 3, rernrved. (Jvary 

 3-angled, 3-telled, witli two anatropons collateral ascending ovnles in eacii 

 cell. Capsule ohovate, wing-angled, 3-valved, mostly 1 -seeded. Seed ohlong- 

 obovate, longitudinally grooved on the inner face. Embryo straight, shorter 

 tiian the fleshy all)umen. — Koot tuberous. Leaves numerous, all radical, 

 very long and narrow, recurved, keeled, rougli on the margins. Scape branch- 

 ing above. Flowers polygamous, small, wiiite, ci'owded in long bracted ra- 

 cemes. Pedicels j<jinted, retiexed in fruit. 



1. N. Georgiana, Miclix. — Dry ))ine barrens in tiic middle districts of 

 Georgia and Sunt ii Carolina. April - May. — Scape 2° - 3° high. Leaves 1°- 

 2° long, dry and harsh. 



7. CAMASSIA, Lindl. 



Perianth bell-shaped, 6-leaved, deciduous. Stamens 6, inserted on the base 

 of the perianth. Style filiform. Capsule 3-augled, 3-celled, luculicidally 3- 

 valved, several -seeded. — Scape from a coated bulb. Leaves radical. Flowers 

 racemose, blue or purple. 



1. C. Fraseri, Torr. (Wild Hyacinth.) Leaves linear; scape 1° 

 high ; raceme many-flowered ; flowers showy, pale blue ; cells of the ovary 6 - 

 9-ovuled. — Hich valleys of the mountains of Georgia, and northward. April. 



8. SCHCENOLIRION, Torr. 



Perianth 6-parted, withering-persistent , the divisions 3 -5-nerved. Stamens 

 6, inserted on the base of the perianth : filaments subulate. Style subulate? 

 persistent : stigma minutely 3-lobed. Ovary globose, 3-celled, with two anat- 

 ropous ascending ovules in each cell. Capsule coriaceous, obtusely 3-angled, 

 luculicidally 3-valved, 1 -6 seeded. Seeds globose or angular, smooth, black, 

 and shiniug. Embryo straight, as long as the fleshy albumen. — Perennial 

 herbs. Root a tuberous rhizoma. Scape simple, or branching above. Radi- 

 cal leaves smooth, equitant, linear, the others small and bract like. Flowers 

 small, white, in loose bracted racemes. Pedicels spreading, jointed. 



1. S. Elliottii, Feay. Scape often sparingly branched (l°-2° high); 

 leaves concave, tiie upper ones small and di.stant , ra<emes loosely many- 

 flowered, bracts thick, subulate, appressed ; leaves of the perianth oblong-oval, 

 5-nerved, whitish ; filaments subulate. (S. Michauxii, 1st edit.) — Wet pine 

 barrens, Georgia and Florida. May -June. 



2. S. croceum, Gray. Scape simple (12'- 15' high), leafless; leaves 

 narrow-linear, flat, as long as the scape ; raceme 3' -4' long ; bracts thin and 

 scariou.s, oval, obtuse; leaves of the perianth saffron-yellow, lance-oblong, 

 3 nerved. (Phalangium croceum, J/Zc/kt J — Low ground, Soutiiern Georgia 

 to Tennessee. June. 



