49'2 A:\iAi:Yi,i.n)A('K.i':. (amakylms family.) 



Style tliifk, spiral : stij^ma perforated, 2-lipped, the lnwir lip loiij; and pendent. 

 Capsule utiiiiilar, 1-ielled, 1-seeded. Seed ovoid, erect, iaiii])ylotropou8. 

 Embryo hooked, in hard albumen. — Stemle.sa herbs from fibrous roots. 

 Scape elongated. reti<dcs terete, dilated and sheatliinj? at the ba.se. Flow- 

 ers in bracted i)auicled sjjikes, commonly two togetiier, and included in a 2- 

 valved sjiatlie. 



1. T. dealbata, Koscoe. Plant (lusted over with a (niiinte white pow- 

 der, otherwise smooth ; leaves distichous, long-petioled, cordate-ovate, acute ; 

 sea {)€ terete, reed like; panicle erect, dense, smooth, the branches not longer 

 than the lanceolate deciduous bracts at their base; spikes erect; valves of the 

 spatlie unequal, ovate, coriaceous ; flowers small, puri)lc. — Ponds and marshes, 

 South Carolina, and westward. June -Sept. — Scape 3° -5° high. Leaves 

 6'-9' long, on petioles l°-2° long. 



2. T. divaricata, Chapm. Plant not powdery ; leaves oblong-ovate, 

 acute, romided at the base, long-petioled; panicle large, divaricate, the 

 branches nmch longer than the linear deciduous bracts, hairy at the joints; 

 spikes 6 - 10-flowered, zigzag, pen<lulous ; valves of the spathe unetpial, oblong, 

 membranaceous, liairy ; flowers small, purple ; seed ovoid, enclosed in a loose 

 membranaceous pericarp. — Ponds, Apalachicola, Florida. Sept. -Oct. — 

 Scape 5° -10° high. Leaves l°-2° long. Panicle 2° -4'^ wide, purplish. 



2. CANNA, L. Indian Shot. 



Sepals 3. Corolla 6-parted ; the three exterior divisions equal ; the interior 

 bilabiate, with the upper lip 2-3-parted, or sometimes wanting, the lower en- 

 tire. Filaments petal like. Anther marginal. Ovary 3-celled, many-ovuled. 

 Style petal-like. Stigma marginal. Capsule covered with a dense bristly 

 coat, 3-cellod, loculicidally 3-valved. Placenta central. Seeds globose, anatro- 

 pous. Em!>ryo straight in horny albumen. — Stems leafy. Leaves narrowed 

 into a sheathing petiole. Flowers spiked, showy. 



1. C. flaecida, Roscoe. Stem erect from a crec))ing rootstock ; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, narrowed into a sheathing petiole ; sjjike few-flowered ; 

 sepals lanceolate, half the length of the tube of the funnel-shaped corolla ; 

 inner divisions of the corolla obovate, flaccid ; capsule few-seeded. — Miry 

 swamps, Florida -to South Carolina, near the coast. June -August. — Stem 

 2° - 4° high. Leaves 9' - 1 5' long. Corolla 3' - 4' long. 



Order UO. A3IARYLLIDACE^. (Amaryllis Family.) 



Chiefly stomless smooth and succulent herbs, with linear leaves, 

 and smooth (not scurfy or woolly) often showy flowers. — Sepals and 

 petals united to form a 6-parted corolla-like perianth, imbricated in 

 the bud, the tube adnate to the 3-celled ovary. Stamens 6 : 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. 



