404 AMAKVI.I,II)A( K.K. (aMAKVI.MS lAMII-V.) 



coarsely tmitlioil. — Along strciiins, often in ilrv soil, Miildle Floriila to 

 Tennessee. .Inly. 



'2. H. Caribsea, llerK. Leaves ereet-spreading.wiilening upward, 2°-3° 

 long, 3' wide; scape longer tlian the leaves, strongly compressed, sharply 

 2 eilged, I'-l^'wide, 8- 12-Howere(l ; tulie of the jierianth 6' long, mostly 

 longer than the linear recurved divisions; crown \ tlie lengtli of the divisions. 

 funneisha|)ed, truncate and slightly toothed hetweeu tlie stamens. — Sandy 

 coast, Soutli Florida. July- Augu.st. 



« « Sfdpc 1 - A-jidwered. 



3. H. COronaria, Kunth. Bulh without runners ; leaves linear-strap- 

 shaj)ed, flat at)ove, half-cylindrical near the hasc ; scaj)e solitary, green, 2- 

 edged, 4-flowered ; divisions of tlie perianth linear, spreading, wliite ; crown 

 large, funnel shaped, with six truncate loltes at the stamens, and se\eral fine 

 teeth at the sinuses. — Hocky islets in the Savannah River at Augusta, and 

 in the Congaree at Columbia {Lecuuli). — Scape and leaves 2° long. 



4. H. laCGra, Salisb. Bulh stoloniferuus ; leaves erect, widening upward, 

 1°- lA' long, 10"- 15" wide, as lung as tlie .slightly compressed, sharply 2- 

 edged,2- (rarely 3 -4-) flowered scajie ; divisi(nis of the perianth linear, spread- 

 ing or recurved ; 2' -4' long, about e(|ualling the tube, the exterior greenish ; 

 crown soon bowl shaped, lobed and coarsely toothed l)etween the stamens. 

 (Pancratium rotatum, Auct.) — Marshes and wet banks. April -May. 



Var. minor. Widely stoloniferous ; leaves 6"- 10" wide, longer than the 

 2-flowered scape. (P. rotatum, var. minor, Z,econ<e.) — Miry river banks along 

 the coast of Florida. April. 



5. H. crassifolia, Herb. Bulb large, with short stolons; leaves erect, 

 strapsliajied, 2^^ long ; scape thick, glaucous, ratlier longer than the leaves, 

 2-flowered ; tube of the perianth, 3' -4' long, thick, shorter than the greenish 

 white broadly linear spreading divisions; crown large, funnel-shaped, one 

 third as long as the divisions, coarsely tootiied between the filaments. — Wet 

 pine barrens, Florida. May. 



6. H. Palmeri, Watson. Bulb small ; leaves very narrow (3" wide) ; 

 scape slender (8'- 10' long), 1-flowered ; tube of the perianth as long as the 

 narrow divisions ; crown tubular-funnel-shaped, sharply toothed between the 

 stamens. — Biscayne Bay, South Florida {Palmer). 



7. H. humills, Watson. Bulb larger; leaves broader ; scape 1-flowered, 

 nearly as long as the leaves; perianth greenish, the tube much shorter than 

 the narrow divisions; crown broadly funnel-shaped (8" long), truncate be- 

 tween the stamens. — Indian Kiver, South Florida (Palmer). 



3. CRINUM, L. 



Tube of the perianth crownless at the apex. Otherwise like the preceding 

 both in character and habit. 



1. C. Americanum, L. Leaves strap-shaped, remotely denticulate; 

 scape 2 -4-flowered; flowers large, fragrant; leaves of the perianth white, 

 lanceolate, shorter than the green tube ; ovules 3 in each cell, erect ; capsule 



