■lOG AMARYI.I.inACIwi:. (a.MARYLLIS FAMIl.V.) 



1. C. flaccidO', Roscoc Stem stout, very k'af\ Ixlow; K'livos ovatc-lanre- 

 ulate, uouininato, narrowLil into a lonj; and .shcathiiiir potiole ; spike fow-flowered , 

 st'pals j^Tcen, lanceolate, acute, half as long as the tut»c of the corolla; corolla 

 funnel-siiaped ; the exterior divisions similar to the sepals, reflexed ; the three in- 

 terior ones yellow, very thin, ohlong-obovate ; two of them collateral and adnnte 

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

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

 and united into one ; style adnatc to the tube of the corolla ; stigma thick, spat- 

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

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

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

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



Okdick 144. AMARYLLIDACE^. (Amaryllis Family.) 



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

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

 united to form a 6-parted corolla-like jjerianth, imbricated in the ])ud, 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 indehisceiit. Embryo straight in fleshy albumen, the 

 radicle resting on the umbilicus. 



Synopsis. 



» Root t)ulbous. 

 I.AMARYLLIS. Tube of the perianth short, cronijless. Stigmas 3. 



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



crown. Sligma entire. 



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



* * Root tuberous. 



4. AGAVE. Capsule 3-valved. Flowers spiked. Leaves thick and fleshy. 



6. IIYPOXYS. Capsule circumscissile. Flowers umbelled. Leaves grass-like. 



1. AMARYLLIS, L. 



Perianth corolla-like, bell-shajjcd or funnel-shaped, G-parted, spreading above, 

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

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

 Seeds black, coni[iressed or angled. — Scape erect from a coated bulb, ending 

 in a I -2-lcaved one- or many-flowered spathe. 



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

 1-flowered; leaves linear, concave, fleshy; spathe 1 leaved, 2-cleft; perianth 

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

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

 April. — Scape 6' -12' high, commonly shorter than the glossy leaves. Flower 

 2' -3' long. 



