Narcissales.] 



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as an agreeable stimulant in many culinary preparations and liqueurs. In a medicinal 

 point of \-iew it is frequently used to assist the eruption of exanthematous diseases ; on 

 the same principle that bird-fanciers give it to birds in the moult. It has been used as 

 a carminative, antispasmodic and emmenagogue." — Pereira. Sicilian saffron is obtained 

 from Crocus odorus, according to Gussone, According to Gray, the roasted seeds of Iris 

 pseud-acoinis very nearly approach Coffee in quality. — Suppl. Pharmac. 237. Iris sibirica 

 is regarded as an antisyphihtic ; Iris foetidissima, the ^upj? of Dioscorides, has some repu- 

 tation as a cure for scrofula. Gladiolus segetum has been fancied an aphrodisiac, a 

 reputation doubtless obtained from its acrid qualities, which seem to occur in the Avhole 

 Order, as far as they have been examined. Nevertheless, we are told that the Hottentots 

 eat the tubers or corms of various species, whose starch renders them nutritious. Those 

 of Trichonema edule are eaten by the natives of Socotra, as we learn from Welstead. 

 According to Endlicher, the purple flowers of Iris gennanica and sibmca, treated vdih 

 lime, furnish a gi'een colom' (LilieugTiin), "much used by artists." The stem of Witsenia 

 mam'a is said to abovmd in rich saccharine juice. — Bot. Reg. 1. 5. Some Brazilian Irids 

 are purgative, among which Martins particularly enumerates Ferraria purgans and 

 cathartica, and Sispnnchium galaxioides. 



GENERA. 



Sisyrinchium, L. 



Bermitdiana, Toum. 



Syorhynchium, Hffmsg. 

 Orthrosanthus, Sweet. 

 Solenomelus, Miers. 



Crukshanksia, Miers. 

 Symphyostemon , Miers. 

 Eleutherine, Herb. 

 Ps}i;hirisma, Herb. 

 Echthronema, Herb. 

 Eriphilema, Herb. 

 Calydorea, Herb. 

 Glumosia, Herb. 

 Tecophilaea, Bert. 



Phyganthus, Popp. 



Poppigia, Kunze. 

 Libertia, Spr. 



Renealmia, R. Br. 



Nematostigma, Dietr. 

 Cipura, Aubl. 



Marica, Schreb. 



9 Trimeriza, Salisb. 



f Hydastylis, Salisb. 



? Ualathea, Salisb. 

 Hymenostigma ,Hochst. 

 Vieusseuxia, Roche. 



? Freuchenia, Eckl. 

 Plantia, Herbert. 

 Trimezia, Herbert. 



Morsea, Linn. 



Homer ia, Vent. 



? Dietes, Salisb. 

 Diplarrhena, Labill. 

 Iris, Linn. 



Xiphion, Tournef. 



Hermodactylus, Toum. 



Sisyrinchium,To\xvnef. 



Isis, Tratt. 

 Ilerbertia, Sweet. 

 Cypella, Herb. 

 Phalocallis, Herb. 

 Alophia, Herb. 

 Trifurcaria, Herb. 

 Hydrotaenia, Lindl, 

 Beatonia, Hej-b. 

 Tigridia, Juss. 

 Rigidella, Lindl. 

 Ferraria, Linji. 

 Pardanthus, Ker. 



Belemcanda, Rheede. 

 Aristea, Soland. 



Cleanthe, Salisb. 



? Bobartia, Linn. 



Wredou'ia, Eckl. 

 Witsenia, Thnnb. 



Nivenia, Vent. 



Genlisia, Rchb. 



Sophronia, Lichtenst. 



Tapeinia, Commers. 

 Patersonia, R. Br. 



Genosiris, Labill. 

 Galaxia, Thunb. 

 Ovieda, Spreng. 



Lapeyrousia, Pourr. 



Peyrousia, Sweet. 



Meristostigma , Dietr. 

 Anomatheca, Ker. 



Anomaza, Lawson. 

 Babiana, Ker. 



Acaste, SaUsb. 

 Acidanthera, Hochst. 

 Gladiolus, Tournef. 



Hebea, Pers. 



Lemonia, Pers. 



Homoglossum, Salisb. 



Syiotia, Sweet. 



Sireptanihera, Sweet. 



Bertera, Sweet. 

 Antholyza, Linn. 



Ciinonia, Buttn. 



Anisanihus. Sweet. 



Petamenes. Salisb. 

 Watsonia, Mill. 



Micranthus, Pers. 



Phalanginm, Houtt. 



Meriana, Trev. 



? Neuberia, Eckl. 

 Sparaxis. Ker. 

 Montbretia, DC 



Hexaglottis, Vent. 



Tritonia, Ker. 



Waizia. Rchb. 



Houttuynia, Houtt. 



Freesa, Eckl. 



Bellendenia, Rafin. 

 Morphixia, Ker. 

 Ixia, Linn. 



Hyalis, Salisb. 



Eurydice, Pers. 



Agretta. Eckl. 

 Diasia, DC. 



Aglcea, Pers. 



Melasphcerula, Ker. 



Phalangium, Burm. 

 Hesperantha, Ker. 



Hesperanthus, Salisb. 

 Geissorhiza, Ker. 



? Weihea, Eckl. 



f Spatalanthus, Sweet. 

 Trichonema, Ker. 



Romulea, Maratti. 

 Nemastylis, Nutt. 

 Gelasine. Herb. 

 Crocus, Tonrntf, 



Numbers. Gen. 53. Sp. 550. 



OrchidcicecB. 

 Position. — H^modoracese. — Iridace^. — Amaryllidacese. 



