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^841 HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA 



nectarii dcntibiis diiode- 

 cim non stanunifei is. Sp. 



pi. 2. p. 42. 



the nectary witli it teeth 

 not bearing stamens. 



Walt. p. 120. Pursh, 1. p. 222. Catesbj, 2. app. p. 5 t. 5. 



Scape 12-18 inches lilgh. J^Tedury funnel sliapeil, erect, with 2 

 teeth between each filament 



Seen hy Catesbj in the Patachucla Savannah, St. Peter's parish, 

 South-Carolina. 



FIovverB June — August. # 



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AMARYLLTS. Gen. tl. 554. 



Corolla hexapetaloidca, I Coralla ncailv petal- 

 irregularis. Filamenta | led, irregular. Filawnds 

 faueitubiinseita, declina- | inserted in the throat of 

 la (aut recta), infeqnalia j the tube, declininfj; 

 proporlione vel direc- straight), unequal in [ 



tione. 



i. Ata 



po! lion 01' di 



A. spatha bifula, uni- [ Spatlie 2 cleft, 1 flow- 

 flora ; corolla canipanii- | cred ; corolla cainpanik 

 lata, sequali ; pistillo de- laic, equal ^ pistil declin- 

 cluiato. Pers. i. p. So-z. ing. 



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^ Sp.pl. 2. p. 51. Wait. p. 120, Mich. 1. p. 187. Puish, 1 p. 22S. 



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Root bulbous. Leaves linear, entire, somewliat succulent, concave, 

 glabrous, about a foot long. Heape 6 inches hi-h, 1 ilovverecl, terete, 

 not &pr ngiri^ from tlie centre of the leaves but among the lateral 

 ones. Spathe 1 leaved, a little coloured, opening at one side, 2 cleft 

 at the summit. Calyx 0. Corolla G j)etailed ? sli^ihtiv united udo 

 a tube at base; petals all lanceolate, acute, equal,%\liite, the three 



all lanceolate, acute, equal,~\\liit 

 nged uith pink at the summit. 



exterior striate and tinged uith pink at the summit. Filuments 

 shorter than the petals. Jinihers incumbent. Germ inlerior, pedi- 

 cellate, nearly cylindrical. Htyle longer than the st.imens, leaning 



to one side of tlie corolla. Stigma 3 cleft. Cap^aU 3 valved. 3 cel- 

 led. Seeds many in each cell. 



Grows generally in stiff, clayey soils. 



Flowers March. . Jtaniasco Idly. Staffi^er-g^ass. 



Generally supposed to be poisonous to cattle, and to pioduce the 



•isease m calves called " Btaggers." 



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