64 Orv. 3. Poryeonate®. Cl. 4. Sarmentacece. Liriogame. 
vel seminiferum, 3-loeulare, carnosum, indehiscens. Stylus 1 vel 
ni è a plus minus 3-lobum. Semina 3-7 in singulis loculis, 
subrotunda; Tunica flava badiave, membranacea ; Adbunie en durum ; 
Papilla embryotega ab Hilo remota.  Herbe in Europe, Asiw, et 
Americe Borealis umbrosis. Radix tuberosa plus minus repens. 
Caulis gracilis, quotannis periens. Folia sessilia, alterna verticillatave, 
sepe ovali-lanceolata, nunc apice cirrhosa ut in Methonicá, nunc 
tantum 2-3 radicalia, hyeme evanida aut sempervirentia, Flores 
albi viriduli ccerulescentesve, erecti cernuive, spicati vel racemosi. Pe- 
dunculi axillares vel terminales, nunc radicales. Pedicelli varie arti- 
culati, — Bractec ad singulos pedicellos 1-rice sepe minute 
Sect. 1. Folia radicalia. 
Ophiopogon. Ker. Fluggen Ricup. Slateria Desv. 
Convallaria. J. L. 
Sect. 2. Folia caule elevata. 
Campydorum. Convallaria Verticillata 
Polygonatum. J. . 
eolexis. Smilacina Dasr. Oiole Nowote CmERoKIEs. — Conval- 
laria Racemosa L. dc. 
Maia. Maianthemum Rora. cei an Bifolia L. 
These Plants have been joined by all former Botanists to As- 
paragee, and are certainly nearly related, but have mart etre 
Stipules, nor a definite number of Seeds like them. In Ophiopogon 
Leaves are li i ium seminiferum, as 
which are erect and agree aeiy with those of Polygonatee ; other- 
wise its Habit is so peculiar, that I place it here without much con- 
fidence. Iüucmanp's description and figures are very faithful, and he 
refixes some excellent remarks on what differences ought or ought 
not to constitute Genera among Liliaceous Plants. Convallaria, the 
next eq has -r 2 or 3 Leaves and a simple Spike of bell-shaped 
Flowers are uncomm 
Peduncle helps. to reconcile the junction of Ophiopogon, and its 
edi ieulated is disti 
Leaves. wm is ch ed by axillary little Panicles of 
Flowers, to one side, and a regula ; 
rries are of a dark blue Neolexis, called Oiole Nowote by 
the Curroxtes, which Child's physic, has a very branching 
mus, Fil nearly as Petals, and a 
etely sessile Stigma, which with 3 oblong melliferous P. 
above the middle of the Pericarpium and its long leafy Stem detach 
lSpike of Flowers in pairs. To unite all these discordant 
