CXXVII. AMARYLLIDEA, 385 
SuporpEr 2. Hypoxidez. (Gen. 19-21.) 
19. CURCULIGO, Gertn. 
Perianth-tube very long and slender ; limb 6-parted, spread- 
ing, deciduous. Stamens 6, exserted. Ovary many-ovuled ; 
style connate with the long tube of the perianth, free above ; 
stigmas 8. Berry oblong, few-seeded.—Endl. Gen. n. 1268 ; 
Bot. Mag. t. 1076, ete. 
Our only species (C. plicata) is a small bulbous plant, with radical, lanceo- 
late, plaited leaves, gradually lengthening as the flowers wither, and solitary, 
radical, yellow flowers, the ovary remaining under ground, while the perianth- 
tube resemblesascape. It is common on dry hills in the winter months. 
: 20. HYPOXIS, Linn. 
Perianth 6-parted to the base, spreading, star-like, persis- 
tent. Stamens 6, epigynous. Ovules numerous; style short, 
thick, smgle; stigmas 3. Capsule 3-celled, many-seeded, 
crowned with the marcescent perianth, which at length falls 
off, carrying with it the top of the capsule, this then bursts 
into 3 valves and scatters the seeds. Seeds numerous.—ndl. 
Gen. n. 1264; Bot. Mag. t. 662, 709, 1223, ete. 
Bulbous- or tuberous-rooted plants, with radical, glabrous or hairy, broad 
or narrow leaves. Scapes 1- or many-flowered, simple or branched. Flowers 
white or yellow, opening in bright sunlight, star-like and often handsome. 
—Many species, throughout the cotony ; the larger, hairy kinds, with many- 
flowered scapes, are chiefly from the Eastern frontier and Natal. 
21. PAURIDIA, Harv. 
Perianth campanulate or spreading, deeply 6-parted, regu- 
lar, persistent; tube wide and short. Stamens 3, inserted on 
the perianth, opposite the inner segments, at their base ; an- 
thers opening laterally. Style deeply 6-parted (nearly to its 
base), 3 segments very short, recurved, channelled, 3 long, 
linear, erect, connivent or slightly spreading. Capsule crowned 
with the perianth, long indehiscent (as in Hypowis). Seeds 
many, globose, with a black, granulated skin. Harv. Gen. 8. 
Afr. Plants, ed. 1. p. 342. 
P. hypoxidioides, Harv. (Ixia minuta, Harv.), the only species, is a mi- 
nute, bulbous plant, common in April and May about Capetown. Leaves 
many, radical, spreading every way, subulate and channelled. Scapes 1-2 
inches high, 1—2-flowered ; flowers white. Pedicels deflexed, on the wither- 
ing of the flowers. The structure of the style is very peculiar. 
Orver CXXVIII. ALISMACEA. 
Flowers bisexual or moneecious. Perianth usually 6-parted 
in two rows, the inner segments usually petaloid and deciduous, 
rarely both persistent; sometimes of 2 sepals only or 0. 
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