538 CXLVI. AMARYLLIDACEZ. AMARYLLIS, 
by 2—3’, veined, alternate, clasping, pubescent. Flower mostly solitary. Seg- 
ments 4, greenish, with purple stripes and spots, the lower one bifid, composed 
of 2 united sepals, the two lateral ones 2—3’ by 3’, waved and twisted. Lip a 
large, inflated sac, bright yellow, spotted inside, with a roundish aperture 
above. May, June. ; 
8. pubescens. Leaves lanceolate; lobe of the column obtuse. The flowers 
somewhat smaller. Meriden, N. H. 
4. C. specTaBiLE. Sw. Showy Ladies’-slipper. ; 
St. leafy; /vs. ovate-lanceolate, acuminate ; lobe of the column elliptic- 
cordate, obtuse ; sep. broad-ovate, obtuse ; lip longer than the petals, cleft before. 
—A tall, superb species, found in swamps, Can. to Ky. and Car. Stem thick, 
2 feet or more high, hairy. Leaves 6—10’ by 2—4’, veined, plaited, hairy. 
Flowers 2—3 on each plant, very large. Lip white, striped with purple, 2’ 
long, 1} broad; upper segment largest, lower one smaller, composed of 2 sepals 
completely united. July. 
5. C. arietinum. Ait. (Arietinum Americanum. Beck.) Ram’s-head. 
S!. leaty ; lvs. elliptical, striate-veined ; sep. 3, distinct (the 2 lower not 
united), linear-lanceolate, the upper oblong-ovate, acuminate; 2 lateral pet. 
linear; lip as long as the petal, saccate, obconic.—In damp woods, Can., 
Maine, Vt. Stems usually clustered, flexuous, 8—12’ high, lower part sheath- 
ed. Leaves 3—5, 2—3’ by 4—1’, sessile, amplexicaul. Flower mostly solitary, 
with a leaty bract at base. Segments about equal in length, the upper one as 
broad as the other 4 together. The singular form of the lip readily suggests 
the name of this curious plant. May. 
Orver CXLVIT. AMARYLLIDACE A—Amarytiims. 
Herbs, perennial. Leaves parallel-veined. : ; 
Fis. showy, almost always either yellow or white, often on scapes and with spathaceous bracts. 
Perianth mostly regular, adherent to the ovary, colored, consisting of 3 sepals and 3 petals. 
Sta. 6, arising trom the perianth segments. _Am7thers introrse. 
Ova. 3-celled, the cells many-ovuled (sometimes 1—2-ovuled). Style1. Stig. 3-lobed. 
Fr. a 3-celled capsule or berry. Seeds with fleshy albumen. 
Genera 68, species 400, chiefly tropical plants, most abundant in Brazil and S. Africa. Very few are 
found in our climate. : 
Properties.—A few of the Amaryllidacee possess poisonous properties, which is very rare among the 
Endogens. The Hottentots are said to poison their arrows by dipping them in the viscid juice of the 
bulbs of Hemanthus toxicarius. The bulbs of Narcissus poeticus, and other species,are emetic. The 
fermented juice of the Agave forms the intoxicating palgueof the Mexicans. Many are highly orna- 
mental, ak are therefore cultivated. 
Conspectus of the Genera. 
as tall, with numerous flowers. arse De tie 5 Sue 4 
Corona 0. ¢ Scape bearing 3—5 small, yellow flowers. : E - « Hypozis. 5 
} Corona of 3 emarg:nate segments. Galanthus. 3 
Flowers regular. ( Corona monoyhyllous. = : - Narcissus 2 
Flowers irregular. Stamens declined. 3 - - Amaryilis. 1 
1 AMARYLLIS. 
Lat. Amaryllis, the name of a nymph, from apagvecw, to shine with splendor. 
Perianth irregular, funnel-shaped, nodding ; filaments declined, 
arising from the orifice, unequal in proportion or direction ; seeds 
flat, numerous—A splendid genus, with a few native and many 
foreign species. 
1. A. ATamasco. Atamasco Lily. . 
Spathe 2-cleit, acute; fl. pedicelled; cor. campanulate, with nearly equal 
petals, suberect.—A pretty species found in Penn., south to Carolina, sometimes 
cultivated. Leaves linear; a foot long. Scape round, 6’ high. Spathe a little 
colored, bifid at the summit. Flower large, solitary, white and pink. Sepals 
acuminate. June. . 
2. A. Formosissima. Jacobea Lily.—Lvs. radical; fis. nodding, very ringent, 
tube fringed; s/a. included in the involute lower segments.—A splendid flower, 
from Mexico, often grown with us in large pots of light, loamy soil. Root 
bulbous. Leaves thick, oblong, narrow. Scape a foot high. Spathe red, diss 
closing a single large flower of a fine dark red color. Jn.—Aug. i: alle 
