336 PRACTICAL BOTANY. 



Sub-order II. — Melanthieoe. 



4. Melanthium^ Gron. Species : 



Melanthium Virginicum, L. Bunch-Flower. 



5. ZygademiSj Mx. Sj^ecks 3. 



6. Veratrum, Toiirn. False Hellebore. Species 4. In- 



cluding Stenanthium angustifolium^ Gray. 

 ( Veratrum angustifolium, Pursh.) 



7. Amiaiithiwn, Gray. Fly-Poison. Species : 



Amia7ithium musccetoxicurriy Gray. 



8. JTerophgllum, Mx. Species : 



JCerophyllum asphodeloides^ Nutt. 



9. Ilelonias^ L. S^yecies : Helonias bullata, L. 



10. Chamceliriwn^W iM. Devirs-Bit. Sjyecies : 



Chamcelirlum luteiun^ Gray. Blazing-Star. 



11. ToJieldia,ll\x<}i&. False Asphodel. Species: 



Tojieldia glutinosa^ Willd., and 

 T'.puhens^ Ait. 



ORDER CXXVIII. 



juncace^, or rushes. 

 Genera: 



1. Narthecium., Moehring. Bog-Asphodel. Species: 



Narthecium Americanum^ Ker. 



2. Luzidciy D.C. Wood-Rush. Species 5. 



3. Juncus, L. Rush. Bog-rush. Species 20. 



ORDER CXXIX. 



pontederiace^, or pickerel-weeds. 



Genera : 



1. Pontederia, L. Pickerel-weed. Species: 



Pontederia cordata^ L. 



2. ^e^emn^/iem, Ruiz and Pav. Mud-Plantain. Species 2. 



3. Schollera, Schvah. Water Star-Grass. Species: 



Schollera granninea^ Willd. 



