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44. Hyline Herb, 

 Pericmth-tuhe none ; segments very long, linear, equal. Stamens 

 attached to the base of the segments ; filaments very long, miited 

 in a short cup at the base; anthers linear, versatile. Ovanj clavate, 

 3-celled; ovules many, superposed; style filiform; stigma punctate. 

 Immature /Vi/?"t turbinate. Seeds unknown. — Habit of Hymenocallis, 

 from which it differs by its numerous ovules and free perianth- 

 segments. 



1. H. Gardneriana Herb, in Bot. Mag. sub t. 3774. — Bulb 

 ovoid, middle-sized. Leaves lorate, subacute, fleshy, glabrous, 

 contemporary with the flowers in October, a foot long, an inch 

 broad. Peduncle slender, above a foot long. Flowers 3-4 in an 

 umbel ; spathe-valves 2, ovate, membranous ; pedicels |-1 in. long. 

 Perianth-segments 5-6 in. long, ^ in. broad. Filaments nearly as 

 long as the segments, united in a funnel-shaped tube i in. long ; 

 anthers f in. long. 



Hab. Brazil ; in dry woods at Ceara. Gathered by Gardner in Oct. 1838. 

 " Bulb used as an emetico-purgative medicine in pectoral complaints." 



45. Pancratium Linn. 

 Perianth-inhe elongated, cylindrical, dilated into a funnel at the 

 top; segments linear or lanceolate, equal, spreading. Stamens 

 inserted at the throat of the perianth- tube ; filaments united in a 

 conspicuous cup with an entire or bifid process between each of 

 them ; free portion short ; anthers linear, versatile. Ovary 3- 

 celled ; ovules many in a cell, superposed ; style long, filiform ; 

 stigma capitate. Capsule loculicidally 3-valved. Seeds black, 

 angled by pressure. — Rootstock a tunicated bulb. Leaves sessile, 

 linear or lorate. Peduncle solid. Flowers pure white, many or few 

 in an umbel ; pedicels generally short ; outer spathe-valves 2, 

 lanceolate. 



Perianth-tube short. Staminal cup small . Sp. 1-3. 

 Perianth-tube short. Staminal cup large . Sp. 4-7. 

 Perianth-tube long. Staminal cup large . Sp. 8-12. 



1. P. iLLYRicuM Linn. Sp. PI. 418 ; Eed. Lil. 1. 153 ; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 718 (Miller, Ic. t. 197). P. stellare SaHsb. Ahnyra Salisb. 

 Halmyra stellaris Parlat. — Bulb very large. Leaves 5-6, con- 

 temporary with the flowers, lorate, glaucous, l-|-2 in. broad at the 

 middle. Peduncle stout, compressed, a foot or more long. Flowers 

 6-12 in a centripetal umbel ; outer spathe of one large ovate mem- 

 branous valve ; pedicels short, cernuous in fruit. Perianth-tube 

 green, cylindrical, an inch long, dilated only at the very top ; 

 segments lanceolate, many-nerved, 1|- in. long, i-i in. broad. 

 Staminal cup obconic, ^-^ in. long ; teeth large, bifid ; fi'ee portion 

 of filament l-f m. long ; anthers linear-oblong, ^ in. long. Style 

 reaching to the tip of the segments. Seeds not compressed ; raphe 

 white. 



Hab. Corsica, Sardinia, Malta, and S. Italy. Flowers in summer. Figured 

 by Besler, Seba, and Parkinson. 



