136 AVT. BOT. 



ellipt. obt. uncial, peduncle recurved, fl. white, 

 similar to Tr. grandifl. quite pendulous, t 



991, Paris qunflrifolia L. Europa, singular 

 G. akin to the Trilliums, but with 4 leaves, ses- 

 sile obov. acum. fl. erect, peduncled, 4 petals, 8 

 stamens. 



99*2, Stratiodes aloides L. Europa, remark- 

 able aquatic Genus. 



993, Aletris aurea Mx. Carol. Alab. rare. 



994, Aletris lucida Raf. fol. elong. lin. lan- 

 ceol. acutissimis basi curieatis, nervosis lucidis 

 scapo angiil. fl. confertis subsess. bract, filif. co- 

 rollis fulvescens tubul. rugosis — Wasioto hills of 

 Kentucky, leaves 4 to 8 inches long, stem bipe- 

 dal, fl. nearly as in A. farinosa. 



995, Aloes variegata O — Africa, the sp. with 

 terete strait flowers must alone remain in this G.t 



ATEVALA Raf. diff*. Aloes perigonis incur- 

 vis sepe basi inflatis — this includes A. maculata, 

 cBrinata, disticha, linguiformis, ^Jc, with th6 

 2 next. The name is oriental. 



990, Atevala imbricata Rafi fol. ensatis 

 margine uncinato spinosis, apice obtusis, scape 

 simpl. crasso, racemo obi. imbricato, bract, im- 

 b: ic. obi. obt. pedic. subeq. perigonis sepe medio 

 contractis — African fine sp. lt;aves 6 inches 

 thick glaucous,' flowers quite large in a short 

 thick raceme nodding. Sent me as A/, perfo- 

 liata name applied to 20 sp. t 



997, Atevala remotifiora Raf fol. ensatis 

 inermis integris acutis, margine et carina mem- 

 branaceis, scapo simplex gracilis, racemo remo- 

 tifl. bract, reflexislanoeol. acutis brevis, perigonis 

 horizontalis basi inflatis — Africa, sent me as A/. 

 Jistieha i\\nie unlike, leaves-4 to 6 inches, scape 

 sesquipedal, raceme of 12 to 15 flowers far apart^ 

 smaller than in last, more curved and swelled. 



