20-t OBDEKC.XXVI. II.EMODORACELE BLOODWORT-FAMILY. OEDEK CXXVIII. IKn>ACK. IBIS-FAMILY. 



plant not uncommon In moist, rich wood*. Stem IV SO' high. The luge, 

 Inflated lip b f long. Jfuy-JiiM. 



2. C. acaillc. Lady's Slipper. 



A caulescent; Htm naked, 1-leaved at bM, 1-flowcred; leaves oral or ob- 

 long, acute, strongly veined, pubescent ; flower large, bracteil ; sepals oblong- 

 Isneeolate, nenmlMU ; petals linear ; lip dependent, purple, reticulate, longer 

 tban the petals, opening by a flarara on tlio upper side extending to tbe ex- 

 tremity ; middle lobe of tbe column rhombolclal, acuminate, deflexed. A fine, 

 showy plant, distinguished bj Its 2 solitary, radical leaves and naked scape, as 

 well at by Its purple Up, wblch Is 1 ' 2' long. Common In moist, and especially 

 in evergreen woods. Sape V 12' high. Varieties occur with the lip pure white, 

 ITay-Jau. 



ORDER CXXVI. Hsemodoracese. Blood- 

 icortrfamtty. 



1. Al.J:Ti:ls. 



IVriant b tubular, rugose, mealy in appearance, 6-cleft at sum- 

 mit. Stamens 6, inserted below the lobes. Style subulate, 3-cleft 

 at apex. Capsule opening at top by 3 valves, many-seeded, in- 

 closed in the persistent perianth. 



1. A. furinosa. White Star-grass. 



Root fibrous; scape naked, long and slender; leaves lanceolate, thin. In a 

 flat tuft at the base of the scape; flowers oblong, tabular, white, pedicellate, In 

 a long, terminal raceme ; bracts subulate, minute. A common plant In sandy 

 woods and meadows, distinguished by its long raceme of white flowers, that 

 look as if meal had been sifted over them. Stem 2 8 ft high. The root Is 

 Yery bitter and is used In medicine. July. 



ORDER CXXVII. Amaryllidacese. 



AmaryUis-fam 11 y. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 



i In \i !. more or leu* nodding. 



1. AMAETLUS. Perianth Irregular, with six unequal segments. Stamens de- 



cllnate. 



a. NiKctasi's. Corolla regular, furnished with an entire crown at throat 

 S. OALUTTBOS. PcrUnth regular, with a crown at throat, consisting of 



8 einargtnale segments. 



I 1 1> i- r i- n i I . 



4. HTFOXU. Perianth {-parted, persistent Flowers In a sort of umbel, 

 yellow. Leaves grassy. , 



1. AMAEYLLIS. 



Perianth 6-partcd, nodding, somewhat funnel-shaped; seg- 

 ments petaloid, nearly similar, somewhat unequal. Stamens 6, 

 inserted at the throat. Capsule 8-partcd. Seeds flat, numerous. 



1. A. formosissima. Jacobea Lily. 



AeaolMcent ; scape 1-flowered; leaves linear, or narrow-oblong, thick; 

 flower large, nodding, of a brilliant dark-red; segments very ranch spreading, 

 mot* or less recurved ; tube fringed ; spatbe rod. A very ahowy bulbous plant, 

 frequently cultivated. The scape Is about a foot high, bearing a large flower, 

 S' V long. June Aug. 



1. NARCISSUS. 



Perianth of 6 equal divisions, famished with a crown at the 

 throat, consisting of a whorl of sterile stamens completely united 

 in a tube, which is funnel-form and entire Fertile stamens 6, in- 

 serted within the crown. Root bull/ou*. 



1. N. Jonquilla. 



Jonquillc. 



Scape alender, 1 2-flowered ; leaves narrow-enilform ; flowers large, rich 

 yellow, very fragrant, rising from a long, compressed, deciduous spathe, which 

 opens on one aid* ; segments of tbe perianth spatnlate, reflexed ; crown shorter 

 tban the segments, flat, aballow and somewhat like s saucer, spreading, ereaate. 

 A very handsome species, frequent In cultivation. Scape a foot high. May 

 fmu. 



2. N. porticos. Narcissus. 



Scape I -flowered ; leaves linear, aa long as the scape ; flower large, mostly 

 wkttt, fragrant; segments Imbricated at base, reflexed ; crown expanded, flat. 



crennlatc, white variegated with circles or rings of crimson and yellow ; an. 

 then shorter than the tube. An elegant sped**, a foot high, much admired In 

 cultivation. June. 



3. N. pseudo-Narcissus. Daffodil. 



Scape erect, 2-edged, strlate, 1 -flowered; leaves linear, striate ; fin 

 large, sulphur-yellow ; crown very long, cup-shaped, serrate on the margin. A 

 common and showy garden plant, distinguished by Its S-edgad scape, and very 

 long crown. April May. 



8. GALANTnUS. 



Flowers arising from a spathe. Perianth 6-parted, outer seg- 

 ments concave ; tube furnished with a crown of 3 small, emargi- 

 nate segments. 



1. G. nivdlis. Snow-drop. 



Stem usually 2-lcaved near the summit, 1-flowered ; leaves linear, carinale, 

 acute ; canllne ones very long and narrow ; flower large, nodding, snow-white. 

 A very pretty little plant, 8' S' high. Common In gardens, where It blooms 

 among the earliest In April. 



4. HYP6XIS. 



Perianth persistent, 6-pan< :ing. Stamens 6. Cap- 



sule crowned with the withered perianth, narrowed at base. 

 Seeds roundish, covered with a black, crustaceous coating. 



1. H. em-ta. Star-grass. 



Hairy, acaulcscent; scape 1 (-flowered; leaves linear, grassy, longer than 

 the scape; flowers In a sort of nmbel, each with a minute bract at base; seg- 

 ment! hairy, yellow within, greenish without A pretty litih- plant, common 

 In meadows and grassy fields. Scapes usually several from tbe aarao solid 

 bulb, S-V high. June-July. 



ORDER CXXVIII. Irid<!ee;e. Zrifrfamily. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 



Perianth with 6 unequal 



1. IBIS. Three outer segments of tbe perianth reflexed, larger than the 8 

 Inner, erect ones. Stamens 8. Stigmss 8, petaloid. 



2, TiGKiniA. Flower rising from a 2-leaved spathe ; 8 outer segments larger 

 than the 8 Inner. Stamens 6. Filaments united In a tube. 



* Perianth with G equal esrmentsi. 



8. SniTmixcimrji. Perianth somewhat campanulate, rising from a 2 -leaved 

 canllne spathe. Stamens monadelpbous. 



4. CEOCUS. Perianth funnel-form, arising from a radical spathe, with a very 

 long, slender tube. 



Perianth 6-cleft, 3 outer segments more or less reflexed, larger 

 than the 3 inner, erect ones. Stamens 3, distinct, placed I.. i..rf 

 the 8 inner segments of the perianth. Stigmas 3, petaloid. mn- 

 cealing the stamens. Capsule 3 6-anglcd. Rhizoma creeping 

 or tuberous. 



1. I. Tcrsicolor. Slue-Flag. 



Stem stout and thick, acute on one side, simple or branching; leaves ensl- 

 fbrm, sheathing at base ; flowers beardless, large, blue, showy ; outer segments 

 of the perianth variegated with green, yellow, and white, and veined with pur- 

 ple ; Inner segments scarcely as long M tbe petaloid stigmas, which are reflexed 

 and bifid at apex; ovary obtusely triangular, somewhat concave on the sides, 

 but becoming nearly flat A handsome plant, common la wet meadows. Stem 

 12 ft high. JUM. 



2. I. Virginica. Slender Him I'luy. 



Stem slender, round, sometimes branching; leaves long, narrow-linear; 

 flowers large, blue, showy; segments of the perianth as In tbe last, only nar- 

 rower and more veined with yellow; ovary acutely 8-angled, each aide with 3 

 deep grooves. A more slender species than the last, distinguished by Its round 

 stem, narrow, grass-Ilk* leaves, and acutely angled ovary. It Is chiefly found 

 In meadows along the coast Stem 1-2 ft high. June. 



3. I. sambuciua. Flower-dc-Lucc. 



Stem often branching, many-flowered; leave* onslfonn, involute at apex, 

 shorter than the stem ; spathe membranous at apex ; flowers largo, beardless, 

 usually light bin* or blulsb-white ; lower ones pedunculate ; segments of th* 



