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G. LILIACEJB (Lily kind). 



The Liliaceae are a very numerous 

 tribe, including the Lilies, 

 Hyacinths, and Tulips, the 

 Onion, Garlic, Asparagus, the 

 Cape Aloe, Yucca, and many 

 others ; they are for the most 

 part bulbous plants, having 

 simple leaves enclosing the stem. 

 The Palms are included in this 

 order ; they are among the tall- 

 est and most graceful of the 

 vegetable tribes, and in the 

 countries where they abound 

 are applied to almost every 

 purpose that can be enumerated. 



7. AMARYLLIDACE^; (Narcissus kind). 



The Amaryllidacese are the Nar- 

 cissus tribe, including also the 

 Agave, or American Aloe, and 

 the Snow-drop. The greater 

 number of species belonging to 

 this order are natives of the 

 Cape of Good Hope, some of 

 these are poisonous ; the juice of 

 the Cape Blood-flower (Haeman- 

 thus Toxicarius) is used by the 

 Hottentots to poison their 

 arrows with. 



Narcissus. 



