40 HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 



corolla corresponding. The bark of this plant is a celebratpcl popular remedy for ulcers, &c. used in de- 

 coction, externally and intenialiy. I cannot, however, help questioning much of its reputed excellence ; 

 though it may, occasionally, be found useful. 



B. Flowers spathaceous. 



13,5. ALLIUM. Nutt. Gen. 312. 

 [Etymology obscure: Be TJieis says, from the Celtic, J//,— which signifies hot, acrid, burning.] 



Spathe many-flowered. Umbel clustered. Cor. 6 parted, spreading. Caps, superior, 3 celled, 3 valved. 



A. viNEALE- Sm. Fl. Brit. Stem with round leaves, bulbiferous; stamens tricuspidate. 



Ffiij^o— Common Garlic. Wild Garlic. Field Garlic. Crow-Garlic. 



FL Latter end of June. ^ Fr. mat. Middle of August. 



Hah. Grain-fields, pastures, &c. common. 2 to 3 feet high: flowers purple. 



Ohs. The umbels are often proliferous. This is a naturalized foreigner; and was formerly so abundant in : 

 this vicinity as to be quite a nuisance. It not only spoiled the taste of our milk, butter, cheese, &c. but 

 seriously injured our flour, and rendered the manufacture of it difficult. Our best farmers, however,have ■ 

 now nearly subdued it, by the improvement cf their land, and a judicious rotation of crops. 



A. CANADENSE. Willd. Scapc uaked, terete; leaves flat, linear; head bearing bulbs- 



FwZg-o— Meadow Garlic. 



Fl. Middle of June. Fr. mat. 



Hah. Moist meadows; woodlands: frequent. About 1 foot high; flowers pale red. 



134. HYPOXIS. Nutt. Gen. 314. 



[Gr. Hiipo, underneath, and Oxys, sharp; the base of the capsule being pointed.] 



SpafAe, 2 valved. Cor. superior, 6 parted. Caps, long, narrowed at base, 3 celled. SeetZs roundish. 



H. ERECTA. Ell. Hairy; scape 1 to 4 flowered, shorter than the grass-like, subulate leaves; root bulbous. 

 Synon. H. carolinensis. Mx. H. graminea? PA. Fw/go— Upright Star of Bethlehem. 

 Fl. Middle of May till October. Fr. mat. Latter end of June, and after. j 



Hah. Open, grassy woodlands: very common. 4 to 8, or 10 inches high: flowers yellow. 



Ohs. Pursh has probably made two species out of the varieties of this plant ; and has noticed a medical' 

 virtue in the root, which had even escaped the credulous industry of Schojpf. 



O- Flowers naked; Inferior. 



135. ORNITHOGALUM. Nutt. Gen. 323. 



[Gr. Ornis, ornithos, a bird, and Gala, milk; an ancient, whimsical name.] j 



Cor. 6 petalled, persistent. Filaments dilated at base. Caps, roundish, angled, 3 celled. 



O. UMBELLATUM. Ph. Corymb few flowered; peduncles longer than the bractes; filaments subulate.' 

 f 'jj/go_Ten-o'clock. Twelve-o'clock. Star of Bethlehem. Dajne d'onze hcurcs, of the French. 

 Fl. Latter end of May. Fr. mat. Latter end of June. 



Ilab. Cultivated grounds: Green-tree Farm, &c. frequent. Scapes 6 or Sincheshigh: flowers white. 



Obs. This forei;;ner has escaped from our Gardens, and has become a grievous nuisance on some farms. 

 The Green-tree farm, in this Borough,~that at West-town School,— and several around Bnminghara 

 Meeting; house, are much iniured by Jit. It is wonderfully tenacious of life ; and although it perfects but 

 few see'ds, the bulbous roots propaj^ate laterally with great rapidity. In many places it seems to have ex- 

 clusive possession of the soil, during the spring season— though the leaves die in the latter end ot June, and 

 a crop of grass will then succeed it. Some farmers sow salt on it, to induce cattle to eat it; but they are not 

 fond of it. Others have ploughed up the bulbs, in autumn, and turned sheep on them, to eat them, diiring- 

 th.e winter. But all these remedies fall short of their object. The plant continues to increase and multiply. 

 Trench ploughing has been proposed, I think, by that venerable agriculturist, Judge Peters; but I know not ■ 

 whether it has yet been tried. An effectual and practicable mode of extirpating this pest, is certainly a 

 great dssideratuia, and will entitle the discoverer to the gratitude ot the tarming community. 



13«. LILIUM. Niflt. Gen. 324. 

 [Celtic ii, white. JDe Theis. Seu " a I.dos (Gr.) IjEvis k politus, quia ejus folia sunt polita." Boerh.] 



CcR. campanulate; petals 6, with a longitudinal nectariferous line. Caps, valves connected by latticed hair- 



I- PHiLArKLyHTCUM. Ph. Leaves verticillate, lanceolate-linear; flowers erect; petals unguiculate, 



J'.;/ff.7--\yild Lily. Philadelphia Lily. 



i'7. Latter end of June. Fr. mat. 



Hub. Woodlands, and borders of t'nickets; Bath: frequent. 2 to 3 feet high: flowers reddish orans*^- 



