(592 ORDER 140. AMARYLLIDACE^E. 



the outer often reflexed ; stamen petaloid, 2-lobed, the upper lobe bear- 

 ing the 1-celled (half) anther on its margin ; style petaloid, fleshy, stigma 

 obtuse; capsule muricate, 3-celled; seeds globular. 2f Handsome, 

 evergreen herbs, with large Ivs. and showy panicles, or spikes. 



CORYTHIUM* (Gr. (nopyg) K opy06$, with a helmet.) Tube 

 of the corolla prolonged above the ovary, ivith the outer segment spirally 

 attached, and reflexed, inner segment and the stamen dilated and coroni- 

 form ; anther wholly adnate. 



1 C. flaccida Roscoe. Glabrous ; Ivs. lanceolate, acuminate, tapering to a long, 

 sheathing base; fls. spicate, 2-bracted; sep. erect, lance-linear; cor. tube more 

 than twice as long as the sepals , limb of the inner petals spreading, flaccid, wavy, 

 yellow, the outer lance-linear, reflexed ; stigma obliquely dilated above, termina- 

 ting the corolla tube. A fine plant, around ponds, S. Car., Ga. and Ma. Stem 

 3f high. Lvs. near 2f long (including the narrow base), 2 to 4' wide. Fls. about 

 4' long. Caps, oval, 12 to 16" long. This plant, with its congeners, might per- 

 haps constitute a new genus. 



CANNA proper. Corolla tube short or none, segments erect or 

 spreading above, the inner not coroniform y anther free above. 



2 C. Indica Rose. Glabrous ; Ivs. ovate, acuminate, abrupt at base ; cor. tube 

 scarcely longer than the sepals ; segm. strap-shaped or spatulate, subequal, inner 

 erect. Often cultivated. Lvs. large, smooth and glossy, the lamina more than 

 If long. Fls. near 2' long, red and yellow, f "W. Indies. 



ORDER CXL. AMARYLLIDACE^E. AMARYLLIDS. 



Herbs perennial, chiefly bulbous, with linear leaves not scurfy nor woolly. Flow- 

 ers showy, mostly regular and on scapes, with an adherent, 6-parted perianth. Sta- 

 mens 6, anthers introrse. Ovary 3-celled, with styles united into 1. Fruit a 3-celled 

 capsule or berry. Seeds 1 to oo, with fleshy albumen. Figs. 315, 342, 395, 396. 



Genera 6S, species 400, chiefly tropical plants, most abundant in Brazil and S. Africa. Very 

 few arc found in our climate. 



Properties. A few of the Amaryllids possess poisonous properties, which is very rare 

 among the Endogens. The Hottentots are said to poison their arrows by dipping them in. tho 

 viscid juice of the bulbs of Haemanthus toxicarius. The bulbs of Narcissus poeticus, and of other 

 species, are emetic. The fermented juice of the Agave forms the intoxicating pulque of the Mex- 

 icaifc. Many are highly ornamental in cultivation. 



GENERA. 

 Perianth bearing a crown on the summit of its tube. (*) 



* Crown a thin membrane connecting tho stamens PANCRATIUM. 1 



* Crown a firm cup containing the stamens NARCISSUS. 2 



Perianth destitute of a crown. (**) 



** Segments united into a tube above tho ovary. Stamens perigynous. (a) 



a Flowers solitary, tube of the perianth straight, erect ZKrnYRAimnjs. 3 



a Flowers many, tube of the perianth straight AGAVE. 4 



a Flowers many, tube of the perianth curved POLYANTHUS. 6 



** Segments distinct down to the ovary. Flowers nodding, (b) 



b Perianth irregular. Stamens declined and curved SPREKET.IA. 6 



b Perianth regular. Sepals (all white) larger than petals GALANTIIUS. 7 



Sepals (green-tipped) as largo as petals LEUCOJUII. 8 



Sepals and petals equal, yellow UYPOXIS. 9 



1. PANCRATIUM, L. (Gr. irdv, all, tcparvg, powerful; the name 

 was first applied to the medicinal squill.) Tube of the perianth pro- 

 duced above the ovary, long and slender, dilated in the throat, limb 

 regular, 6-parted; stamens 6, inserted on the throat, their bases con- 

 nected by an ample membrane forming a broad, funnel-shaped corona; 

 anthers linear, versatile ; capsule 3-valved, co-seeded. Bulbs tunicated, 

 bearing long Ivs. and a scape with a bractcd umbel of showy fls. 



