Om)ER CXXVII. AMARVLI.IDACi:.!:. 533 



terete, furrowed, somewhat viscid, with a few small scak's. Prrianth 

 rough, — White. May — June. Pine-barren.s. Common. 2 feet. 



Star-grans. 



2. A. au'kea, (Walt.) Stcyn none. Leaves lanceolate, acuminate. 



Flowers in a terminal s|)ike, sub-campanulate. Perianth beconiini; ru 



gose and scabrous. — Yellow. If. Jul}^ — Aug. Pine-barrens. 2— 3 ft. 



Order CXXVIL— AMARYLLIDA'CE^. (Amanjllis 

 Family.) 



Perianth superior, petaloid, regular, the outer segments over- 

 lapping the inner. Stamens C, arising {torn the perianth. Ova- 

 ry 3-celled, with numerous ovules. Style 1. Stigma 3-lobed. 

 Fruit a 3-valved, 3-celled capsule. Seed numerous. Ilerba- 

 ceous plants, with ensiform leaves. 



Genus L— AMARYL'LIS. L. G— 1. 

 (The name of a Nymph.) 



Perianth 6-parted, petaloid. Filaments 6, inserted into the 

 throat of the tube. ^?i^/ier6' incumbent. Poc/ membranaceous. 



1. A. ATAMAs'co, (L.) Stem none. Leaves linear, entire, glabrous, 

 concave; scape terete. Spathe 1-leaved, 2-cleft at the summit. Peri- 

 anth erect, sub-campanulate. Flowers solitary. — White, tinged with 

 red. 2f . June — July. In moist places. Conmion. G — 10 inches. 



Ataviasco Libj. 



Genus II.— PANCRATIUM. Herb. 6—1. 

 (From pan^ all, and kratus, powerful ; from its supposed medicinal virtues.) 



Perianth with the tube very long, with the border G-parted ; 

 segments linear-lanceolate ; the tube of the poriantli bearing a 

 1 2-cleft paracorolla. Stamens 6. 



1. P. Mexica'num, (L.) Stem none. Leaves oblong-lancoolato, gla- 

 brous, somewhat succulent; scape simple, generally 2-rtowered, tlje pa- 

 racorolla bearing the stamens. Spathe con:?isting of 2 pair of membra- 

 naceous leaves. Capsule 3-anglcd, 3-celled, 3-valved, manj-'-seeded. — 

 White. %. April — May. On the border of streams. 1 — 2 feet. 



2. P. marit'imum, (L.) Stem none. Leaves linear-lanceolate ; scape 

 erect, bearing many flowers. Paracorolla Ti-toothed, funnol-.<haptnl, 

 erect, not bearing the stamens. — White. U- J»i>ti — Aug. Moist 

 places, middle Georgia. 1 — 2 feet. 



Genus III.— AGA'VE. L. 6—1. 

 (From aqauos, admirable.) 



Calyx and corolla confounded, G-partod, erect, tubular, fur- 

 rowed. Stamens C, longer than the corolla. Anthers versatile. 

 Style spotted, shorter than the stamens. 



