534 OKDER CXXIX. BROMELIACE^. 



1. A. Virgin'ica, (L.) /S^^em or 5c«/)e erect, glabrous, succulent. Radi- 

 cal leaves lanceolate, acute, succulent, serrate ; cauline leaves amplex- 

 icaul, resembling scales, broad. Flowers in long terminal spikes. Cap- 

 sule 3-celled, 3-valved, Seeds numerous, compressed, -with two rows in 

 each cell, attached to a central placents. — Greenish-white. If. July 

 —Aug. Middle Geo. 4 — 6 feet. 



Virginian Agave. Rattlesnake^ s Master. Thick-leaved Snake-root. 



There are many representatives of this order in onr gardens, forming the earliest 

 flowers of spring. The Snow-drop, Galan'thus niva'lis; the Karci^.su.y;, N. hoet- 

 icus ; the Snow-flake. Leuco'jum yek'>um ; the Jonquil, Nakcis'bus Jokquil'la ; 

 the Daffodil, N. Pseudo-Nakcissus. 



Order CXXVIIL— HYPOXIDA'CE^. 



Perianth petaloid, superior, 6-parted, regular. Stamens 6, 

 inserted into the base of the segments. Ovary inferior, 3-celled, 

 many-seeded. Style 1. Stigma 3-lobed. Capsule indehis- 

 cent, many-seeded. Herbaceous plants, with grass-like leaves. 



Genus I.— HYPOX'IS. L. 6—1. 



(From the Greek hupo, under, and oxtis, sharp, alluding to the base of the capsule.) 



Flowers inclosed in a'2-valved spathe. Perianth persistent, 

 6-parted. Capsule elongated, narrowed at the base, 3-celled, 

 many-seeded. Seeds globular, naked. 



1. H. erec'ta, (L.) Leaves subulate, entire, hairy, channeled, 3-nerved ; 

 scape slender, hairy, slightly compressed, 1 — 4-flowered. Perianth ex- 

 panding, green on the outer surface. — Yellow. If. March — April. 

 Very common. 3 — 6 inches. 



2. H. filifo'lia, (Ell.) Leaves filiform, hairy, slightly 3-angled, 

 scape usually 2-flowered. Stigmas 3. — Yellow. 2f. March — April. 

 Middle and Southern Geo. Sandy soils. 6 — 8 inches. 



Order CXXIX.— BROMELIA'CE^. 



Cahjx gamosepalous, 3-parted or tubular, persistent. Petals 

 3. Stamens 6, inserted into the base of the corolla. Ovary 

 3-celled, usually cohering with the calyx. Style simple ; stig- 

 ma 3-parted, often twisted. Fruit capsular, 3-celled, many- 

 seeded. Plants, usually without stems, with rigid, channeled 

 leaves. 



Genus I.— TILLAND'SIA. L. 6—1. 



(In honor of Elias Tillands of Abo.) 



Calyx 3-cleft, persistent, divided nearly to the base. Sepals 

 3, slightly united at the base. Capsule 1 — S-celled. Seeds 

 comose. Parasitic plants. 



