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1. E. America'num, (SmitTi.) Leaves lanceolate, pheathinj^at the base, 

 variegated with purple. /St-a/^'' bearing a solitary, noddin^r flow.-r ; the 

 o exterior leaves of the perianth reflexed. Stamens short. Capsule 3. 

 celled, 3-valvccl, many-seeded. — Yellow. U- March— April. Com- 

 mon. 6 — 8 inches. 



Tins plant when fresh has long been known to be an emetic, but, as far a.s we know 

 has been but little used for any purpose. In scrofulous sores it is used in family prac- 

 tice, by making the fresh plant into poultices, with milk, and ajiplying to iho sores. 

 Uappy effects are said to result from its application in this manner. 



Genus IV.— SCIL'LA. 6—1. L, squill. 

 Perianth 6-leaved, spreading. Stamens 6 ; filaments oval- 

 shaped. Style slender. Ovary 3-valved, 3-celled, triangular, 

 many-seeded. Seeds black, angular. 



1. S. esculen'ta, (Ker.) Scape arising from a truncated bulb. 

 Leaves long, linear, keeled. Flowers in a simple raceme, elongated, 

 bracteate. Sepals 3-nerved, spreading. — Pale blue. Ky. and Tenn. 



Eastern Quamash. Wild HyacintK Phalangium esciileyttum, Xutt. 



Camassia csculcnta, Lind. 



This plant is said to be found south of the Alleghany Mountains in Alabama. We 

 are not certain of the fact. 



Genus V.— AL'LIUM. L. 6—1 

 (From the Celtic all, hot or burning.) 



Perianth 6-parted, expanding. Flowers in umbels, clustered, 

 arising from a 2-leaved spathe. Capsule superior. Stamens 

 6. Style 1. 



1. A. Canaden'se, (L.) X<?ai'es linear, flat, straight, about 4 — 6 inches 

 long ; scape terete, erect, about the length of the leaves. //faJ bearing 

 bulbs ; segments of the perianth oval. — White. S . June. In wet 

 soils. Common. Wild Meadow Garlick. 



2. A. cer'nuum, (Muhl.) Leaves linear, flat, striate ; eca|)e slightly 

 ancipitous. Flowers in umbels, numerous, nodding. Leaves of the pe- 

 rianth lanceolate. — Rose-colored. $. July. Mountains. 1 — 2 feet. 



Wild Ouion. 



3. A. stria'tum, (Pursh.) Leaves glabrous, linear, concave; scape a3 

 long as the leaves, compressed ; spathe 2-leaved, united at the base, 

 acute, withering. Flowers in a simple umbel. Leaves of the perianth 

 unequal, the exterior largest. Filaments unequal. — White, i . March 

 — April. Low lands. 12 — 15 inches. 



4. A. mutab'ile, (Mich.) Leaves linear, flat, narrow, setaceous at the 

 summit, membranaceous at the base. Scape terete; spathe 3-leavetL 

 Umbels many-flowered. Leaves of the perianth lanceolate, acute- 

 Green, becoming red. 5 . May— June. Pine-barrens. 2 feet. 



Gen'us VL— NOLI'NA. Mich. 6—3. 

 (In honor of P. C. Nolin, an American botjinist.) 



Perianth 6-parted, expandino-. Stamens G. Sti'jmas 3. 

 Capsule 3-angled, 3-celled, 1 seed in each cell. 



