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XIII. HYPOXIDE.E. 



Hypoxi*. 

 Diagram. 



ffyporit. 



Transverse section of 

 fruit (mag.). 



Ilypoxit, 



Stamen, 



inner face 



(mag.). 



Iliipoxii. 



Transverse section of 

 ovary (mag.). 



Ilypoxis. 

 Seed, entire and cut vertically. 



Ifyporit. 

 Embryo (mag.). 



Hypoxis erecta. 



Hypoxii. 

 Dehiscent fruit. 



Curtuligo. 

 Diagram. 



Curculigo. 



Transverse section of 

 ovary (mag.). 



Hypoxidca abound nowhere ; a few inhabit South Africa, extra-tropical Australia, India, and the 

 tropical and hot extra-tropical regions of America. 



Little is known of their properties. The tubers of Cwculigo vrchioides, which resemble those of 

 Orc7tidea!, become when dry transparent like amber; their sub-aromatic bitterness leads to their employ- 

 ment in affections of the urethra. The roots of C. stans, which grows in the Marianne Islands, are edible. 

 The tubers of Hypoxis erecta are prescribed by the natives of North America for the cure of ulcers, and 

 they are used internally for intermittent fevers. 



