«(>i i;i'i:k and u<»sk — nokih amkimcan immi:m,iikuak. s? 



ic «'OlU- 

 I lint'iir 



fl'C 1111(1 

 ACTS. 

 Mil' tlll> 



lst>!». 

 Kid. IS. 

 owned. 



/// t\|)t' 



I 'rt'xus. 



.•:.. .Iiilv s. 



uiif, isTit. 



l)l"();i(l(M' 

 ly (Mjiiul 

 lu- cells. 

 ,('^l. Oil 

 :.' oil llif 

 oiiiid. 

 rits willi 

 ll\fS iiinl 

 ic Iciivcs. 

 in II III \i.. 



nil IIS li. 



Kastciii 

 »' widclv 



Fio. 1'.'. 

 ■JlH). 177-. 



)riii se;;- 

 to Tcxiis 



S/irriimiiK i.iiniiiiml: 



.<iM III ('\itiii,iN\: ( 'nliiniltia, h'ntlii rim 'I'liiilnr. 



h'l.iMiiKx; I''.!!."! I''liiriilii, I'lilnur IIMi, ill |S7I; iinir ,liicksiiii\ illc, i ^l(l■li.^.■^, in 1.475 

 iiimI istM, 



TiAAM Nfiir Iluii-i Ilall'2i:t, •JIti, April Is, |,S7'_'; ii.'iir Kiillii,-, l!n; nlm,, Milft, 



May, |S77; iicaf l';ii,i.'li' I'li!---, Ilnriiril, May, l.Hs:'.; TniviM Cuiiiily, //of/f/i, Scp- 

 ti'iiilMT, l.s'.tl; Niu'i(^.('iiiiiity, ll.lhr il7:.', Manli 'Jl, l.s'il. 

 Cm, ii'oUM \: hi>iiijlii--<, ill \K\\\. 

 Ill liis |iiililii'ati>iii III' till' rniiiliiiiatiui) Ai>liini ninnii, rrlmii ri'l't'i'i'i-ij tin- uri^rinitl 

 ,SV.v()»m(/////m' III .Iari|niii, as lliiiii;,'|i it ini'jrlit imt lie tlic ^iUllll•aH.^V,v(l// k/////// uf l.iiiiia"Ms. 

 Tlii.>* cxpri'ff'iiiii III" iliiiilit lias icil in the nscnl' tlic sccniiil triialilr ^'ln•l•ilil• nanif, 

 .l/)(('/// /</''"/'/"///"//( I''. Miii'll. I'lMiii I'xaiiiininvr tlif imlilicalii'ii nl' .Iari|iiiii wcilis- 

 CiiVrr tlial he liail im ilnillil tll:tl he wan ilcaliliv: W il li I lie Si.sau ilnnni i)i i.iiinariiy, ami 

 (ill's .■^fvcral 111' llir l.iimaraii icl'cii'iicrs, li. illi iVnin r,iirii|pf ainl Afrira. Tlii' plant 

 wan li'.'iin'il liy Sliaw as early as I7:'>S, ami Imlli l.iiinai'ii.s ami .lari|iiiii cilc Sliaw's 

 plali'. 'riii'i'c st't'iiis III lie Mil rcasiiiialiii'ilniilit llial .lai'iiniii knew ainl iiscil the .SV.so/t 

 'iiinin III' Lillliat'llS. 



I'or iiil Iddiifcd sprcics. sec ])!iyi' 'J,>'-'>. 



21. SPERMOLEPIS \lni'. Snnj. i'. I.s-jr,. 



Ixii'iiriiiilis Null, ill IM'. Cull. Mi'iii. 5: :V.\. IS'J'.t. 

 Calyx Icctli olisolctc. I'riiit oviitr. Iliitd'iicd Jiilrnilly. hrisdy of 

 tiil»('f«'ula(('. Cafpcl willi sotiicwiiiil 

 pininiiiriit or olisolctc fibs, lliifkisli 



pciicaip. and iifoiiiiiiciil ^foiips of ^'1/ 

 sln'iiytli('iiiM<;' ct'lls. Stylopodiiiiii foiii- 



cal. sotiK'wliiil |)roiiiiiit'iil. Oil liil»rs V 



solitafy in the iiilcf\iils. l' on tlic coin- \\^2%^')'P^J h 



inissiifiil side. .S'cd i'licc jiImik'. ^^. 



!• . 11 . il I 1 • l'"Hi. -0. — Slii'lliiiilipi^ "liMiiinillis: 



\ cry slcndcf smooth hnmchiii}.' iiiinii- \, ,^ ,.■ 



ills, willi liiiidy dissected leaves liavinu' 



lilifoi'iii or linear seuinents. iind siniiil llowers in iin'oliicelliile very 

 lliie(|iially I'ew -riiye<l pediinculiite iiinliels. 



Type species, Puiiciis ili riiricdfus Walt. Fl. Car. 111. ITss. 



A ui'iiiis of '1 .siieeies, t»elons>-in<>' to the soiitliern I'nited States, from 

 Niiitli Carolina and Florida to southern California, and ext<'ndin;;' into 

 Mexico. 



This <;euus is referred In .[ji'iiiiii liy iK'iilliaiii i*!: llnnker, wim arc i'dHiiwciI liy 

 I'mde ill Kiijrli'r iS: I'raiitrs A''(/. I'lldim n/iiiiii/ini, luil in unr jiulu'iiifiil it licscrvcs to 

 rcinaiii as a distim't jieiiiis. 



I'll lit t 111 II 'n '11 late I. S. ilirdricdtiis. 



I'init with hniikeil liristics L'. S. iflihuilmt. 



i. Spermolepis divaricatus (\\:ilt(>r) liritton. Mem. Torr. Uot. Cliih 

 5: L>44. 1S1)4. Fi(i. L'O. 



Iiiiiir(i!< ,Hnirinitti.'< W'nW. I''l. Car. 114. 17SS. 



L'plocdiilis i/inirlciitiis I)C. ('(ill. "Mi'iu. 5: .">!i. ]ii. U», li^'. a. JSJll. 



I,' Itliicinilis iHil'nsiis \iitt. ill DC. I. ('. 



Allium iliriiririilKiii W 1, I'kiI. i^ l-'hir. 140. 1S70. 





