692 OfiDER 140.— AMAEYLLIDACEiE. 



the outer often reflexed ; stamen petaloid, 2-lobed, the upper lobe bear- 

 ing the 1-celled (half) anther on its margin ; style petaloid, fleshy, stigma 

 obtuse; capsule muricate, 3-celled ; seeds globular. — 2J! Handsome, 

 evergreen herbs, with large Ivs. and showy panicles, or spikes. 



§ CORYTHIUM* (Gr. {mpvg) Kopydog, with a helmet.) Tube 

 of the corolla prolonged above the ovary, with the outer segment spirally 

 attached^ and reflexed, inner segment and the stamen dilated and coroni- 

 form ; anther wholly adnate. 



1 C. flaocida Roscoe. Glabrous ; Iva. lanceolate, acuminate, tapering to a long, 

 sheathing base ; 03. spicate, 2-bracted ; sep. erect, lance-linear ; cor. tube mora 

 than twice as long as the sepals ; limb of the inner petals spreading, flaccid, wavy, 

 yellow, the outer lance-linear, reflexed; stigma obUquely dilated above, termina- 

 ting the corolla tube. — A fine plant, around ponds, S. Car., Ga. and Fla. Stem 

 ^.f high. Lvs. near 2f long (including the narrow base), 2 to 4' wide. Fls. about 

 4' long. Caps, oval, 12 to 16" long. — This plant, with its cogeners, might per- 

 haps constitute a new genus. 



§ CANNA proper. Corolla tube short or none, segments erect or 

 spreading above, the inner not coroniform ; anther free above. 



2 C. Indica Rose. Glabrous ; lvs. ovate, acuminate, abrupt at base ; cor. tube 

 scarcely longer than the sepals ; segm. strap-shaped or spatulate, subequal, inner 

 orect, — Often cultivated. Lvs. large, smooth and glossy, the lamina more than 

 If long. Pis. near 2' long, red and yellow. | W. Indies. 



Order GXL. AMARYLLIDACE.'E. Amaryllids. 



Uerhs perennial, chiefly bulbous, with linear leaves not scurfy nor woolly. Flom- 

 ers showy, mostly regular and on scapes, with an adherent, 6-parted perianth. Sta- 

 mens G, anthers introrse. Ovary 3-celled, with styles united into 1. PruU a 3-ceIled 

 capsule or berry. Seeds 1 to oo, with fleshy albumen. Figs. 315, 342, 393, 396. 



Genera 68, speHea 400, chiefly tropic.nl plants, most abundant in Brazil and 8. Africa. Very 

 fovv arc found in our climate. 



Propertie':. A few of tlic Amaryllids possess poisonous properties, which is very rare 

 among the Endogens. Tlie Hottentots aro said to poison their arrows by dipping them in the 

 viscid Juice of I lie bulbs of lljemanthus toxicarius. The bulbs of N.ircissus poeticus, and of other 

 siKsoies, are emetic. The fermented juice of the Agave forms thointcvicating^f^uoof theMex- 

 ic.ins. Many are highly ornamental in cultivation. 



GEXERA. 

 § Perianth bearing n crown on the summit of its tubo. (*) 



* Crown a thin membrane connecting the stamens Panckatitim- 1 



" Cro^vn ft firm cup containing the stamens NARCisaus. 2 



S Peri.anth destitute of a crown. (*") 



** Segments united into a tube above the ovary. Stamens perigynous. (a) 



a Flowers solitary, tube of the perianth straight, erect ZiipiiYRAKTiitiB. 8 



a Flowers many, tubo of the perianth straight AGAvr.. 4 



a Flowers many, tube of the peiianth curved Polyaitthes. 5 



** Begments distinct down to the ovary. Flowers nodding, (b) 



b Perianth irregular. Stamens declined and curved Spr.EKrrLiA. 6 



b Perianth regular. — Sepals (all white) larger than petals Galanthus. T 



— Sepals (green-tipped) as largo as petals Leucojum. 8 



— Sepals and petals equal, yellow Ilypoxis. 9 



1. PANCRATIUM, L. (Gr. -ndv, all, nparvg, powerful; the name 

 was first applied to the medicinal squill.) Tube of the perianth pro- 

 duced above the ovary, long and slender, dilated in the throat, limb 

 regular, 6-parted ; stamens 6, inserted on the throat, their bases con- 

 nected by an ample membrane forming a broad, funnel-shaped corona ; 

 anthers linear, versatile; capsule 3-vaived, co-seeded. — Bulbs tunincated, 

 bearing long lvs. and a scape with a bracted umbel of showy fls. 



