Uvularia perfoliata. 115 



Smith, which appears to he an ideal species, or at most, a mere va- 

 riety of the present. Pursh quotes the figure No. 955, Bot. Mag. for 

 his flava, and that figure undoubtedly refers to the present species. 

 It certainly does not agree with his own description quoted from 

 Smith, in which ihe leaves are said to be obtuse, while in fact the 

 figure properly represents them as quite acute. "What plant Pursh 

 had in view in his description of U. perfoliata, it is difficult to de- 

 cide. It seems probable that U. perfoliata and flava of Smith refer 

 to one plant, that which is here figured. Mr. Elliot quotes Pursh for 

 the U. flava, and as he has evidently not seen it himself, is unaware 

 that it is his own perfoliata, which he describes as having leaves 

 " rather acute." 



Fig. 1. The plant in flower, of its natural size, severed from Fig. 2. 



2. The lower part of the stem and root. 



3. A petal. 



4. Germ, style, and stigma. 



5. A Stamen. 



