534 C/KDER CXXIX. BKOMELIACE^E. 



1. A. Virgin'jca, (L.) Stem or scape erect, glabrous, succulent. Radi- 

 cal leaves lanceolate, acute, succulent, serrate ; cauline leaves amplex- 

 icaul, resembling; scales, broad. Flowers in long terminal spikes. Cap- 

 sule 3-celled, 3-valved. Seeds numerous, compressed, with two rows in 

 each cell, attached to a central placentas. — Greenish-white. If. July 

 —Aug. Middle Geo. 4—6 feet. 



Virginian Agave. Rattlesnake' s Master. Thick-leaved Snake-root. 



There are many representatives of this order in our gardens, forming the earliest 

 Hewers of spring. The Snow-drop, Galan'thus niva'lis; the Narcissus. N. poet- 

 icirs; the Snow-flalce, Leuco'jusi ver'num ; the Jonquil, Narcis'sus Jonquil/la ; 

 the Daffodil, N. Pseudo -Narcissus. 



Order CXXVIII.— HYPOXIDA'CE^E. 



Perianth petaloid, superior, 6-parted, regular. Stamens 6, 

 inserted into the base of the segments. Ovary inferior, 3-celled, 

 many-seeded. Style 1. Stigma 3-lobed. Capsule indehis- 

 cent, many-seeded. Herbaceous plants, with grass-like leaves. 



Genus I.— HYPOX'IS. L. 6—1. 

 (From the Greek liupo, under, and oxus, sharp, alluding to the base of the capsule.) 



Flowers inclosed in a 2-valved spatbe. Perianth persistent, 

 6-parted. Capsule elongated, narrowed at the base, 3-celled, 

 many-seeded. Seeds globular, naked. 



1. H. erec'ta, (L.) Leaves subulate, entire, hairy, channeled, 3-nerved ; 

 scape slender, hairy, slightly compressed, 1 — 4-flowered. Perianth ex- 

 panding, green on the outer surface. — Yellow. If. March — April. 

 Very common. 3 — 6 inches. 



2. H. filifo'lia, (Ell.) Leaves filiform, hairy, slightly 3-angled , 

 scape usually 2-flowered. Stigmas 3. — Yellow. If. March — April. 

 Middle and Southern Geo. Sandy soils. 6 — S inches. 



Order CXXIX.— BROMELIA'CE^E. 



Calyx gamosepalous, 3-parted or tubular, persistent., Petals 

 3. Stamens 6, inserted into the base of the corolla. Ovary 

 3-celled, usually cohering with the calyx. Style simple ; stig- 

 ma 3-parted, often twisted. Fruit capsular, 3-celled, many- 

 seeded. Plants, usually without stems, with rigid, channeled 

 leaves. 



Genus I.— TILLAND'SIA. L. 6—1. 



(In honor of Elias Tillands of Abo.) 



Calyx 3-cleft, persistent, divided nearly to the base. Sepals 

 3, slightly united at the base. Capsule 1 — 3-celled. Seeds 

 comose. Parasitic plants. 



