536 ORDER CXXX. LILIACEJ3. 



2. L. Philadel'phicum, (L.) Stem erect, glabrous. Leaven verticillate, 

 Unear -lanceolate, acuminate. Flowers 1 — 2. Perianth erect, campan- 

 ulate; spreading segments unguiculate. — Dark orange, spotted at the 

 base. 11. July — Aug. Woods. 1 — 2 feet. 



3. L. Canaden'se, (Pursh ) Stem erect, terete, glabrous. Leaves ver- 

 ticillate, in remote whorls, lanceolate, 3-nerved, hirsute along the nerves 

 beneath. Flowers on long reflexed peduncles, generally by threes. 

 Perianth campanulate, revolute ; segments lanceolate. — Yellow, spot- 

 ted on the inside. If. July — Aug. Wet lands. 2 — 3 feet. 



4. L. CAROLiNiA'NUM,(Mich.) Stem erect, terete. Leaves verticillate 

 and scattered, lanceolate, cuneate. Flowers terminal, solitary, in pairs, 

 or by threes. Perianth with the segments long, lanceolate, the midrib 

 of the three interior winged. — Deep }^ellow, spotted with purple. If. 

 July — Aug. Damp soils. Low country. 1 — 2 feet. 



5. L. super'bum, (L.) Stem erect, terete, glabrous. Leaves linear- 

 lanceolate, 3-nerved, the lower ones verticillate, the upper scattered. 

 Flowers in a pyramidal raceme. Perianth revolute. — Deep yellow, 

 spotted with purple. %. July — Aug. Up country. 5 — 6 feet. 



Superb Lily. 



Genus II.—YUC'CA. L. 6—1. 

 (The name of the plant in Peru.) 



Perianth campanulate, expanding. Stamens 6. Stigma 

 sessile. Capsule 3-celled. 



1. Y. filamento'sa, (Pursh.) Leaves lanceolate, with filamentous 

 margins, the veins roughened on both surfaces. Scape long, terminated 

 by a long panicle. Stigmas recurved, expanding. — White. 2£ . Aug. 

 — Sept. Common in rich soils. 7 — 8 ft. Silk-grass. Bear-grass. 



2. Y. glorio'sa, (Pursh.) Stem erect, thick, succulent, usually sim- 

 ple, roughened toward the base by the remains of decayed leaves. 

 Leaves crowded, lanceolate, acute, thick. Flowers in a large, terminal 

 panicle, consisting of simple racemes. Pedicels stipulate at the base. 

 Perianth 6-leaved ; leaves lanceolate, acute, slightly ciliate. Filaments 

 pubescent, compressed. Stigmas bifid, concave. Capsule pulpy, gla- 

 brous. — White. ^ . May — Aug. On the sea-coast. Cultivated in the 

 up country. 2 — 6 feet. Dwarf Palmetto. 



3. Y. Draco'nis, (L.) Stem erect, branching. Leaves lanceolate, re- 

 flexed when old, the margins rigid ; the young leaves erect and ex- 

 panding. Flowers in racemose panicles similar to the preceding. — 

 White. ^ . May — Aug. On the sea-coast. Cultivated. 10 — 12 feet. 



4. Y. recurvifo'lia, (Salis.) Stem erect, simple. Leaves recurved, 

 linear -lanceolate, with the margins filamentose. Flowers in racemose 

 panicles. Leaves of the perianth unequal, the interior widest. — White. 

 ^ . May — Aug. On the sea-coast of Geo. 3 — 4 feet. 



Genus III.— ERYTPIRO'NIUM. L. .5—1. 

 (From erythros, red.) 



Perianth 6-leaved, campanulate. Stamens 6. Style 1, 3- 

 angled. Nectary consisting of 2 tubercles attached to the basa 

 of alternate leaves. 



