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ILEMANTHUS, Linn. ; Blood-flower. 



coccineus, Linn. ; bu. ; South Africa. A.B. 

 Flalberyana. B. 



EUCHAEIS, Planch. 



Candida, Planch; bu. ; Amazon. A. 



grandinora. Planch. (E. amazonica, Lindl.) ; bu. ; Amazon. A.B. 



PH^EDEANASSA, Serb. 



rubro-yiridis ; bu. ; South America. B. 



STETOMESSON, Herb. ; Coburgia. 



trichroma, Llave et Llexarsa (as a Pancratium) ; bu. ; Lima. B. 



UBCEOLINA, Beichb. 



pendula, Herb. ; bu. ; Peru. A. 



HYMENOCALLIS, Salisb. (including Ismene.) 



calathina, Herb. ; Pancratium (Ismene) calathinum ; bu. ; Brazil. B. 

 adnata, Herb. ; bu. ; Florida. A.B. 



EURYCLES, Salisb. 



amboinensis, Loud. ; bu. ; Queensland. A.B. 

 Cunninghamii, Ait. ; bu. ; Queensland. A.B. 



CALOSTEMMA, R. Br. ^ » + 



luteum, Sims ; bu. ; Aust^ali^. A.'B. 



Tribe Alstrcemerie,e. 

 ALSTECEMEEIA, Linn. 



psittacina, Le7im. ; her. per. ; South America. A.B. 



BOMAEEA. Mirb. 



sp. ; cl. ; South America. B. 



Tribe Agaves. 



POLIANTHES, Linn. 



tuberosa, Linn. ; Tuberose; her. per. ; East India. A.B. 



var. fl. pi. ; Double-flowered Tuberose; her per. A.B. 



The flowers of this plant are valuable for perfume-distillation. By some this is called " Flower 

 of the City," from a misinterpretation of " Polianthes," which is derived, according to the " Genera 

 Plantarum," from the Greek for '•' white flower." 



AGATE, Linn. 



americana, Linn. ; succ. ; South America. A.B. 

 var. variegata. 



striata ; succ. A.B. 

 filifera, Salm. ; succ. ; Mexico. A.B. 

 glaucescens, Otto ; succ. ; Mexico. A.B. 

 heterocantha, Zucc. ; succ. ; Mexico. B. 

 ixtlioides, C. Lehm. ; succ. ; Mexico. B. 

 Kirchovei ; succ. ; Mexico. B. 

 Milleri, Haw. ; succ. ; Mexico. A.B. 

 picta ; succ. B. 



potatorum, Zucc. ; Drinkers' Aloe ; succ. ; Mexico. A.B. 

 pugioniformis, Zucc. ; succ. ; Mexico. B. 

 Eumphi; succ. A.B. 

 Salmiana, Otto ; succ. ; Mexico. B. 

 xylonacantha ; succ. ; Mexico. B. 



The leaves of several species of these plants furnish a strong fibre, the strength of which is 

 said to be much stronger than hemp. 



