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give the plant the first English name. Grows abundantly in open 

 woods, and is one of the early flowers. Michaux supposes this 

 plant to be identical with the European, E. dens-cdnis, but Presi- 

 dent Smith, of the Linnaean Society, judged otherwise, and gave 

 the above name to our plant. Under this name it is described by 

 Torrey, Beck, and others. See Bigelow's "Medical Botany." 



Hemerocallis. L. 6. 1. Day Lily. Garden Lily. 



Named from the Greek for day and lily, and often called Gar- 

 den Lily, to distinguish it from the Lily of the fields. Though 

 the flower resembles that of the Lily, it is far removed from it. 

 Two species have been introduced from Asia, H. flava, L., and 

 H. fulva L. They have not very delicate flowers ; but their 

 tall, erect stem, and conspicuous, yellow and tawny flowers, and 

 their long, smooth, sword-like leaves, pointing upwards, have long 

 made them favorite plants for borders and walks. 



POLYANTHES. L. 6. 1. 



Named from its many flowers, and, from its tuberous root, 

 P. tuberosa, L., is a fine parlour plant, with beautiful flowers, and 

 now not very uncommon. The fragrance of this plant is deli- 

 cious, and is much more perceptible after sunset. Perianth funnel- 

 form, incurved ; stamens 6, inserted in the throat of the perianth. 

 A native of Ceylon. 



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Perianth inferior, 2-G-parted, rarely absent; stamens 1-6, 

 often 2-3, attached to the corolla ; fruit capsular or nut-like; 

 culms naked, oftener sheathed ; leaves simple, narrow, or none ; 

 flowers aggregated, commonly having the stamens and pistils in 

 different plants. Plants belong chiefly in the Southern hemi- 

 sphere. 



Eriocaulon. L. Pipe Wort. 



From the Greek for wool and stem, from the woolly stem of 

 some of the species. Flowers in a compact, scaly head. 



Of the 2 species in this State, gnaphalioides, Mx., and pellu- 



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