
Endogene. 93 
1496. T. erectum, Linn. May. Dark p. I2tol5i. Y. sw. 
W. Ky. St. Hl. riv. Bk. O. | 
. var. album, Pursh. May. w. 12 to 15i. Y. sw. O. 
1497. T. grandiflorum, Salish, May. w. 8tol2i. Y. md. 
ow. W. . 
1498. T. cernuum, Linn. May. w. 12 to 18 i. Y&. sw. Ky. St. 
Fig. Bart. Fl. ii. 15. 
1499. T. ovatum, Pursh. Ap. p. Y{. Northern Andes. Wut. 
1500. T, nivale, mihi. Root perennial, tuberous premorse, of 
a sweet and mawkish taste. Stem glabrous, 2 to 3 in- 
ches high. Leaves short petioled, oval, obtuse, 12 to 16 
lines long, 8 to 10 lines wide, glabrous, 5-nerved. Pe- 
duncle erect, near 4 lines in length. Sepals lance-ovate, 
obtuse, 5-nerved. Petals spatulate-obovate, obtuse, 
nerved, white, 6 to 8 lines in length, one third longer 
than the calyx. Flowers in March. I have met with 
this interesting plant only on the east bank of the Sci- 
ote river, near Dublin, inhabiting a steep declivity, 
among comminuted fragments of limestone. Its deli- 
cate white blossom is one of the earliest of that region. 
CCL. DIOSCORE/A.—Tus vam tripe. 
1501. Dioscorea villosa, Linn. Yam root. China root. May- 
June. y-w. Climbing vine, 6to12f. 4. Root woody, 
tortuous, echinate. ow. bt. W. An infusion of the 
root -is unquestionably a valuable remedy in bilious 
colic. An ounce of the powdered root is to be boiled 
in a pint of water, and half of it given at once. Itacts 
with remarkable promptitude. I have been informed — 
that Dr. Miller of Neville, Ohio, values the tineture 
highly as an expectorant. He says it is also diapho- 
retic, and in large doses emetic. 
CCLI. LILIACEZ.—Tue tity Tre. 
1502. Lilium canadense, Linn. Turk’s-cap. Nodding lily. 
| July—Aug. y and orange, with dark spots. 2to3f. Y. 
mn md. wp. W. . 
1503, I.. superbum, Linn. Superb lily. July. Orange with 
dark spots. 4to 6 f. 4%. Wet meadows. Ky. St. 
1504, L. philadelphicum, Linn. July-Aug. Dark orange, spot- 
ted at the base. 18i. 2%. Darby Plains, O. 
1505. L. catesbei, Walt. Catesby’s lily. June-Aug. r. Spot! 
ted with y and brown. 181. 4%. Sandy meadows. Ky. 
St... Prairies near St. L. Bé. 
1506. Yucca angustifolia, Pursh.. Adam’s needle. July. zw, 
yy. Banks of the Missouri. Plt. WVutt. 
1507. Erythronium americanum, Smith. Adder-tongue. Doz- 
