ORDER CXXVII. AMARYLLIDACE^E. D33 



terete, furrowed, somewhat viscid, with a few small scales. Perianth 

 rough. — White. May — June. Pine-barrens. Common. 2 feet. 



Star-grass. 



2. A. ac'kea, (Walt.) Stem none. Leaves lanceolate, acuminate. 

 Flowers in a terminal spike, sub-campanulate. Perianth becoming ru- 

 gose and scabrous. — Yellow. If. July — Aug. Pine-barrens. 2 — 3 ft. 



Order CXXVII.— AMARYLLIDA'CEiE. {Amaryllis 



Family.) 



Perianth superior, petaloid, regular, the outer segments over- 

 lapping the inner. Stamens 6, arising from the perianth. Ova- 

 ry 3-celled, with numerous ovules. Style 1. Stigma 3-lobed. 

 Fruit a 3-valved, 3-celled capsule. Seed numerous. Herba- 

 ceous plants, with ensiform leaves. 



Genus I.— AMARYL'LIS. L. 6—1. 

 (The name of a Nymph.) 



Perianth 6-parted, petaloid. Filaments 6, inserted into the 

 throat of the tube. Anthers incumbent. Pod membranaceous. 



1. A. atamas co, (L.) Stem none. Leaves linear, entire, glabrous, 

 concave; scape terete. Spathe 1-leaved, 2-cleft at the summit. Peri- 

 anth erect, sub-campanulate. Flowers solitary. — White, tinged with 

 red. 2f. June — July. In moist places. Common. 6 — 10 inches. 



Atamasco Lily. 



Genus II.— PANCRATIUM. Herb. 6—1. 

 (From pan, all, and 7cratus, powerful ; from its supposed medicinal virtues.) 



Perianth with the tube very long, with the border 6-parted ; 

 segments linear-lanceolate ; the tube of the perianth bearing a 

 1 2-cleft paracorolla. Stamens 6. 



1. P. Mexica'num, (L.) Stem none. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, gla- 

 brous, somewhat succulent; scape simple, generally 2-flowered, the pa- 

 racorolla bearing the stamens. Spathe consisting of 2 pair of membra- 

 naceous leaves. Capsule 3-angled, 3-cclled, 3-valved, many-seeded. — 

 White. If. April — May. On the border of streams. 1 — 2 feet. 



2. P. mahit imum, (L.) Stem none. Leaves linear-lanceolate ; scape 

 erect, bearing many flowers. Paracorolla 12-toothed, funnel-shaped, 

 erect, not bearing the stamens. — White. If. June — Aug. Moist 

 places, middle Georgia. 1 — 2 feet. 



Genus III.— AGA'VE. L. 6—1. 

 (From agauo8, admirable.) 



Calyx and corolla confounded, 6-parted, erect, tubular, fur- 

 rowed. Stamens 6, longer than the corolla. Anthers versatile. 

 Style spotted, shorter than the stamens. 



