240 MONOCOTYLODENOUS. 



1 L TiNCTORiA. Stem erect, simple, pubescent towards the summit. 

 Leaves ensiform, shorter than the stem. Flowers in corymbose panicles. 

 Stigma minutely 3-lobed. 



Yellow. % July — Aug. In ponds, and wet pine barrens. 2-3 ft. 



Genus II CONOSTYLIS. 



Perianth 6-parted, persistent. Stamens 6. Style conic. 

 Stigma simple. Capsule ^-celled, many seeded. 



1 C Americana. Stem or scape erect, tomentose, t-2-leaved. Leaves en- 

 siform, narrow, glabrous. Flowers in crowded corymbs. Perianth woolly 

 within ; segments oblong, acute. Capsule nearly globular, glabrous. 



Weed Grass. 

 Yellow. % June— July. Wet places. 12-18. 



Order CIV. AMARYLLIDE^. 



Perianth superior, petaloid, regular, the outer segments 

 overlapping the inner. Stamens 6, arising from the perianth. 

 Ovary 3-celled, with numerous ovules. Style 1. Stigma 

 3-lobed. Fruit a 3-valved, 3-celled capsule. Seed numer- 

 ous. Herbaceous plants, with ensiform leaves. 



Genus I AMARYLLIS. 



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

 throat of the tube. Anthers incumbent. 



I A Atamasco. Stem none. Leaves linear, entire, glabrous, concave; 

 scape terete. Spathe l-Jeaved, 2-cleft, at the summit. Perianth erect, sub- 

 campanulate- Flowers solitary. Atamasco Lily 



White, tinged with red. % June — July. In moist places, common. 6-10 in' 



Genus II PANCRATIUM. 



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

 segments linear lanceolate, the tube of the perianth bearing 

 a 12-cleft paracorolla. Stamens 6. 



1 P Mexicanum. Stem none. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, some- 

 what succulent ; scape simple, generally 2-flowered, the paracorolla bearing 

 the stamens- Spathe consisting of 2 pair of membranaceous leaves. Cap- 

 sule 3-angled, 3-celled, 3 valved, many seeded. 



White. % April — May. On the border of streams. 1-2 ft. 



2 P Maritimum. Stem none. Leaves linear-lanceolate ; scape erect, 

 bearing many flowers. Paracorolla 12-toothed, funnel-shaped, erect, not 

 bearing the stamens. 



White. % June— Aug. Moist places, middle Ga. 1-2 ft. 



Order CV. IRIDE^. 



Perianth tubular, 6-parted, petaloid, irregular, the outer 

 segments largest. Stamens 3, opposite the outer segments. 



