252 MONOCOTYLODliNOUS. 



1 



with a yellow spot at the center, 3 of the stamens at the base of the tube, 

 and 3 at the summit. Fickerel weed. Wampee. 



Blue. % April— Sept. Bogs and ditches. 



2 P Lancifolia. Stem none. Leaves oblong, lanceolate, nearly hnear 

 when young, in other respects similar to the preceding species. 



GENtJs II HETERANTHERA. 



Flowers in a spathe. Verianth with the border 6-parted, 

 equal. Stamens 3. Anthers unlike. Capsule 3-celled, ma- 

 ny seeded. 



1 H Reniformis. Stem pardy floating. Leaves orbicular, reniform, on 

 petioles; spaihe oblong, acuminate, 3-5 flowered. Mud plaintain. 



White. % July— Aug. N. Car. 



Genus III SYENA. 



Sepals 3, persistent. Petals 3. Stamens 3. Style 1. 

 Capsule 3-celled, 1-valved. 



1 S Fluviatilis. Stem herbaceous, partly submersed. Leaves subulate, 

 crowded. Flowers axillary, solitary, on peduncles longer than the leaves. 

 Purple. % June. In wet places. Middle Gar. & Ga. 2-3 in. 



Okder CX[. ASPHODELEiE. 



Verianth petaloid, 6-parted, regular. Stamens 6, often un- 

 like. Ovary superior, 3-celled. Style 1. Fruit usually a 

 3.celled, 3-valved capsule, dehiscence loculicidal. Seed black, 

 with a crustaceous testa. Herbaceous plants. 



Genus I ORNITHOGALUM. 



Verianth 6-leaved, erect, persistent, expanding near the 

 summit. Stamens 6, dilated at the base, hypogynous. Cap- 

 sule angled, 3-celled. 



1 Croceum. Stem none. I-eawes linear, nerved, flat,, 12-18 inches long; 

 scape terete, glabrous. Mowers in a terminal raceme, on peduncles twice as 

 long as the flower. Bracts ovate, short ; leaves of the perianth oval, obtuse. 

 Filaments subulate. 



White. % June— July. Middle Ga. 12-18 in. 



Genus II ALLIUM. 



Verianth 6-parted, expanding. Flowers in umbels, cluster- 

 ed, arising from a 2-leaved spathe. Capsule superior. Sta- 

 mens 6. Style 1. 



1 A Canadense. Leaves linear, flat, straight, about 4-6 inches long; 

 scape terete, erect, about the length ot the leaves. Head bearing bulbs ; 

 segments of the perianth oval. 



White. (^ June. In wet soils, common. 



2 A Gernuum. Leaves linear, flat, striate ; scape slightly ancipitous. 

 Flowers in umbels, numerous, nodding. Leaves of the perianth lanceolate. 



Rose colored. J^ July. Mountains. 1-2 ft. 



