256 MQNOCOTYLEDENOUS. 



base. Peduncle recurved. Pe^aZs lanceolate, expanding, larger than the calyx. 



Rose color. % April— ftlay. Upper Car. and Ga. 10-12 in. 

 9 T Nervosum. Leaves lanceolate, ovate, acute, membranaceous. Pe- 

 duncle recurved. Petals oblong lanceolate, larger than the calyx. 



Rose color. % April— May. Middle and upper Car. & Ga. 12 in. 



Genus VI UVULARIA. 



Perianth inferior, 6.partec], erect, with a nectariferous cav- 

 ity at the hase. Stamens 6, hypo^ynous, short. Stigmas 3, 

 reflexed. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, many seeded, angled. 



1 U Perfoliata. Ste?n erect. Leaves perfoliate, eliptic, obtuse. Perianth 

 campanulate, granular within. Flowers soHtary, axillary, nodding. Capsule 

 3-angled, truncate. 



Yellow. 'Zj- April. Common. 8-12 in. 



2 _U Flava. Leaves perfohate, eliptic oblong, obtuse, undulate at the base. 

 Perianth tapering at the base, scabrous within. Anthers awned. 



Bright yellow. %. May — June. Sandy soils, common. 8-12 in. 



3 U Grandiflora. Leaves perfoliate, oblong, acute. Perianth glabrous. 

 Anthers unawned. Nectariis nearly round, pistil shorter than the stamens. 



Yellow. % May— June. Rocky hills. 12-18 in 



4 U PuBERULA. Leaves oval, rounded at the base, amplexicaule, pubes- 

 cent along the margin. Flowers few, glabrous. 



Yellow. %■ May— June. Upper Car & Ga. 8-12 in. 



5 U Sessilifolta. Leaves sessile, lanceolate-oval, many nerved. Flotcer 

 1, on a short peduncle. Segments of the perianth flat, smooth within. 



Yellow. % May — June. Common. 8-12 in. 



Order CXIII DIOSCORE^. 



Flowers d'lcecious. Perianth superior, 6-cleft, equal. Sta- 

 mens 6, inserted into the base of the perianth. Ovary 3.cel- 

 ed, with 1-2 ovules in a cell. Style deeply 3.parted. Stig- 

 mas s\\n^\Q. i^rwi7 a thin, compressed capsule. Seed^at, 

 Embryo small. Twining, herbaceous plants, with reticulated 

 leaves. 



Genus I LIOSCOREA. 



Genus the same as the order. 



1 D ViLLosA. Stem herbaceous, climbing over shrubs, terete. Leaves al- 

 ternate, opposite and verticillate, the lower verticillate, the upper alternate, 

 cordate, acuminate, 9-nerved, pubescent beneath. Sterile lowers in axilla- 

 ry panicles, small. Fertile flowers in simple racemes. Styles 3- Capsule 3- 

 celled, 3-winged, 2-seeded. Yam root. 



White. % May — July Sandy soils, common. 10-12 ft. 



2 D QuATERNATA. S<em climbing. Leaves verticillate, or alternate, cor- 

 date, acuminate, glabrous, 7.nerved, lateral nerves bifid. 



White. % July. Old fields. 6-8 feet. 



Order CXIV. LILIACE^. 



Perianth colored, regular, deeply 6 -parted. Stamens 6, 



