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porigviKHis, oj)[)(>^itc to the segments. Ovary superior, 3- 

 Cflleil, many sceiUid. ^tyle 1. Fruit capsular, 3.cellc(J, 3- 

 valvt il, many sceiled, tleliiscence locuiicidal. Seed in 1-2 

 rows. Embryo straight. Plants usually with scaly bulbs. 



Genus I LlLlU.M. 



Perianth campanulate, deeply 6-parted. Segments straight, 

 or refloxed, with a longitudinal, ncctariteruus line. Stamens 

 6. Stigma culirc. 



1 L Catesb.t.1. S/fffi erect, simple, glabrous. 7-faiM sessile, linear-lance- 

 olate, appressod, most lUMieroiis utar me middle ot" the stem. Flowers soli- 

 tary, tenumal. J'erimth erect, the scgiueiits with lung claws, undulate at 

 the margin, refloxed ai the summit. 



Scarlet, spotted with yellow and brown. % June — Aug. Pme bar- 

 rens. lS-24 m. 



2 L riuLADELPHicTM S/^OT erccl glabrous. Leaves verticillate, linear- 

 iaiu'L hue, acuminate. Flouxrs 1-2 Perianth erect, campanulate, spread- 

 ing so_;nients unguiculate. 



Dark orange, spotted at the base. % July — Aug. Woods. 1-2 ft. 



3 L C v>E Sltm erect, terete, glabrous. Leaves verticillate, in re- 

 mote wh -. •eolate, 3 nerved, hirsute along the ner\'es beneath. Flowtra 

 on long, rLiirc^tJ peduncifs, generally by threes. Perianth campanulal*, 

 revtihite ; segiMcnts lanceolate. 



Yellow, spot:ed on the inside. % July— Aug, Wet lands. 2-3 ft. 



4 L Carolixia.va. S/^m erect, terete. Z,cu r« verticillate and scattered, 

 lanceolate, cuneatc. Flowers terminal, solitary, in pairs, or by threes. Peri- 

 'inth wi'h !!,< -< jtnentslong, lanceolate, the midribofthe three interior winged . 



1). . ji , L n A, spo ted with purple. 11- July — Aug. Damp soils. Low 

 country. 1-2 ft. 



5 L SiTPERBUM. S/twi erect, terete, glabrous. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 3- 

 nerved, the lower ores verticillate, the upper scattered. Flowers in a pvra- 

 niidal raceme. /*cnV//j»'/j re volute, Superblily. 



Deep ytUow, spotted with purple. % July — Aug. Up country. 5-6 ft. 



Ge-vts II YUCCA. 



Perianth campanulate, expanding. Stamens 6. Stigma 

 sessile. Cupsule 3-':elled. 



1 Y Fri-AMEXTOSA. Leaves lanceolate, with filamentous margins, the 

 V. :i~ : 1 surfaces. Sca^ long terminated by a long panicle. 

 ^fi^ri I ~ , • \. .iiding. ailk ffrass. Bear grass. 



While. 4- Aug. — Sept. Common in rich soils. 7-8 ft. 



2 Y (' ' - ^ 1 erect, thick, succulent, usually simple, roughened 

 towani- :-*Mnains of decayed leave«. leaves crowded, lance- 



in a large, te. .ninal panicle, consistmg of simple 

 r / . at tbc base. PtTtunih 6-leaved ; leaves lanceo- 



late, acute, siigiitiy cihate Fi/aweri/* pubescent, compressed. S/i,g^»m« bi- 

 fid, concave. Ca/»«uZe puljiy, glabrous. 



Wlute. h May — Aug. On the sea const. 2-6 ft. 



S Y V s. Sf«n erect, branching. /-€(if«j lanceolate, reflexed when 



old, 'h» ^ rigid ; the young leaves erect and expanding. Flowers in 



ract ..loles similar to the preccJing. 



^2 May — Aug. On the «ea coast. 10-12 ft. 



4 Y Reccrvifolli S/»erec< simple. Xt'a»c» recurved, linear-lanceolate, 



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