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HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 



rior, 3- celled, 3-valved, many- seeded.- 

 Nutt. 



vineale. 



1. A. stem round-leaved, bulbiferous; stamens 

 tricuspid ated. — Willd. 



Icon. Lob. ic. 156. (Pursh.) 



Wild Garlic. 



A common and pestiferous weed, originally introduced, be- 

 ing now, unfortunately, naturalized. It has obtained such a 

 footing in pastures, that it is impossible to extirpate it ; and 

 the cows there eating it with grass, causes the butter to get 

 the loathsome taste of the plant. This garlic butter is ex- 

 tremely unwholesome, producing painful eructations, and dis- 

 ordering the stomach. Perennial. June, July. 



tanadense. 2. A. scape naked, terete ; leaves linear ; head 

 bearing bulbs. — Sp. PI. 



In neglected fields and open woods. Perennial. June. 

 161. HYPOXIS. Gen. pi. 565. (Narcissi.) 



Spatlia S-valved. Corolla superior, 6-part- 

 ed, persistent. Capsule elongated, nar- 

 rower at the base, 3-celled, many- seeded. 

 Seeds roundish, naked. — J\Tutt. 



erecta. 



1. H. hairy; scape generally 4-flowered, shorter 

 than the linear-subulate leaves; peduncles twice 

 as long as the flower. — Sp. PL 



H. Carolinensis, Mich. 



H. graminea, Pursh. 



Yellow Bethlehem-star. 



Leaves very long and grass-like. Flowers yellow. Varies 

 in size from three inches to a foot. In sandy grass-plots, 

 in fields and in woods, common, especially in Jersey. Peren- 

 nial. June, July. 



