538 



N A T U R A L A 11 II A N G K M E N T. 



136 WachcniK'.rlVrt L 

 133 Xiphunum Aitbi. 

 1S7 HaMiiiHibrum 

 l;>i) Dilatris 1.. 



t>42 Argol&siaJ. 



1-W) I^chndiithcs EIL 



941 Loph^iola AVr 



944 Barbaceiiia Vaiid. 

 i)45 Con6stylis R. Br. 

 9+3 Anigozanthos h. Br. 



447. OnUKR CLXXXIX. HYPOXI'DEiE. 



(m-»i<'/ <i 3, Sp<-cu-i 'J!> ; Hot-house Species 7 ; Green-house Species 20 ; Hardy Ligneous Species ; 

 //<i; rf^ Herbaceous Species 1 J feet ; £ 3^ feet ; ^ feet. 



America, New Holland, the Cape of Good Hope, Polynesia, and the Indian Archipelago give birth to these 

 plants, which have sweet yellow flowers and linear leaves, protected by long weak hairs. Nothing is known of 

 their medicinal qualities. « 



i>Sl Hypoxis L. 



Divisi(ms and ofTsets. 

 2 I 982 CurcWigo Gae. 



I 983 MolinJirm Coa 



44fi. Order CXC. AMARYLLPDEiE. 



Genera 30, Species 4(3 1- ; Hot-house Species 198 ; Green-house Species 138 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0; 

 Hardi/ Herbaceous Species 128. t feet ; £ 20^ feet ; ^ feet. 



Here we have another group of vegetation so lovely as to have excited admiration from the days of Solomon, 

 who calltnl them the lilies of the field, down to our own period. Their roots are all bulbous. In stature they 

 seldom exceed a foot or two: in Doryanthes, and some species of frmum alone, much surpassing such a size; 

 in foliage they possess a uniformity of figure which is very singular; in colour they vary from white and 

 yellow to deep scarlet and azure blue ; in fragrance they vie with the violet and the primrose. Some of the 

 species are natives of tiiickets in the cooler provinces of Europe and Asia ; others are found deep-rooted in the 

 burning shores of islands wliere scarcely a blade of grass interjjoses itself between them and the torrid rays of a 

 scorching sun ; many spring up in the gloomy, damp, and sultry woods of equinoctial America ; and another 

 set intermingles with the Ixias and Gladioluses of Southern Africa. Several of the 2V^arcissi, independently of 

 their beauty, possess emetic qualities ; from the viscid juice of Brunsvig/a toxicSiria, the Hottentots procure 

 a poison wherewith to smear their arrows. Offsets and seeds. 



973 Sternbergirt Kit. 



974 Zephvr&nthes Hen 



975 Habrknthus Herb. 



969 Amaryilis L. 

 968 Nerine? Herb. 

 963 StrumJiria Jac. 

 967 Brunsvig/fl Hei. 



970 Phyct!lla Lindl. 

 972 GrifTm/a Ker 

 960 Hsem&nthus L. 







5 



964 Crtnum L. 3 



934 Pancratium L. 







2 







3 



971 Vallbta Sal. 



935 Ismfene Sal. 











2 



966 Gastron&ma Herb. 



933 JV^arcissus L. 



*0 



98 







3 



96.5 Cyrtanthus H. K. 



3333 Coburgh2a Swt. 











3335 Clivea Lindl. 



961 Galanthus L. 



*0 



2 







940 Chrysiphlala Ker 



362 ieucbjumi,. 



*0 



4 







939 Chlidanthus Herb. 



33.:34 A'cis Sal. 







4 







936 Eucrbsia Ker 



977 Gethyllisi. 











938 Calost^mma R. Br. 



979 Alstroemferifl L. 







2 







937 Earycl&s Sal. 



976 Doryanthes Corr. 







449. Order CXCI. HEMEROCALLI'DE.E. 



Genera 18, Species 261 ; Hot-house Species 14 ; Green-home Species 238 ; Hardy Ligneous Species ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 9. ^ feet ; £ 6| feet ; ± feet. 



These are fine showy plants, bearing their flowers in umbels or racemes, either white, yellow, red, or blue; 

 they are mostly inhabitants of temperate zones, and are of little utility, with the exception of the aloe, the 

 purgative powers of which need not be insisted on. This genus is, besides, remarkable among Monocotyl^- 

 dones for its fleshy leaves, in which, and its woody stem, it offers a striking deviation from the usual structure 

 of these plants. Cuttings, offsets, and division. 



1007 Hemerocillis L. 



1008 Funkm Spr. 



1005 Agap&nthus Herit. 

 978 Poly&nthes L. 



1006 Blandf6rd?a Sm. 

 1023 Tritoma Ker 



1024 Veltheim?a Gled. 

 1022 Aletris L. 



1025 Sansevifera Thun. 



1026 Tulbkghia L. 

 141 Brodi(£^rt Sm. 



1010 Pachid^ndron W. 



1011 ^'loei. 



1009 Rhipidod^ndron W. 



1013 Gast&ria J^at^. 



1012 Bowiea Haw. 



1014 Haworthia Duval 



1015 A'picra W. 



450. Order CXCII. DIOSCORIE^iE. 



Genera 3, Species 37 ; Hot-house Species 32 ; Green-house Species 3 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 2. f feet ; £ U feet; ^ feet 



A climbing stem, and broad, cordate, or angular leaves, inconspicuous yellowish flowers, and a large fleshy 

 root, are the obvious characteristics of this order, of which the yam is the representative; the roots of this 

 plant yield one of the most important articles of food in the tropical countries. Roots and seeds. 

 2786 Rajania L. | 2787 Dioscbrea L. 2 | 2785 Testudinaria Burc. 



451. Order CXCIII. TA'ME^. 



Genus 1 , Species 2 ; Hot-house Species ; Green-house Species ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 2. ± feet ; £ 3 feet ; ^ feet. 

 Twining herbaceous plants, with large tuberous roots, heart-shaped leaves, and racemes of small axillary 

 flowers. The roots are purgative and dangerous. Roots and seeds. 



2784 TumusL. *0 2 



452 Order CXCIV. SMILA^CE^E. 



Green-house Species 17 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 25 ; 

 . f 10| feet ; £ 12 feet ; ^ feet. 



Geno a 12 Species 103 ; Hot-house Species 12 : 

 Hai dy Herbaceous Species 41 

 These scarcely differ from the baccate Asphodfelese, except in their usually trifid style, and the membranous 

 integuments of the seed. Many are interesting plants, especially the lily of the valley, a species of Conval- 

 Ikria, the odour of which is perhaps the most grateful in the vegetable kingdom. Several others, as Uvul^ria, 

 Smilaclna, /'olyg6natum, and Trillium are objects of ornament. 5milax is remarkable for its twining stems, 

 and its leaves, which resemble those of Dicotyledones ; the roots of several species form the sarsaparilla of the 

 shops, a drug, the nature of which is mucilaginous and rather bitter, and which is employed as diaphoretic and 

 diuretic. MedfeoZfl is also an active diuretic. Suckers, cuttings, division, and offsets. 



2783 SmMaxL. 20 

 10.37 Ripi'jgonum Forst. 



2819 Tfuscus L. *.') 



1040 Polvg6natum Desf *0 



1039 Smilaclna Desf. 

 1041 Ophiopbgon Ker 

 1038 Convallkria L. 

 1034 Streptopus Mx. 







1114 Medfeo/fl L. 

 1221 PJlris L 

 ? 1149 Roxburgh/<7 Jon. 

 1118 Trillium L. 



