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♦53. Ordeb CXCV. ASPHODE'LEiE. 



Genera 51, Species 519 ; Hot-house Species 32 ; Green-house Species 2(71 ; Hardy Ligneous Species ; 

 Hardi/ Herbaceous Species SiiiO. f feet ; £ 29 feet ; feet. 

 Different from HcmcrocaUnlca; in their expanded flowers and dark crustaceous socd-coat ; the only 

 characters which have yet been discovered to distinguish them. The species are all pretty, many very hand- 

 some, some bulbous, soino with fasciculated root.s, a few with arborescent stems. They are uncommon in 

 tropical countries, very abundant in temperate latitudes, and not unfrequent in the cooler regions of the world. 

 Among the i)rettiest are (ihgea, .S'cilla, and //yacinthus ; the least interesting are ( hlor.'ipiiytum and Zucc;igiiirt. 

 >4sparagus and l)raca;^la have berried fruits the former is diuretic, and when young is emi)loyed as a favourite 

 food ; the same properties are possessed by .S'cilla and //'Ilium. The stamens of Arthropudium are rem.arkable 

 for their tuft of yellow hairs, of Dianella for the thickening of the filaments. Many of the Alliums are very 

 pretty, and admired notwithstanding their unpleasant odour ; their roots are all eatable, and those of some 

 among the most useful articles of food. Thysanbtus, the fringed violet of New Holland, has rich purple 

 blossoms, with long delicate fringes which sparkle in the sun, a.s if continually betlewed with minute particles 

 of water. From /'hormium tfenax the strong fibrous substance called New Zealand flax is prepared. Xan- 

 thorrlia;^a has an arborescent stem which abounds in resin. Offsets and cuttings. 



1061 Wsphudelus 8 

 1059 Eremiirus 1 



1062 Czackw Andr 1 

 10«)3 /'halfengium Mx. 3 

 106* Anthericum L. *0 2 

 HXiO /fulblne H'. en. 2 

 l(Mx5 Arthrop.idium R. Br. 



1066 Stvp&ndra R. Br. 



1068 Ci^sirt 11. Br. 



1069 Tricoryne R. Br 



1067 Chlor6()hytum Ker 

 1057 Puschkinwz Adams 

 1056 Barn&rdirt Lindl. 

 1047 Albiica 



1053 Ornithogalum L. *0 12 

 1052 Gkgea Sal. *0 16 



1054 Scilla L. *0 25 



1080 //yacinthui 7 



1079 Uropt'talon Ker 



11)81 Zuccagnia Thun. 



1055 Bellevalm I^p. 1 



1082 Muscilri Desf. 12 



1083 LachenJll/Vi Jac. 1 



1077 Drimia Jac. 



1078 Millrrt Cav. 



1051 Eriospcrmum Jac. 



1058 Massbnirt L. 



1042 Eucomis Hcrit. 



1046 //'Ilium L. »0 121 



3282 Leucocuryne Lindl. 

 3338 lIesperosc6rdium Lindl. 



3283 Triteleia Lindl. 

 1045 Sowerb<z?^a Sm. 

 1049 Laxmannj'a 11. Br. 



1044 AphyllAnthes L. 

 1050 Thysanbtus R. Br. 

 108^1 Cyanella L. 

 980 Conanthfera ¥1. per. 

 3336 Cumming/Vi D. Don 



1071 Dianella Ker 

 1076 LuituriJlgrt Fl. per. 



1073 Eustrephus R. Br. 

 1109 Myrsiph^llum W. 



1074 y^sp&ragus />. 



1075 Herri r/a R. & P. 

 1021 Phyll.-.ma Haw. 

 1020 Dracjp'na 



1019 C'liarlwo.')d?V/ Swt. 



1072 C ordvHne R. Br. 

 1084 /^hurmium 



1048 Xanthorrhoe^a Sm. 



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454. Order CXCVI. TULIPA^CE^. 

 Genera 8, Species 112; Hot-house Species 3 ; Green-house Species 12; Hardy Ligneous Species 9; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 88. ± 12^ feet ; £ 23 feet ; ^ feet. 

 It is doubted whether several of the preceding orders arc not rather sections of this; until, however, the 

 combination of these shall be effected by some hand yet more masterly than those by which they have been 

 divided, it is best to let them remain as they are. The beauty of the plants composing the LiliJlceae, strictly 

 so called, is universally acknowledged ; the rich colors of the branching lilies, the vivid hues of the painted 

 tulip, the modest graces of the humble Erythroniums, and the portly forms of the Yuccas are all attractions 

 of which no good garden should be destitute. The species are all inhabitants of either cold or temperate 

 latitudes. Offsets. 



1027 Yucca L. 9 6 1 3337 Cyclobothra Strt. | 1029 Gloribsa L. 



1017 Thlipa L. *0 20 3339 Caloch6rtus Ph. 1028 Erythrbnium L. 5 



1018 Fritillaria *0 24 | 1016 Z-ilium L. 33 



455. Order CXCVII. MELANTHA'CE^. 



Genera 22, Species 73; Hot-house Species 2 ; Green-house Species 25 ; Hardy Ligneous Species 0; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 46. J feet ; £ 13 feet ; ^ feet. 



These, too, are pretty herbs, although destitute of the grandeur of the preceding, which, however, they far 

 surpass in the potency of their virtues. The flowers of many are inconspicuous, and of a dull green or yellow 

 color, sometimes assuming a livid hue, which will bespeak the nature of their powers. A dangerous or 

 poisonous acrid juice is their characteristic, which is particularly active in some of them, such as the C61- 

 chicum and /'er^trum. The roots of the former are the basis of the can mcdicinale, and are now used in 

 cases of gout with much success. The root of Teratrum is believed to have been the hellebore of the ancients, 

 an active drug, which, administered in small doses, is a drastic purgative, in more abundance a violent emetic. 

 The root of Anguill^ria dioica, infused in water, is anthelmintic, but, steeped in spirits, yields a bitter and tonic 

 tincture. The leaves of Colchicum and f'er^trum often produce vomiting and severe pain in the animals 

 that eat them ; the flowers of the first are also said to be poisonous, and its seeds to possess the same properties 

 as the roots, but in a milder degree. Groves and pastures in Europe and Siberia and North America are the 

 most frequented by MelantliJicea;, several are found at the Cape, and Gloriosa is a native of the woods of 

 middle Africa. Division and offsets. 



1031 Bulbocodium L. 



1119 Colchicum 



1120 Merendera Bieb. 



1032 UvulSiria L. 



1033 Disporum Sal. 



1036 Schelhammerrt R. Br. 

 1035 Burch§ril?V7 R. Br. 

 1112 AnguiW^rxa, R. Br. 







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12 







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1113 Ornithogl6ssum Srt/. 



1117 Androcymbium L. 



nil 3/elanthium L. 



1116 Wurmfieo Thun. 



1110 Tofi^ildm Hud. 

 1115 Xerophyllum Mx. 



1121 HelbniasZ,. 







1122 Nolina Mx. 











2840 Leim&nthium Mx. 











2 



2839 rersltrum L. 











2792 Chama;lirium W. 







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5 



1043 PeliosAnthcs Andr. 









3 



1108 Lichtenstein/Vz W. 









3 



1030 Zigadfenus Mx. 







456. Order CXCVIII. BROMELI A'CEiE. 



Genera 12, Species 100 ; Hot-house Species 96 ; Green-house Species 4 ; Hardy Ligneous Species ; 

 Hardy Herbaceous Species 0. f feet ; £ feet ; ^ feet 

 Of these the eatable pine-apple is the representative, from which the other genera differ more in the want of 

 a fleshy fruit than in general appearance. Their habit is acid, their leaves rigid and toothed with .spines, and 

 covered with minute scales, their bractea; often colored with scarlet, and their flowers either white or blue. 

 They are all natives of tropical countries, with the exception of Tillandsirt, which, in the humid woods of 

 Carolina, forms dense festoons among the branches of the trees ; this, like many others of the order, is an 

 epiphyte, vegetating among the black mould that collects upon the bark of trees in hot damp countries ; others 

 are inhabitants of deep and gloomy forests ; and others form, with their spiny leaves, an impenetrable herbage 

 in the extensive pampas of Buenos Ayres and Brazil. From the .^gave mexicAna a fcniientcd beverage is 

 prepared, from which a strong colorless spirit, resembling the best Scotch whisky, is distilled. Suckers and 

 crowns. 



948 AgJlve L. I 952 Anamissa Thun. I 9.i6 Tillftndsm L. 



949 Furcrop^rt \'cn. 1 9 )3 Guzm^nnia Fl. per. 9.")7 Billberg/Vi Thun. 



950 lAiitea Brig. 1 954 Pitcalrnw Herit. 958 Caraguuta Plu. 



951 BromfeWVi L. 955 Pourr&t/Vi R. & P. 947 Bonapartcw Fl. \^r. 



