NAT. ORDER: 
IAliacece. 
OALOCHORTUS LUTEUS. MEXICAN LILY. 
Class V. Pentandria. Order I. Monogynia. 
Gen. Char. Calyx, five-parted. Petals, five. Stamens, joined into 
a tube, which is ten-toothed at the apex ; the alternate teeth 
bearing anthers. Anthers, one-celled. Cells, transverse. 
Spe. Char. Stigma, of three joined ones, therefore triagonal, three- 
furrowed. Ovarium, villous. Capsule, three-celled, destitute 
of any central column. Seeds, mucronate at both ends. 
This is a small herbaceous plant, with radical, cordate, stiff, 
crenated leaves ; the scapes are naked, bearing a loose, spicate raceme 
of small white flowers at the apex ; the stem is upright, straight, of 
a hard woody texture, and near the top sends off several branches ; 
the flowers, which are of a deep beautiful yellow, are placed upon 
short footstalks, at the extremity of the branches ; the root is a large 
bulb, from one to two inches in diameter, and very much resembles 
the common turnip. It is a native of Mexico, but is found growing 
in the temperate parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. It 
flowers from July till September. 
Propagation and Culture. This plant is but little known in 
this country ; consequently a lengthy description of the mode of its 
cultivation, or its history, would not be interesting at this time. 
Those who have propagated this plant, inform us that it thrives best 
in a peat soil, and, if planted out in a moist situation, will grow and 
flower freely. It is readily increased by dividing the roots. 
Vol. iii. — 70. 
