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taining 2 Sub-genera 1 . leptilxx Raf. Caules- 
cent, petals broader, capsule Sangular, cells 
two seeded— 2 Trianthum Nuttal, Stemless 
petals narrow, capsule globose, cells with many 
terete caudate seeds, 
Tofielda Subgenus Paltrima Raf Differs 
from Abama, by petals equal, stamens longer 
subulate, dilatated at the base. Styles none or 
very short, stigmas sessile or nearly so, flat, 3 
distincts pistils and capsules, gibbose, opening 
inside, few seeds angular curved. Stemless 
flowers almost spiked . This applies to our 2 
species : the European are, T palustris bor- 
ealis, see Tofielda. 
Narthecium Smith. No ealix, corolla or 
perigone 6parted spreading persistent. St am. 
6 hirsute, pistil one 3angular, one style stigma 
Sdentate. Capsul triangular Bcelled many 
seeds caudate. Type N. ossifragum and one 
American Sp. 
Therefore the Abama with the capsule of 
'Narthecium has the calix of Tofielda: the 
Narthecium of Jussieu which is the Tofielda 
has 6 pistils, stigmas and capsules. Decandole 
ascribes to Tofielda a capsule with 3 or 6 cells ! 
much confusion arose from the rarity of those 
plants and incomplete descriptions. 
1. Abama (Leptilix) scabra Raf. Tofielda pu* 
bens Elliot, Melanthium racemosum Walter. 
Stem naked above glandular rough, leaves ensi- 
form acute smooth, upper small, peduncles as long 
as the flowers 2 to 4 fasciculate, capsule 3gone. 
In Carolina and Alabama wet pines. Root 
perennial tuberose. 
Stem. 1 or 2 feet, flowers green tipt with pur- 
ple, estival, petals laneeolale and obovate. 
2, Abama (Triantha) pubens Raf Narthe - 
