245 
Hystris. 
Palmetto, 
georgiana . 
degam. 
mrginicum. 
HfcXANDRiA trigynia. Chainaerops. 
2 . C. caudice repente, stipitibus aculeis longissimis inter»» 
mixtis, frondibus palmatis. 
Near the town of Savannah, Georgia. b • v.v. s. jl. 
This singular palm grows in company with others, and 
distinguishes itself by its long aculei resembling por- 
cupine quills, and often growing to the length of more 
than fifteen inches. 
3. C. caudice arboreo, stipitibus inermibus, spathis dupli- 
catis, frondibus palmatis. Witld. sp. pl. 4. p. 1155. 
Corypha Palmetto. Walt. fl. car. 1 1 9. 
On the sea-coast of Carolina and Florida. Tj . v.v. s.fl . 
A fine and useful plant} the wood used for forming 
almost everlasting piles for building wharfs, and the 
leaves can be manufactured into light and very durable 
hats. 
315. NOLINA. Mich. Jl. artier, l.p. 207 . 
1 . N. foliis angustissimis longis aride-gramineis, scapo laxo- 
ramoso foliis subulatis sparsi m vestito, floribus race* 
mosis, pedicellis aggregatis. — Mich.jl. amer. 1 . p. 208« 
Phalangium virgatum. Lam. encycl. 5. p. 246. 
In barren sandy woods : Georgia. Michaux and Fraser. 
11 . July. v. s . in Herb. Enslen. Root a tunicated 
bulb ; stem two feet and more high 5 flowers white 
and small. 
316. CALOCHORTUS. Pursh in linn, ttans. v. ll. p . . . « 
1 . C. scapo subtrifloro folio unico breviore, petalis interio* 
ribus lanatis. 
On the head-waters of the Kooskoosky. M. Lewis. 1/ . 
May. v. s. in Herb. Lewis. Flowers very elegant, 
white j the three inside petals are covered with a long 
down, and have a purple smooth spot on their base. 
The roots are eaten by the natives. 
Bulbus solidus, subglobosus. Folium unicum, radicale, 
longe-gramineum, glabriusculum, plicato-nervosum, 
scapo longiore. Scapus simplex, teres, glaber, bi-aut 
triflorus. Bractece tot quod pedicelli, lineari-lanceo- 
latae. Pedicelli filiformes, bracteis vix longiores. Flores 
nutantes, magnitudine Hypoxidis erecti. 
31 7 . MELANTHIUM. Gen. pl. 6\ 8 . 
l.M. elatum; panicula pyramidata, petalis ovalibus sub* 
hastatis planis bi maculat is, floribus plerumque her* 
