162 HEXANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 
rior, 3-celled, 3-valved^ many-seeded. — 
JVutt. 
rineaie. 1, A. stcm roimd-Ieaved, bulbiferoiisj stamens 
tricuspidated. — WUld. 
Icon. Lob. ic. 156. (I*ursb.) 
Wild Garlic. 
A common and pestiferous weed, originally introduced, be- 
ing now, unfortunately, naturalized. It has obtained such a 
footing in pastures, that it is impossible to extirpate it ; and 
the cows there eating it with grass, causes the butter to get 
the loathsome taste of the plant. This garlic butter is ex- 
tremely unwholesome, producing painful eructations, and dis- 
ordering the stomach. Perennial. June, July. 
Ganaaense. 2. A. scapc naked, terete j leaves linear head 
bearing bulbs. — Sp. Pi. 
In neglected fields and open woods. Perennial. June. 
161. HYPOXIS. Gen. pi. 565. (JV'ardssj.) 
Spatha 2-valved. Corolla superior, 6-part- 
ed, persistent. Capsule elongated, nar- 
rower at the base, 3-celled, many-seeded. 
Seeds roundish, naked. — J^utt. 
1. H. hairy; scape generally d-flowered, shorter 
than the linear-snbuIate leaves ; peduncles twice 
as long as the flower* — Sp. PL 
H* Carolinensis, Midi. ■ 
H. graminea^ Pursh. 
Yellow Bethlehem-star. 
Leaves very long and gras 3 -like. Flowers yellow. Varies 
in size from three inches to a foot. In sandy grass-plots, 
in fields and in woods, common, especially in Jersey. Peren- 
niaL June, July. 
