'virgimcum. 
fihiricum^ 
ItXtum. 
cfiptnse, 
triquetrum, 
ciliatum, 
imceum,. 
fecundum, 
phalang’o- 
idei. 
indicum., 
•viride, 
unijiorum, 
tucmpides, 
fumilum. 
KEXAND. TRIGYN. 724. Mebnthium. 
724. MELANTHIUM. Calyx o-. «rc/ 
filaments fi-om the .elongated claws of the cot 
Flowers panicled : petals with claws, hairy on the 
Virginia. F/ui. amalth. 40. t. 434. f. 8. 
Flowers pa^icletj: petals feflile, acute: leayes Une^r- 
Siberia. 4 mmn. acud. 2. p, 349.^.11. G met. Sib. 
Stem naked ; ka<ves radical, (Iriate, pointed. 
Raceme oblong: petals feffiic ; leaves glahrous, la^ce 
linear; thofe.of the ftem rcrnote. 
North America. Aiton Ke<iv. .1. /. 488, 
Flowers racerned : petals dotted : leaves lanceolate, 
The Cape. Stem fimple : leaves iheathing : petals ovate, j 
Leaves 3-fided, glabroiu.s, longer than the ftem ; ** 
fpiked. 
The Cape. P/a/l. a/m. 186. r. 195./'. 4? Hyacinriiu*' 
Petals with claws; leaves hooded at the bafe, enfifot'’^’ 
tilaginous-.ciliate; flowers fpiked. 
The Cape. Leaves (liortcr than the ftem : petals white* 
Leaves lincar-fubulate, the upper-ones dilated at 
fpike ficxiious: petals with claws. 
The Cape, fiucq. ic. rar, 2. tab. 45 x. 
Stem 2-leaved at top: fhnuers blue, rofy or white. 
Leaves linear: fpike pointing oneway: petals with^ 
The Cape, Lamarck, encycl. \,p. 29. t. 269.7'. 
d: 
Leaves linear, channelled: raceme many-fiowerct 
dnncles longer than the flower: petals fcfliltt- . 
Carolina, yacq. ic. rar, 2. t. Anthericum labct'S- 
Petals linear-lanceolate : ^ leaves linear. . pfi"'. 
Tranquebar. Root bulbous: fiem firaple: Jitsti-Uavet ^ oil'" 
cles terminal, generally 2, one of them i-flovvercd, 
2-flowered, 
Peduncles I -flowered, drooping. 
The Cape. Stem leafy, fomewhat pubefeent : Uavet 
feffile, lanceolate; alternate, as Icwig as the 
Leaves linear-lanceolate, longer than the (lent : 
ly i-flowc,red ; petals lanceolate, with fhort c 
The Cape. Jacq. ic. rar. 2. tt^b, 450. 
Leaves .oblo«grlan,ceo!ate, hooded; ftem ^-ttowetc^' 
with claws, fomewhat fpcar-fliapcd. 
The Cape. Jacq. ic. rar. 2. tab. 452. 
Leaves lanceolate, bearded ;it the bale: ftem 3 or 4 ' 
cd : petals felfilc. 
Terra del Fuego. Forjl. Comm. Gattt. 9. p. 30. t. 6. 
Fetals lanceolate, infle^ed and hooded at the tip. 
