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N° Genera. 
N° of 
Growth. Species. Native of 
Coralsfive-pet aled. 
11 Frankenia 
3 
Carols six 
-petaled, or six-cleft , 
12 Berberis* * 
s 
4 
Crete, Siberia 
13 Canarina 
s 
1 
Canaries 
14 Cap ura 
s 
1 
India 
15 Cyrtanthus 
h 
2 
Cape 
16 HilJia 
s 
1 
America 
17 Leontice 
h 
4 
Greece 
18 Loranthus 
s 
12 
China, Europe 
19 Naridina 
1 
Japan 
20 Prinos 
s 
2 
America 
21 Richard ia 
h 
1 
Vera Crux 
Corols twelve-cleft. 
22 Achras 
t 
4 
W. Indies 
2d. Flowers spathed, or glume 
23 Ehrharta 
h 
1 
Africa 
Species in 
Britain, 
Brit I 
Carols above, six-petaled, or six-cleft . 
24 Amaryllisf h 12 Spain, Italy, Cape 
2 5 Crinum h 11 Africa, America, E. Indies 
26 Galanthus h 1 Europe Brit. Jb 
27 Haemanthus h 4 Guinea 
commonly grows in the fork of the greater branches of the wild cotton tree, and 
by the shape of its leaves catches and* retains water from every shower; each leaf 
resembles a spout, and at its base is a reservoir containing about a pint of pure 
water, where it remains sheltered from the wind and the sun, often yielding refresh¬ 
ment to the thirsty traveller in places where water is not to be procured. 
* See note to collinsonia.—Berberis vulgaris (common berbery) is said to be very 
hurtful to growing corn, and should not be planted near it, as at a certain period 
of its growth, it is apt to communicate its disease to a considerable extent. Pano * 
rama for January 1808 , 
Amaryllis disticha is used by the Hottentots to poison the points of their 
arrows; jt is called the mad poison, from its effects. Patterson's Journeys . 
