78 
HEXANDRIA. 
N° of 
Species iu 
N a Genera. 
Growth* 
species. Native of 
Britain. 
28 Hypoxis 
h 
13 Virginia, &c. 
29 Lanaria 
h 
1 Cape 
30 Leucojum 
h 
3 Germany 
31 Narcissus 
h 
14 Eastern 
Brit, % 
32 Pancratium 
h 
9 Ceylon, Mexico, &c. 
S3 Pontederia 
h 
5 Malabar 
Corols beneath, Mix-pet aled. 
34 Alljumf 
h 
42 Europe, Canada 
Brit. 7 
35 Aphyllanth.es 
h 
1 Montpelier 
36 Bulbocodium 
h 
1 Spain 
Brit, 1 
37 Sowerbia 
h 
1 New Holland 
38 Tulbagia 
h 
2 Cape 
3d. 
Flowers 
naked (without calyx.) 
39 Phormium 
h 
3 New Zealand 
Corals above, six-pet aled, or six-deft. 
40 Agavef h 4 America 
41 Alstroemeria t & h 5 Italy, Peru 
42 Gethyllis h 4 Cape 
* The apparent and specific difference of the onion (allium cepa) from garlic, 
(allium sativum) is the swelling pipy stalk of the former being thicker in the mid¬ 
dle than at either end .—Allium magicum (the magic onion) bears its bulbs - on the 
top of the stem. See rtote to poligonum. 
f The flower stems in some of the species, of American aloe (agave) rise to the 
hight of above twenty feet: they are generally many years before they flower, but 
this greatly depends on the health of the plant, and heat of the climate: the flower 
stem rises from the centre of the radical leaves, which are closely folded over each 
other, and until they are fully expanded, the stem cannot advance. It continues 
in flower by succession, two or three months; and then the whole plant dies. See 
note to corypha. 
The Jamaica vegetable soap is prepared from the succulent leaves of the great 
American aloe or toratoe (agave Americana). The expressed juice is reduced to a 
thick consistence by being exposed to the sun, or boiling; and is then made up 
into balls with lye ashes, to prevent it sticking to the fingers, after which it may 
be kept for years, and will serve for use as well as Castile soap, and hath this supe¬ 
rior quality, of forming a lather with salt water as well as fresh: one gallon of 
juice will yield about one pound of soft extract. 
