HEXANDRIA. 
79 
N° of 
Species in 
‘iNTo Genera. 
Growth, species 
s. Native of 
Britain, 
Carols bentathy six- 
petaled, or six-cleft * * * § 
43 Albuca 
h 
5 
Cape, Abyssinia 
44 Aletris 
h 
4 
Cape 
45 Aloe* 
h 
12 
Africa 
46 Anthericum 
s & h 
27 
Greece, Japan, &c. 
Brit. 3 
47 Asparagus 
s & h 
13 
Cape, Asia 
Brit. 1 
48 Asphodelus 
h 
3 
Sicily 
49 Convallaria 
h 
11 
Japan, &c. 
Brit. 3 
50 Cyanella 
h 
3 
Cape 
51 Dracaena 
t & h 
10 
Cape, Madeira 
52 Erythronium 
h 
1 
Hungary 
53 Fritiilariaf 
h 
6 
Persia, Pyrenees 
Brit, 1 
54 Gloriosa| 
h 
2 
Malabar 
55 Hemfirocallis 
h 
4 
Hungary, Japan 
56 Hyacinthus§ 
h 
16 
Italy, Austria, Sec. 
Brit. 1 
57 Lindera 
1 
Japan 
58 Lilium 
h 
10 
Italy, America, Japan 
59 Massonia 
h 
4 
Cape 
60 Ornithogalum. 
h 
22 
Cape, Japan, Sec. 
Brit. 3 
6l Polianthes 
h 
1 
India 
62 Pollia 
1 
Japan 
63 Scilla 
h 
12 
Italy, Japan, Peru 
Brit. 2 
64 Tulipa 
h 
4 
Spain, Dantzick 
*The socotrine aloe (called so from the island SocOtorain the E. Indies, where 
it is produced) is a gum resin from the aloe spicata (Sys. Feg. 14 th edit.) and the 
hepatic or horse aloe r (which is chiefly from Barbadoes) is a coarser sort from the 
aloe perfoliat.a . Alrftbst all the species of aloe have many varieties. The aloe of 
the shops is the i nspissated juice of the leaves, which is said to be much used in. 
fhe porter breweries. 
f Fritillaria imperialis (crown imperial) .—See note to hractecey page 33. 
X Gloriosa superha (called supeib lily) is a climbing plant, (foliis cirrhiferisj and 
the roots whereof are poisom— S qc Asiatic Annual Register for 1805. There is only 
one more known species, Which Linnseus calls gloriosa simplex , with pointed leaves. 
§ The Marquis de Gouffier mentions a curious experiment he made with the 
hyacinth , by placing the stem downwards and the roots upwards in a glass, suchi 
as they are put in to blow in rooms; he found the stem, would extend in the water, 
and the flower appear as perfect as in the air; from this experiment he supposed 
that the flower drew its nourishment from the interstices of the coats, and that the 
roots were of little use but to retain the plant in the earth.—No other bulbous 
plant will vegetate in the £ame manner. 
