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CORALLORHIZA, Coral Root. multiflora, native, L a p h a m . odontorhiza, N u t t ; Henderson county, P a t t e r s o n , Menard, Hall; Wabash, Schneck; Union, F o r b e s ; r a r e . APLECTEUM, Putty Boot, Adam and Eve. hyemale, native. L a p h a m ; widely disseminated but scarce. CYPR1PEDIUM, Lady's Slipper, Moeasin Flower. arietinum, Ram's Head, native, Brendel. candidum, Small White Lady's Slipper, native, L a p h a m ; Champaign county, Macauley. parviflorum, Smaller Yellow Lady's Slipper, native, Lapham. pubescens, Larger Yellow Lady's Slipper, native, L a p h a m . spectabile, Showy Lady's Slipper, native, L a p h a m . insigne and v e n u s t u m , are East I n d a n species cultivated in conservatories.

S C I T A M I N ^ E — B A N A N A FAMILY.

HEDYCAIUM, Garlane Flower, cultivated for o r n a m e n t from India. gardneranianam. CANNA, Common Indian Shot. indica. warszewiezii, discolor, glanca, flaccida, are cultivated for s u m m e r foliage and sometimes flowers. 8TRELITZIA, conservatory plant from Cape of Good Hope. reginae. MUSA Banana, cultivated in conservatories for foliage and fruit. sapientum. cavendishii, a dwarf variety.

BROMELLIACEJE—PINEAPPLE:

FAMILY.

ANANASSA, Pineapple. sativa, cultivated in conservatories for fruit and foliage. TILLANDSIA. usneoides, Long Moss, Black Moss, Spanish Moss of south, tender.

AMARYLLIDACE^E—AMARYLLIS

FAMILY.

NARCISSUS, cultivated from Europe, etc. posticus, Poets Narcissus. biflorus, Two-Flowered Narcissus or Primrose Peerless, hardy, polyanthus, hardy, tazetta. jonquilla, Jonquil. pseudo-narcissus, Daffodil. " M o r e t h a n 100 species are e n u m e r a t e d , all of which a r e worthy a place in t h e flower garden, although comparatively few are in c u l t i v a t i o n . " —Rand. PANCRATIUM, cultivated for o r n a m e n t , rotatum. CRINUM, showy conservatory p l a n t s , amibile, from E a s t Indies. AMARYLLIS, cultivated for o r n a m e n t . formosissima, Jacobcean or St. James' Lilly, cultivated from South America. reginae, from South America. belladonna, from Cape of Good H o p e . speciosa or Volatta p u r p u r e a , from Cape of Good Hope. GALANTHUS, Snoivdrop. nivalis, c u l t i v a t e d from E u r o p e . LEUCOIUM, Snowflake, cultivated from E u r o p e , vernum, Spring Snowflake. aestivum, Summer Snowflake. ALSTRCEMERIA., conservatory p l a n t s . pelegrina, Lilly of the Incas, from P e r u . psittacina. versicolor. POLIANTHES, Tuberose, o r n a m e n t a l , tuberosa, cultivated from Mexico. AGAVE, American Aloe. virginica, False Aloe, native, L a p h a m ; St. Clair county, Brendel; Wabash, Schneck. HYPOXIS, Star-Grass erecta, native, L a p h a m ; Champaign county, Macauley; common.