P L A T E CCCLII.
H E L O N I A S B U L L A T A .
Spear-leaved Helonias.
C L A S S VL O R D E R I IL
HEXANDRIA TRIGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointal.
G E N E R I C
C A L Y X n u l l u s .
COROLLA. Pétala fex, oblonga, sequalia, decidua.
STAMINA. Filamenta fex, fubulata, corolla
paulo longiora. Antherae incumbentes.
PisTiLLUM. Germen fubrotundam, trigonum.
Styli tres, breves, reflexi. St igmata obtufa.
PEKICAEPIUM. Capfula fubrotunda, trilocularis.
SEMINA nuinerofa, angulata, mínima.
C H A R A C T E R .
EMP A L EME N T , n o n e .
BLOSSOM. Six petals, oblong, eriual, deciduous.
CHIVES. Six threads, awl-iliaped, a little longei
than the bloflbm. Tips lying on the
threads.
POINTAL. Seed-bud roundifli, three-iided.
Shafts three, iliort and reflexed. Summi t s
obtufe.
SEED-VESSEL. Capfule roundiih, three-celled.
SEEDS numerous, angulated, very fmall.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R .
Helonias foliis lanceolatis, nervofis; brafteis
corda to-lanceolatis.
Helonias with lance-fliaped, nerved leaves ; floral
leaves between lance and heart-ihaped.
R E F E R E N C E TO T H E P L A T E .
] . Flower, complete.
2. Th e Chives and Pointal, natural lize.
3. Th e fame, magnified.
ALL the fpecies of this genus, yet difcovered, are natives of North America, and arc confidered as
hardy herbaceous plant s; the winters of this country not being too fevere for them; although they
are found as far fouth as Carolina, yet they are more plentiful in Penfylvania, about Philadelphia.
They fiourifli moil in a ihady,' moift fituation; and increase, freely, by parting the roots in the month
of March. Th e flowers are produced in Ma y , the flower-ftem increafing in length, till the flowers
are entirely decayed. T h e Helonias bullata has been an inhabitant of our gardens ever fince the year
1758, when it was introduced by Mr . Ph. Miller, and cultivated by him at Chelfea. See Mill. ic.
181. t . 2 7 2 .
Our drawing wa i made at the Nur fery, Hammer fmi th, in J une 1801.
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