ORNITHOGALLUM, STAR OF BETHLEHEM: A genus of the monogynia order, belonging to the hexandria class of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 10th order, Coronaria. The corolla is hexapetalous, erect, persisting, and patent above the middle; the filaments alternated at the base. There are seven species; all of them herbaceous perennials, rising from six inches to three feet high, having stalks terminated with long spikes of hexapetalous, star-shaped, white, and yellow flowers. Six of the species are very hardy, and will prosper in any situation; but one, named the capensis, a native of the Cape of Good Hope, requires the assistance of artificial warmth to preserve it in this country. They are all easily propagated by off-sets from the roots. The bulbous roots of all the species are nutritious and wholesome.