300 CLVI. LILIACEZ. (J. D. Hooker.) 
Notule, and no doubt 5ootanense is a misprint for boolanense, the plant being found 
near the Boolan pass. 
Series A. Rootstock not bulbous. Anthers bursting inwards. Fruit 
a berry. 
Tribe I. Smmuacex. Shrubs. Stem climbing. Leaves 3-5-nerved an 
reticulately-nervuled, petiole often cirrhiferous. Flowers small, in umbels. 
Anthers after dehiscence 1-celled. Ovules few, orthotropous or $-anatropous. 
Perianth 6-partite . . e . . e . . . 1. SMILAX. SE 
Perianth ovoid or tubular, mouth very minute . . . . 2. HETEROSMILAM 
Tribe II. AsPARAGEZX. Stem erect or climbing. Leaves replaced by 
usually linear or acicular cladodes. Flowers small, solitary, fascicled or 
racemed. Anthers distinctly 2-celled. Ovules few, orthotropous or 4-ana- 
tropous. 3. ASPARAGUS. 
Tribe III. PonxcoNaATEX. Stem herbaceous ; unbranched, leafy. Flowers 
axillary or in terminal racemes or panicles. 
Flowers axillary; perianth cylindric, lobes short . . . 4. Foot? 
Flowers axillary ; perianth rotate . . . : . 5. STEEPTOPUS. 
Flowers in terminal racemes or panicles ; perianth 6-partite — . 6. SMILACINA. 
Tribe IV. CONVALLARIE®. Scapigerous herbs. Leaves radioni 
Scape lateral, naked, bearing a unilateral raceme or spike. Stigma 8m 
Perianth subglobose, 6-partite . . . . . . . T. THEROPOGON. 
Tribe V. AsrrpisrREX. Rootstock very stout, creeping, oe 
short. Leaves radical, coriaceous. Scape very short, axillary. 
solitary or spicate. Perianth subglobose fleshy. Fruit a berry. 
Stigma large, peltate; spike many-fld. . . . .  . 8. TUPISTRA: |. 
Stigma small, 3-lobed ; spike erect, many-fld. . . . . 9. Gox108CY, 
Stigma large, peltate, flower solitary e, . . 10, ASPIDIS 
Series B. Rootstock stout or a bulb. Leaves radical or eaulin®. ii 
thers dorsi- or basi-fixed. Ovules anatropous. Fruit usually locale 
. . or ê, 
Tribe VI. HEMEROCALLE®. Leaves linear, radical. Flovers e | 
panicled racemed or spicate. Perianth cylindric or funnels 
Filaments inserted in a dorsal pit of the anther. Ovu/es numerous. 
Lis. 
Flowers panicled, erect; perianth funnel.shaped . . . 10*. HEMEROCAL 
x. 
Tribe VII. DRACÆNE®. Leaves radical or on an erect woody | Geet 
Perianth cylindric funnel-shaped or campanulate. Anthers bas! 
dorsifixed, filaments not inserted in a pit. Fruit a berry. 
Ovary with the cells l-ovuled . . . . . . . i. Duaci 
Ovary with the cells many-ovuled . . . . . . 12. CogpY» 
Y r$ 
Tribe VIII. AsrHopELX. Rootstock short, or a bulb. age? 
racemed or panicled. Perianth segments distinct. Capsule loou 
(berried in Dianella). 
