Xvi CONSPECTUS OF THE ORDERS. 
Stamens 6, included, hooded; anthers sessile within the hood, Ovary I-celled ; 
‘ovules 8, on parietal placentas, Embryo very small, enclosed in the albumen. 
CXXXIX. DioscorEacem®. Flowers regular, dicecious. Perianth small, green. 
‘Stamens 6 or 3. Fruit a triquetrous or trigonous capsule, with loculicidal dehiscence. 
Seed with embryo enclosed in the fleshy albumen. 
Series III, Coronarieze.—Perianth (at least the inner) petaloid. Ovary 
superior, very rarely slightly immersed at the base (see also CXXXV. 
HÆMODORACE®Æ). Albumen copious. 
CXL. LırracE®. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite in the Tropical African genera, 
except Smilax. Perianth inferior. Stamens 6. Fruit a capsule with loculicidal or 
‘septicidal dehiscence, or a berry. Seed with embryo enclosed in fleshy or horny 
-albumen. 
