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Outer perianth green. Leaves stiff', channeled. 



BROMELIACE^E. p. 329. 

 Outer perianth colored. 



Flowers in racemes or corymbs, borne on the stem. Stigma undi- 

 vided, or nearly so. Leaves alternate, equitant, or folded together 

 lengthwise. Fibrous rooted. H.EMODORACEJE. 



Leaves mostly radical, not equitant. Flowers borne on a scape, at 

 first inclosed in a spatha-like bract, solitary or in umbels. 



Leaves dry, grass-like. Seeds with a beak on the side. Embryo 

 as long as the albumen. Roots tuberous or fibrous. 



HYPOXIDACE.E. p. 329. 

 Leaves succulent. Perianth imbricate in the bud. 



AMARYLLIDACE^E. p. 329. 



GLUMACEOUS ENDOGENS. 



122. Stamen one. Anther one celled. Perianth consisting of a 

 single glume, or sometimes of two nearly opposite. Leaves radi- 

 cal, thread-like. Australian herbs. CENTROLEPIDACE^E. 

 Stamens commonly more than one. Anthers two celled. 



Inner perianth petal-like. Flowers perfect, regular. Ovary formed 



of three carpels. Ovules numerous. XYRIDACE.S. p. 351. 

 Inner perianth glumaceous. 



Styles two or three to each flower. Ovary single, with a single 

 ovule. 123 



One style to each carpel. Carpels mostly two or three, rarely 

 single. Ovary with one ovule in each cell. Stamens two or 

 three. Anthers mostly one celled. Flowers mostly imperfect. 



RESTIACE.X. 



Style single. Ovary consisting of three carpels. Stigmas three. 

 Stamens six or three. Anthers two celled. Flowers mostly per- 

 fect. Seeds three or more. JUNCACE.S. p. 349. 



