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LI'NUM. Calyx 5-leaved or 5-parted, permanent; corolla 5-petaled, 

 inferior, with claws; capsule 5 or 10-valved, 10-celled; seeds solitary, 

 ovate, compressed ; filaments spreading or united at the bas-e. (flax.) 



CLASS VI. HEXANDRIA. SlX StttmeUS 



Order 1. Monogynia. One pistil. 



A. Flowers having a perianth and corolla, without a spatha. 



TRADESCAN"TIA. Calyx inferior, 3-leaved ; corolla 3-petaled ; fila- 

 ments with jointed beards ; capsules 3-celled, many-seeded. (spider- 

 wort.) 



B. Flowers having a spatha or glume, ivithout a perianth. 

 AMARYI/'LIS. Corolla superior, G-petaled, unequal ; filaments une- 

 qual in proportion or direction, declined, inserted in the throat of the 

 tube. (atamask lily.) 



Exotic. 



GALAN"THUS. Petals 3, concave, superior: nectarines (or inner pe- 

 tals) 3, small, emarginate ; stigma simple. (snowdrop.) 



C. Flowers having no calyx. 



LI'LIUM. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, G-petaled; petals with a lon- 

 gitudinal line from the middle to the base; stamens shorter than the 

 style ; stigma undivided ; capsule sub-triangular, with the valves con- 

 nected by hairs crossing as in a sieve. (lil) r .) 



EUYTHRO'NIUM. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, G-petaled ; petals re- 

 flexed, having two pores and two tubercle-form nectaries at the base 

 of the three inner alternate petals ; capsule somewhat stiped ; seeds 

 cvate. (dog-tooth violet, or adder-tongue.) 



ASPAR'AGCS. Corolla inferior, 6-parted, erect, the three inner di- 

 visions reflexed at the apex : style very short : stigmas 3 ; berry 3-celled, 

 eells 2-seeded. (asparagus.) 



Exotic. 



TU'LIPA. Corolla 6-petaled, liliaceous, style ; stigma thick ; cap- 

 sule oblong, 3-sided. (tulip.) 



FRITILLA'RIA. Corolla inferior, 6-petaled, bell-form, with a necta- 

 riferous cavity above the claw of each ; stamens of the length of the 

 corolla; seeds flat. (crown imperial.) 



OrderS. Tryginia. Three pistils. 



TR:L"LIUM. Calyx 3-leaved, inferior, spreading ; corolla 3-petaled 

 styles ; stigmas 3 ; berry 3-celled, many seeded. (false wake robin." 



CLASS vii. HEPTANDRIA. Seven Stamens. 



Order 1. Monogynia. One pistil. 



./ES'CULUS. Calyx inflated ; 4 or 5-toothed ; corolla 4 or 5-petaled, 

 inserted on the calyx, unequal, pubescent; capsule 3-celled; seeds 

 large, solitary, chestnut-form. (horse-chestnut.) 



