126 Class VI. Order I. 



cleft ; stamens inserted three in the tip, and three in 

 the tube of the corolla ; capsule three celled. 



141. HYPOXIS. Spathe two valved ; corolla su- 

 perior, six parted ; capsule narrower at the base. 



142. ALETRIS. Calyx none ; corolla half superi- 

 or, tubular, six cleft, wrinkled, persistent ; stamens 

 inserted in the top of the tube ; style triangular ; cap- 

 sule opening at top, three celled, many seeded. 



143. STREPTOPUS. Calyx none ; corolla inferior, 

 six petalled, subcampanulate ; berry roundish, three 

 celled ; seeds few, hilum naked. 



144. CONVALLARIA. Calyx none ; corolla six 

 cleft, inferior ; stigma three sided ; berry three celled. 



145. UVULARIA. Calyx none ; corolla inferior, 

 petals six, erect, with a nectariferous cavity at their 

 base ; stamens very short. 



146. DRACAENA. Calyx none ; corolla inferior, 

 six petalled ; filaments a little thickened in the mid- 

 dle, berry two or three celled. 



147. ERYTHRONIUM. Calyx none ; corolla infe- 

 rior, six petalled ; the three inner petals with a cal- 

 lous prominence on each edge near the base. 



143. LILIUM. Calyx none ; corolla inferior, six 

 petalled, the petals with a longitudinal groove from 

 the middle to the base. 



149. ACORUS. Spadix cylindrical, covered with 

 flowers ; corolla six petalled ; style none ; capsule 

 three celled. 



150. JUNCUS. Calyx six leaved, inferior, perma- 

 nent ; corolla none ; capsule three valved ; stigmas, 

 three. 



