76 IRIDES. [CI. 3. 



Pancratium, Narcissus, fig. 150, Leucoium and Ga- 

 lantkus, fig. 10, 11. These are Mr. Brown's Ama- 

 ryllidece, Prodr. Nov. Holl. v. 1, 296. 



Sect. 3. The following are mentioned by Jussieu, 

 as not perfectly answering to either section. Hypoxis, 

 Pontederia, Polianthes, Alstroemeria, Tacca. The 

 last, a singular tropical East Indian genus, is consi- 

 dered by Mr. Brown as intermediate between the 

 Aroidece, Ord. 7, and Aristolochice, Ord. 23. 



Ord. 18. Irides. "Calyx (Corolla Linn.) supe- 

 rior, coloured, tubular at the base, the limb in 6, 

 more or less deep, equal or unequal, regular or irregu- 

 lar, segments. Stamens inserted into the tube, oppo- 

 site to 3 alternate segments of the limb, their filaments 

 rarely united into a cylinder round the Style, which 

 is always solitary, with a three-fold, often subdivided, 

 Stigma. Capsule of 3 cells and 3 valves, with many, 

 generally roundish, Seeds. Root fibrous, or tube- 

 rous, or a solid bulb. Stem herbaceous, leafy, rarely 

 almost wanting. Leaves alternate, sheathing, ene- 

 rally sword-shaped, ensiformia. Flowers attended by 

 membranous Sheaths, often of 2 valves, 1 or more 

 Flowers in each Sheath." 



Sect. 1. Stamens monadelphous. Galaxia, Sisy- 

 rinchium, fig. 151, Tigridia, and Ferraria. 



Sect. 2. Stamens distinct. Iris, fig. 152, Moraa, 

 Ixia, Wat soma, Gladiolus, Ant holy za, Witsenia, 

 Crocus. 



Sect. 3. The following, " akin to the Irides," Xi- 



