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4. LiUacece— Corolla* naked, six-parted or hexapeta- 

 lous. Stamens epipetalous. Germen superior, sur- 

 mounted by one style and three stigmas. Capsule 

 with three valves, and three polyspermous cells. 

 Lilies and Tulips are examples. 



5. Bromelia>.— Calyx six-parted, the three interior 

 segments resembling petals. Stamens six. Ger- 

 men simple, surmounted by a simple style, and three 

 stigmas. Fruit three-celled. Leaves sheathing. 

 Flowers in a spike or panicle, each in a spathe. 

 Agave, Bromelia and Tillandsia are examples. 



6. Asphodeli. — Corolla six-parted, tubular. Stamens 

 six. Germen superior, simple. Style one. Stig- 

 ma simple or trifid. Capsule with three valves, and 

 three polyspermous cells. Leaves alternate, usually 

 radical. Aletris, Aloe and Hyacinthus are examples. 



7. Narcissi. — Stamens six. Germen inferior. Ama- 

 ryllis, Snowdrop and Jonquil are examples, distin- 

 guished from the Liliaceae by the situation of the 

 germen. 



8. hides. — Stamens three. Germen inferior. This 

 order is distinguished from the preceding by the 

 number of its stamens. 



Class 3. Stamens epigynous. 



1. Musa. — Calyx superior, two-parted. Stamens six. 

 Germen inferior. Fruit three-celled. No examples 

 of this order occur in the United States. 



2. Cannot. — Stamen one ; filament attached to the base 

 of the style. Germen simple. Style simple and 

 filiform. Capsule inferior, polyspermous, with 

 three cells, and three valves. This order includes 



* Desfontaines. 



