HEXANDRIA, TRIGYNIA. 295 
CO’LCHICUM. Tourn, 181, 182. Gertn. 18. 
Cau. none, (except some scattered sheaths.) 
Bross. with 6 divisions. Tube angular, extending down 
to the root. Segments of the border spear-egg-shaped, 
concave, upright. ¥ 
Stam. Filaments 6, awl-shaped, shorter than the blossom. 
Anthers oblong, with 4 valves, fixed sidewise to the 
filaments. 
Pist. Germen buried within the root. Styles 3, thread- 
shaped, as long as the stamens. Swmmits reflected, 
channelled. : 
S. Vess. Capsule of 3 lobes, connected-on the inside by a 
seam, blunt, with 3 cells, opening inwards at the seams. 
SEEDs many, nearly globular, wrinkled. __ 
ARISTOLO’CHIA. Tourn. 71. Gaertn, 14, 5 ¢ 
Ca, € none. . : : ? 4 oe) aad a ee fs 
Bross. Petal 1, tubular, irregular, the Hee, HONS, 
nearly globular, with protuberances. Tule oblong, 
cylindrical, but 6-sided.. Border spreading, extending 
_ downwards into a long tongue. ‘ ) 
Stam. Filaments none. -Anthers 6, growing to and under- 
Sew 5 the summits, with 4 cells rag : 
T. Germen oblong, angular, beneath. hardlyany. 
Summit near] eka, with 6 divisions, concave. 
S. Vess. Ca fa e, with 6 corners and. 6'cells..” 
SEEDs many, flatted, fixed sidewise. : 
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Ons, The ripe capsule is either long’ or roundish, Laxw. 
.. POLYGYNIA. 
ALIS’MA. Tourn. 132, Damasonium. 
‘Ca. Cup 3 leaves; leafits egg-shaped, concave, permanent. 
Boss. Petals 3, circular, large, flat, greatly expanded. 
Stam. Filaments 6, aw]-shaped, shorter than the blossom. 
Anthers roundish. ; 
Pist. Germens more than 5. Styles simple. Summits blunt, 
S. Viss. Capsule compressed. 
SEEDs solitary, small. : 
Oxs. The Alisma Damasonium has 6 pistils, and Gcapeiley 
tapering to a point. The A. natans, has generally 8. LinN 
? A. plantago has from 12 to 18 capsules, and as many pistils, 
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