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HEXANDRIA. 



CLASS VL 



HEXANDRIA. 



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MONOGYNIA. 



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(l) Flowers with a Cup 



FRANKE 



Bl 



Capsule 



BER13ERIS. Bloss. 6 petals: Cal.6 leaves: beneath: 



Berry 2-seeded. 



[Hottonia palustris. Anthericum calyculatum. Lythrum 

 hyssopifolium. Peplis Portula.] 



(2) Flowers with a Sheath, or Husk. 

 LEUCO'JUM. Bloss. superior; of 6 petals; bell-shaped; 



Stam. equal. 



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GALANTHUS. Bloss. superior; of 6 petals; 3 inner 



petals shorter, and notched at the end. 



NARCIS'SUS. Bloss. superior: of 6 petals. Nectary 



bell-shaped; surrounding the stamens. 



AL'LIUM. Bloss. beneath; of 6 petals: Petals egg- 

 shaped j sitting. 



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(3) Flowers naked. 



CONVALLA'RIA. Bloss. beneath; 6-cleft ; Berry 3- 



seeded. . v 



HYACYNTHUS. Bloss. beneath; 6-cleft: Germen with 



3 nectariferous pores at the top.* (Segments ot 

 bloss. rolled back.) 



ANTHERICUM. Bloss. beneath ; of 6 petals ; flat. 



NARTHE'CIUM, Bloss. 6 petals: Style none: Seeds 



with a tail at each end. 



ORNITHOTxALUM. Bloss. beneath; of 6 petals: Fila- 

 ments every other broader at the base. 



SCIL'LA. Bloss. beneath ; of 6 petals ; deciduous: Fila- 

 ments thread -shaped, 



* I never could observe these pores in the English species. 



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