CHAP, iii.l DIOSCORE^. 447 



and fleshy, and their edge is not turned towards 

 the stem. In Narcissus, Pancratium, and some 

 other genera, the flowers have a kind of cup 

 within the perianth, formed of the filaments of 

 abortive stamens grown together. In Pan- 

 cratium, the filaments of the anther-bearing 

 stamens grow into the others, so as to form a 

 part of the cup, the anthers springing from the 

 margin of it; but in Narcissus, the fertile 

 stamens are distinct. In Galanthus, and its 

 allied genera, the anthers open by pores, as in 

 the Ericacese, and there is a kind of recep- 

 tacle on the germen, in which the petals, and 

 sepals, and the filaments of the stamens, are 

 inserted. 



ORDER CXCI.— HEMEROCALLIDE^. 



This order, which included the Day Lilies 

 {H enter ocallis and Funkia), the African Lily 

 (Agapanthus) ^ the Aloe (Aloe), the Tuberose 

 {Polianthes), with several other genera which 

 have their flowers in upright racemes or um- 

 bels, is now generally considered to form a 

 section of the order Liliacese. 



ORDER CXCIL— DIOSCORE^. 



The Yam (Dloscorece), and the Elephant's- 

 foot (Testudinaria), are the principal genera in 



