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stam. 6, anth. lin. snbsess. stig. obt. bacca lloCr 

 Isp. Habit of Convalaria — 2 types blended as 

 Conval. japonica by Th. L. auct. — 1 Fl. angu- 

 lata Raf. fol. rad. plura linearis Sgonis bipeda- 

 lis apice planis striatis recurvis, scapo apice 4 

 gono, ft. racemosis secundis 2-6fasciculatis. — 2 

 Fl. anceps Raf. fol. rad. membr. involutis line- 

 aris acutis palmaris incurvis, scapo anceps— 

 both in Japan with white flowers and blu« 

 berries. 



831. Globeris Raf. med. fl. 1830, diff*. Con- 

 vallaria, perig. corol. globoso 6fido, stam. bre- 

 vis disco insertis, antheris ovatis, pistil. 6striat. 

 capsula 31oc. Gsperma. — Type Gl. autumnalis 

 Raf. Conval. spicata Thunb. auct. fol. rad, lin, 

 striatis, scapo brevior striato, fl. racemosis sub- 

 spic. agregatis ebracteatis. In Japan, flowers 

 violaceous. If this plant has realy a capsule as 

 stated by Thunberg it is not even of Aspara- 

 goides family, but of Asphodelides. 



The other genera blended in Convallaria are 

 the real Convallaria of which C. majalis is 

 the type — 2. Sigillaria or Axillaria Raf. 

 1837, Polygonatum of Tourn. and Desf Eval- 

 laria of Necker : we may choose either except 

 Polygon-atum same as Polygon-um, Sigillaria 

 from Solomon Seal the vulgar name would be 

 the best, if the fossil Sigillaria is modified into 

 Sigillites. — 3 Mayanthemuwi Pers. Smilacina 

 Desf (same as Smilax !) Tovaria Necker not of 

 Adanson — 4 Styrandra Raf 1817, types the 

 Conv. hifolia and others with 4 stamens, 4 se- 

 pals, 2 cells. 



832. Daiswa Raf. diff*. Varis and Trillium,, 

 cal. 5sepalis, petalis 5, Stam. 10, stylo tereto 

 trifido stig. 3, baca 3Ioc. Fol. verticilL comIc 

 Ifl. — Type D.polyphyla R. Paris do Sm. &€► 



