104 ENDOGENS. 



Amomales. — Flowers unspnmetrical ; stamens 1 to 5, some at least of which 



are petaloid ; seeds with albumen. 

 Orchid ALES. — Stat?iens 1 to 3 ; seeds without albumen. 



IV. Flowers furnished with a true calyx and corolla, free from the 

 ovary ; § . 



Xyridales. — Flowers half herbaceous, 2-3-petaloideous ; albumen copious. 

 JuNCALES. — Flowers herbaceous, dry, and permanent, scarious if coloured ; 



albumen cojnous. {Some Callas have no albumen.) 

 LiLiALES. — Flowers hexapetaloideous, succulent, and withering ; albumen 



copious. 

 Alismales. — Flowers 3-Q-jyetaloideous, apocarpal ; albumen none. {Some 



AlismacecB are absolutely 2 S-) 



