48 Orb. 4. Hamoporex. Cl. 3. Tetre. Liriogame. 
figura admodum diversa; Tunica colore varia, membranacea vel 
crustacea, nune hirsuta; "Albumen carnosum; Embryo ad Hilum 
urei viridesve, erecti, nunc l- laterales, spicati paniculative. Pedun- 
culus medio foliorum terminalis, ramis teneris nune circinatis. Pedi- 
celli breves. Bractee 1-2 ad singulos ramos et pedicellos, vel sparse. 
Sect. 1. Semina numerosa, sessilia; Tunicá nigra crustaceé tuber- 
culata. 
Xiphidium J. L. Loxrr. 
Sect. 2. Semina 1-6 in singulis loculis, d Tunicá atro-rubra 
vel nigrà, membranaceá, :equatá vel hirsut 
Wachendorfia J. M Burm, 
Dilatris. 
Argolasia J. hei 
Gyrotheca. Horr. Tr. aiim Get. 
Hemodorum Sm. 
Phleboear. R. Br. 
Sect. 3, Semina numerosa, sessilia vel funiculata; Tunica albidá vel 
fuscá, membranaceá, striata, 
yere = Br. 
S. Anigozanthus LABILL. 
Lophiola Ker, i in Bot. Mag. No. 1596. 
Aletris 
rthecium J, MocHR. 
Tofieldia Hvps. Anthericum L. Hort. Cliff. 
. L. nz Jussrev in his Genera Plantarum inserts these Plants at 
the end of Iridecw, observing that they will hereafter constitute an 
hich may be divided into two Sections from their Pericar- 
superum, or infe and Mr. ROWN in his Prodromus, 
without q im, proposes to c m acee, there 
adding several Genera of New Holland, while doubts t Xi- 
phidium, not having seen its S not here exactly follow 
either of these great Botanists, ce o us 
making the absen any ; 
Gland in the Fetale p xbieh they do not mention, the most ; essential 
character of th 
rather than ae, of its Seeds. These differ exceedingly in colour 
pe, being whitish brown or black, and almost linear, obovate 
Placenta 
gra- 
y narrower in those approaching to Veratree. Xiphidium has 
been hitherto incorrectly described ; for two of its Petals are some- 
what ear-shaped and not quite regular with a yellow spot at their 
