140 Orv. 9. CvngrAwTHEX. Cl. 6. Spathacee. Liriogame. 
lorate, a little faleated, quite flat and coriaccous; its Corolla is 
shaped like a Cow's Horn with the inner Petals broader; Filaments 
Monnella, the of the Corolla is sha e a Sausage with a 
suddenly co ves glaucous, in one Species spirally 
ted, seldom appearing till the flowers are past; t us I have 
na: r an ancestor of the Bouverie Family 
very narrow emarginated Segments, as in several Ensate. 
Cras. 7. Ensarm L. Ker. Irides J. R.Br. 
Pericarpium fere aut totum inferum, substantia varium, 1-3-lo- 
culare, ab apice in valvas 3 septigeras dehiscens. Petala 6, swpe 
aria vi i i 
in Tubum Modiolumve coalita, seri- 
usve decidua. Nectaria 3-6, sep tyl rminalia, aut 
etalis varie immersa. Filamenta 3, petalis exterioribus inserta 
annis nascens, vel multiceps et perennis. Folia in plurimis 2-faria, 
verticalia, equitantia, et ensata; ceterarim lorato-attenuata, com- 
pressa, 4-angula marginibus dilatatis planis, vel etiam teretia et fis- 
tulosa, estate evanida aut toto anno vegeta. res omnium colorum, 
Plerumque fugaces, nunc fragrantissim, sessiles aut pedicellati, Spicá 
Paniculá Fasciculove terminali. Bracteæ 1-2-3 ad singulos flores 
spathacee, marcescentes. 
A large Class, the most essential distinction of which was first 
noticed by Apansoy, namely 3 Stamina inserted in the outer Petals ; 
