Xliv LINN7EAN ARRANGEMENT 



Berberis. Sepals 6, mostly with 3 bracteoles at. the base. Petals 6, 

 with 2 glands upon their claws. Berry 2 — 3-seeded. Berbcridacece, p. 16. 



Leontice, Sepals 6, naked without. Petals 6, bearing a scale at the 

 base within. Capsule 2 — 4-seeded. Seeds globose. Bcrberidacece, p. 17. 



Prinos, Flowers mostly dioecious or polygamous. Calyx minute, 4 — 6- 

 toothed. Corolla somewhat rotate, usually 6-parted. Fruit with 4 — 6 

 smooth bony nucules. AquifoUacea, p. 228. 



Flcerkia, Calyx 3-sepalled. Petals 3, shorter than the sepals. Stig^ 

 mas 3 — 5. Fruit indehiscent, winged. Tropccolacea, p. 6G. 



*♦ Perianth single, petaloid, issuing from a spathe. 



Amaryllis. Perianth superior, 6-parted, unequal. Stamens arising 

 from the orifice of the tube, declined or straight, unequal. Stigma 3-lobed. 

 Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved. Amaryllidacece^ p. 354. 



Allium. Flowers umbellate, arising from a 2-leaved spathe. Perianth 

 inferior, 6-leaved or deeply 6-parted, spreading. Filaments sometimes tri- 

 cuspidate. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, few-seeded. Seeds black and 

 rough. Liliacece, p. 363. 



Pontederia. Perianth inferior, 6-cleft, 2-lipped; underside of the tube 

 perforated with a longitudinal foramen; the lower part persistent, calycine. 

 Stamens unequally inserted. Utricle muricate. Pontederacea, p. 369. 



*** Perianth single, petaloid, destitute of a spathe. 



Aletris. Perianth inferior, tubular, or tubular-campanulate, 6-cleft, 

 rugose. Stamens inserted at the orifice of the tube. Style triquetrous. 

 Capsule 3-celled, many-seeded, opening at the summit. Hcemodoracea, 

 p. 376. 



Hypoxis. Perianth inferior, 6-parted, persistent. Capsule elongated, 

 narrowed at the base, 3-celled, many-seeded. Seeds roundish, naked. 

 Hypoxidacem, p. 355. 



LoPHioLA. Perianth 6-parted, woolly, bearded within. Filaments 

 naked. Capsule opening at the summit. Liliacece, p. 364. 



Agave. Perianth inferior, 6-cleft. Stamens exserted. Anthers versa- 

 tile. Capsule ovate, attenuate at each end, obtusely triangular, 3-celled, 

 many-seeded. Amaryllidacece, p. 355. 



Hemerocallis. Perianth inferior, 6-parted ; tube cyUndric ; limb cam- 

 panulate, marcescent. Stamens declined. Capsule 3-sided, 3-^lled, 3- 

 valved, many-seeded. Liliacece, p. 363. 



Ornithogalum. Perianth inferior, deeply 6-parted, spreading above. 

 Filaments dilated at base. Capsule roundish-angular, 3-celled. Seeds 

 few, black and rough.. Liliacece, p. 364. 



Narthecium. Perianth inferior, of 6 linear spreading pieces. Filaments 

 hairy. Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved. Seeds with an appendage at each ex- 

 tremity. Juncacece, p. 375. 



Asparagus. Perianth inferior, 6-parted, subcampanulate, the segments 

 spreading at the apex. Anthers peltate. Berry 3-celled ; cells 2-seeded. 

 Liliacece, p. 364. 



Erythronium. Perianth inferior, campanulate, 6-parted ; segmenta 

 reflexed ; the 3 inner with a callous tooth on each side near the base and 

 a nectariferous pore. Capsule narrowed at base or substipitate. 3-celled. 

 LUiucecz, p. 362. 



