OF THE GENERA. xlv 



LiiLiUM. Perianth inferior, cam^nulate, deeply 6-parted ; segments with 

 a longitudinal furrow at the base. Stamens adhering to the base of the 

 perianth. Style elongated. Capsule oblong, 3-celled, with numerous seeds. 

 LiliacecBj p. 361. 



UvuLARiA. Perianth inferior, deeply 6-parted, erect ; segment-s with a 

 nectariferous cavity at base. Filaments very short, growing to the anthers. 

 Capsule 3-angled, 3-celled. Melanthacece, p. 367. 



Clintonia. Perianth 6-parted, campanulate. Stamens 6, inserted at 

 the base. Style compressed. Stigma 2-lobed, compressed. Berry 2-celled j 

 cells many-seeded. Smilacccs, p. 358. 



Smilacina. Perianth inferior, 6- (rarely 4-) parted, spreading. Stamens 

 as many as the segments of the perianth, and inserted at their base. Berry 

 globose, pulpy, 1 — 3-seeded. Smilacece, p. 357. 



PoLYGONATUM. Perianth inferior, tubular, 6-cleft. Stamens inserted 

 near the summit of the tube. Berry subglobose, 3-celled ; cells 2-seeded. 

 Smilace(€, p. 359. 



Streptopus. Perianth inferior, 6-leaved, campanulate at base ; the 

 3 inner leaves carinate. Stamens inserted at the base of the leaves. An- 

 thers sagittate, longer than the filaments. Stigma obtuse. Berry globose, 

 3-celled. Melanthacece, p. 368. 



Prosartes. Perianth 6-leaved, campanulate-spreading ; the leafets with 

 a nectariferous pit or saccate at base. Filaments inserted at the base of 

 the peijanth. Stigmas short, recurved. Berry ovoid, 3-celled. Melaiitha- 

 cece, p. 368. 



**** Perianth single, calyx-like, on a spadiz. 



Orontium. Spathe noAe. Spadix cylindric, covered with flowers. 

 Perianth of 4 — 6 truncate concave sepals. Ovary superior. Stigma ses- 

 sile, subumbilicate. Utricle 1-seeded. Aracees, p. 383. 



AcORUs. Spathe leaf-like, continuous with the scape. Spadix cylindric, 

 covered with flowers. Perianth inferior, glumaceous, 6-leaved. Stigma 

 minute, sessile. Fruit baccate or capsular. Aracece, p. 383. 



***** Perianth single, glumaceous. 



JuNCUs. Perianth inferior, 6-leaved, glumaceous. Stigmas 3, su^essile. 

 Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, many-seeded. Jwncacece, p. 372.- 



LuzuLA. Perianth inferior, 6-leaved, glumaceous. Filaments smooth. 

 Capsule ♦! -celled, 3-valved. Seeds 3, sometimes with an appendage at one 

 end, JuncacecB, p. 372. 



Order II.— DIGYNIA.— 2 Pistils. 



OxYRiA. Perianth 4-leaved, two inner ones larger. Nut triquetrous, 

 with a broad winged membranous margin. Polygonacece, p. 305. 



Order III.— TRIGYNIA.— 3 Pistils. 



RuMEx. Perianth 6-leaved; the three inner leaves somewhat colored, 

 larger, often with tubercles on the outside and closing in a valvate manner 

 over the fruit. Stigmas many-cleft. Nut triquetrous. Pohjgonacece, p. 304. 



Zygadenus. Rarely polygamous. Perianth deeply 6-parted ; segments 

 spreading, without claws, with two glands at the base of each. Filaments 

 dilated at base. Capsule ovoid-conic, 3-celled ; cells 6 — lO-steded. Me- 

 lanihacea, p. 365. 



