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anthers extrorse ; ovary 3-locular ; numerous ovules on 

 axile placentae ; stigmas 3 ; fruit a capsule. 

 Sub-Family i. Crocoideae. 



Genera. Eomulea, Crocus (Vol. Ill, p. 299). 

 Sub-Family 2. Iridoidese. 

 Tribe i. Moraeecd. 



Genus. Iris (Introductory Vol., p. 204). 

 Tribe 2. Sisyrinchiece. 



Genus. Sisyrinchium. 

 Sub-Family 3. Ixioideae. 

 Tribe. Gladiolece. 



Genus. Gladiolus (Vol. Ill, p. 301). 



Order 7. Microsperm^e (Vol. Ill, p. 277). — 

 Flowers cyclic, homo- or heterochlamydeous, typi- 

 cally diplostemonous, but often vvnth important 

 reduction ; ovary inferior, tri- or uni-locular ; with 

 numerous small ovules ; endosperm or none. 



Sub-Order. Gynandr/e. — Flowers always irregular, 

 no endosperm. 



Family. Orchidaceae (Introductory Vol., p. 198; 

 Vol. Ill, p. 287). — Flowers bisexual, irregular ; stamens 

 gynandrous i or 2 ; ovary unilocular ; ovules numerous, 

 on 3 parietal placentae ; fruit a capsule. 



Sub-Family i. Pleonandrae (Diandrae). 

 Tribe i. Cypripedilece. 



Genus. Cypripediu?n (Vol. Ill, p. 295.) 

 Sub-Family 2. Monandrse. 

 Tribe 2. Ophrydece. 



Sub' Tribe. Serapiadince. 



Genera. Orchis (Introductory Vol., p. 201), 

 Aceras, Ophrys. 

 Sub-Tribe. Gymnadetiiince. 



Genera. Henninium, Habenaria. 



