SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 



bearded filaments. Capsule roundish, three celled. Seeds 

 few, angular. 



16. Tulip'a, [Page 488.] Perianth campanulate, of six equal 



pieces. Stigmas thick, sessile, three lobed. Capsule 

 oblong, three cornered. Seeds flat. 



17. Fritilla'ria, [Page 490.] Perianth campanulate, of six 



pieces, each with a nectariferous cavity at the base. 

 Stigmas three, spreading. Capsule oblong, three celled, 

 three valved. Seeds flat. 



18. Aco'rus, [Page 491.] Flowers arranged upon a spadix. 



Spatha wanting. Perianth of six persistent pieces, or 

 scales. Stamens opposite the divisions of the perianth. 

 Stigmas obtuse, sessile. Fruit a dry three celled three 

 valved many seeded capsule. 



19. Narthe'cium, [Page 492]. Perianth of six lanceolate 



spreading pieces. Stamens six, inserted into the base of the 

 segments. Filaments persistent, woolly. Style short. 

 Stigmas o.ngular. Ovary pyramidal. Fruit a three celled 

 three valved capsule. Seeds numerous, wiih a filifoim 

 appendage at the base and apex. 



•jf**-)^* Perianth single, inferior , glumaceous. 



20. Jun'cus, [Page 493.] Perianth of six pieces, glumaceous. 



Stamens six (rarely three.) Capsule three celled, three 

 valved, having the dissepiments in their middle. Seeds 

 numerous, attached to the dissepiments. {Stems tapering, 

 leafless, or with rigid smooth round rarely plane leaves.) 



21. Lu'zDLA, [Page 510.] Perianth of six pieces, glumaceous. 



Stamens six (rarely three) Capsule of one cell, three 

 valved, valves without dissepiments, three seeded. {Leaves 

 soft, plane, generally hairy.) 



(See Peplis in Order 1. Polygonum in Class 8.) 



Order II. Digynia. — 2 Pistils. 



22. OxY'RiA, [Page 517.] Perianth of four pieces, the two 

 outer ones smallest. Stamens six, two at the base of each 

 of the inner segments, and one at the outer ones. Styles 

 two. Stigmas tufted. Fruit a nut, with a winged mem- 

 branous margin. 



