LILIACEE. 719 
and 1086) or 6-partite (jig. 1087). Stamens 6 ( figs. 28 and 1086), 
or rarely more, or 3 in Ruscus, inserted on the perianth (fig. 
1089), or rarely on the thalamus ; anthers introrse (figs. 523 and 
1089). Ovary superior (figs. 28, 523 and 1084), 3-celled, or very 
rarely 4—6-celled, with numerous ovules on axile placentas (figs. 
Fia. 1086. Fic. 1087. 
Fig. 1089, 
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Fic. 1091. 
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Fig. 1086. Diagram of the flower of a species of Lily. s. The three outer 
divisions of the perianth. p. The threeinner. e. Thestamens. c, Three- 
celled ovary.— Fig. 1087. Raceme of flowers f, and portion of the succu- 
lent leaf 7, of a species of Aloe. Fig. 1088. Flower of the Crown Imperial 
(Fritillaria imperialis) with half the perianth removed.— /ig. 1089. 
Vertical section of the flower of the Solomon’s Seal ( Polygona/um multi- 
Jiorum). Fig. 1090, Transverse section of the ovary of the White Lily 
(Lilium candidum).—F ig. 1091. Vertical section of the seed of the 
Crown Imperiai. 
1086 and 1089); style 1 (figs. 28 and 1089), or very rarely 5 or 
more, or absent; stigma generally simple (jig. 28) or 3-lobed 
(fig. 646). Fruit a loculicidal capsule, or succulent and inde- 
hiscent, usually 3-celled. Seeds with fleshy albumen (jig. 1091), 
numerous. 
Diagnosis,—Leaves with usually parallel straight veins, or 
