PETAL0IDE2E, 



679 



2. Hypogynse. 



Natural Order 259. Lii.iACEiE.— The Lily Order (figs. 1043- 

 1048).— Character.— Herbs {fig. 217), shrubs {fig. 383), or 



i^j^. 1043. Fig. 1044. 



Fig. 1043. Diagram of the flower of a species of Lily. s. The three outer 

 divisions of the perianth, p. Tlie three inner, e. The stamens, c. 



Three-celled ovary. Fig. 104-1. Flowering stem, and portion of the 



succulent leaf of the Socotrine Aloes {Aloe socotrina). Fig. 1045. 



Flower of the Crown Imperial {Fritillaria imperialist, with half of the 



perianth removed. Fig. 1046. Vertical section of a flower of the 



Solomon's Seal (Poli/gonatum multiflorum). Fig. 1047. Transver.*e 



section of the ovary of the White Lily (Lilium candiduni). Fig. 1048. 



"Vertical section of the seed of the Crown Imperial. 



trees {fig. 178), with bulbs (/^5. 214-217), rhizomes {fig. 209), 

 tuberous or fibrous roots. Stem simple or branched. Leaves 

 with parallel veins, sessile or sheathiDg. Floivers regular {f-gs. 



