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MANUAL OF BOTANY 



absent. Fruit indeliiscent or a loculicidal capsule. Seeds 

 numerous, albuminous. 



Division of the Order and Illustrative Genera : — This order 

 has been divided by Baker into three tribes as follows : — 



Fig. 951. 



Fig. 952. 



Fig. 954. 



Fig. 953. 



Fig. 956. 



Fig. 955. 



Fig. 951. Diagram of tlic flower of a species of Lily. s. The three outer 

 divisions of the perianth, ^a The three inner. ^. Tlie stamens, c. Three- 

 celled ovary. Fig. 952. Raceme of flowers /, and portion of the succu- 

 lent leaf I, of a species of AJoe. Fig. 953. Flower of the Crown Imperial 



(Fridllaria imperialis) with half the perianth removed. Fig. 954. 



Vertical section of tlie flower of the Solomon's Seal (Polifgotiafuin 7nidti- 



flornm). Fig. 955. Transverse section of the ovary of the White Lily 



(Lilium candidum). Fig. 956. Vertical section of the seed of the Crown 



Imperial. 



Tribe 1. Liliece. — Anthers introrse. Styles 

 loculicidal capsule. Illustrative Genera: 

 Tulipa, Linn. ; Scilla, Linn. 



Tribe 2. Colcliicccc. — Anthers oxtrorse. Styles separate 



united. Fruit a 

 -Lilium, Linn. ; 



Fruit 



