X KEY TO THE GENEHA. 



'^'^'' Anthers dorsifixed, versatile. 



f Ovules many, superposed ; testa black. 



Flowers solitary ; spathe tubular in the lower half. 



15. Sternbergia. — Peduncle short or produced. Perianth 

 regular, erect, bright yellow. Seeds globose. — South F.urope, West 

 u-isia. 



16. Haylockia. — Peduncle short. Perianth regular, erect, 

 whitish. Seeds flat. — Monte Video, Buenos Ayres. 



17. Zephyranthes. — Peduncle elongated. Perianth regular, 

 erect or suberect. Seeds flat. — America. 



18. Speekelia. — Perianth ringent, horizontal, bright red ; 

 3 lower segments convolute ; stamens and style declinate. — Mexico 

 it- Guatemala. 



Flowers umbellate. Spathe 2-4-valved, and j^edicels subtended by , 

 Jiliform bracteoles. 



19. Ungernia. — Perianth-tube short. Seeds many in a cell, 

 flat, winged. Peduncle sohd. — Asia. 



20. Lycoris. — Perianth-tube short. Seeds few in a cell, turgid. 

 Peduncle solid. — China c§ Japan. 



21. Hippeastrum. — Perianth-tube usually short, rarely long. 

 Seeds many in a cell, usually flat. Peduncle hollow. — America. . 



22. Vallota. — Flowers erect. Perianth-tube long, broadly 

 funnel shaped, pulvinate at the throat. Seeds winged at the base. 

 — Cape. 



23. Cyrtanthus. — Perianth-tube 2-3 times longer than the 

 oblong segments, naked at the throat. Spathe-valves 2-4. — Cape, 

 Angola. 



tf Ovules 2, basal, collateral; testa pale. 



24. Griffinia. — Flowers lilac, umbellate. Leaves broad, thin, 

 petioled. — Brazil. 



■j-ff Ovules 2 or few, collateral or fascicled from the centre of 

 the placenta. 



25. Olivia. — Fruit baccate. Ovules several. Bulb imperfect. 

 — Cape. 



26. HffiMANTHUs. — Fruit baccate. Ovules 2. Bulb large, 

 tunicated. Flowers very numerous ; segments narrow. — Cape, 

 Trop. Africa, Socotra. 



27. Buphane. — Fruit capsular. Spathe-valves 2. — Cape, Trop. 

 Africa. 



tiff Ovules few or many, superposed. Seeds few, green, turgid. 

 Fruit indehiscent or bursting irregularly. 



28. Crinum. — Perianth-tube long. Flowers white, sometimes 

 flushed or keeled with red. — Cosmopolitan. 



29. Amaryllis. — Perianth-tube short ; segments broad. — Cape. 



30. Ammocharis. — Perianth-tube short ; segments narrow, 

 acute. — Cape. 



