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JLiLiUM. Perianth inferior, campanulate, deeply 6-parted ; segments with 

 a longitudinal furrow at the base. Stamens adhering to the base of the 

 perianth. Style elongated. Capsule oblong, 3-celled, with numerous seeds. 

 Ltiliacece, p. 361. 



UVULARIA. Perianth inferior, deeply 6-parted, erect ; segments with a 

 nectariferous cavity at base. Filaments very short, growing to the anthers. 

 Capsule 3-angled, 3-celled. Melanthacete, p. 367. 



CLINTONU. Perianth 6-parted, campanulate. Stamens 6, inserted at 

 the base. Style compressed. Stigma 2-lobed, compressed. Berry 2-celled ; 

 cells many-seeded. Smilace<z, p. 358. 



SMILACINA. Perianth inferior, 6- (rarely 4-) parted, spreading. Stamens 

 as many as the segments of the perianth, and inserted at their base. Berry 

 globose, pulpy, 1 3-seeded. Smilacece, p. 357. 



POLYGONATUM. Perianth inferior, tubular, 6-cleft. Stamens inserted 

 near the summit of the tube. Berry subglobose, 3-celled ; cells 2-seeded. 

 Smilacece, p. 359. 



STREPTOPUS. Perianth inferior, 6-leaved, campanulate at base ; the 

 3 inner leaves carinate. Stamens inserted at the base of the leaves. An- 

 thers sagittate, longer than the filaments. Stigma obtuse. Berry globose, 

 3-celled. Melanlhacea, p. 368. 



PROSARTES. Perianth 6-leaved, campanulate-spreading ; the leafets with 

 a nectariferous pit or saccate at base. Filaments inserted at the base of 

 the perianth. Stigmas short, recurved. Berry ovoid, 3-celled. Melantha- 

 cea, p. 368. 



**** Perianth single, calyx-like, on a spadix. 



ORONTIUM. Spathe none. Spadix cylindric, covered with flowers. 

 Perianth of 4 6 truncate concave sepals. Ovary superior. Stigma ses- 

 sile, subumbilicate. Utricle 1-seeded. Aracea, p. 383. 



ACORUS. Spathe leaf-like, continuous with the scape. Spadix cylindric, 

 covered with flowers. Perianth inferior, glumaceous, 6-leaved. Stigma 

 minute, sessile. Fruit baccate or capsular. Aracea, p. 383. 



***** Perianth single, glumaceous. 



JUNCUS. Perianth inferior, 6-leaved, glumaceous. Stigmas 3, subsessile. 

 Capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, many-seeded. Juncacece, p. 372.- 



LUZULA. Perianth inferior, 6-leaved, glumaceous. Filaments smooth. 

 Capsule 1-celled, 3-valved. Seeds 3, sometimes with an appendage at one 

 end. Juncacece, p. 372. 



ORDER II. DIGYNIA. 2 Pistils. 



OXYRIA. Perianth 4-leaved, two inner ones larger. Nut triquetrous, 

 with a broad winged membranous margin. Polygonacece, p. 305. 



ORDER III. TRIGYNIA. 3 Pistils. 



RUMEX. Perianth 6-leaved; the three inner leaves somewhat colored, 

 larger, often with tubercles on the outside and closing in a valvate manner 

 over the fruit. Stigmas many-cleft. Nut triquetrous. Polygonacea, p. 304. 



ZYGADENUS. Rarely polygamous. Perianth deeply 6-parted ; segments 

 spreading, without claws, with two glands at the base of each. Filaments 

 dilated at base. Capsule ovoid-conic, 3-celled; cells 6 10-seeded. Me- 

 lanlhacea, p. 365. 



