HEXANDRIA MOXOGTNIA. LXXl 



** Ovary inferior. 



HYPOXIS. Perianth 6-parted, persistent, the 3 outer segments 



green externally. Capsule oblong, 3-celled, not opening by valves. 



Seeds globular, crustaceous. ORD. CVI. AMABYLLIDACEAE. p. 316. 



b. Perianth Calyx-like, f Flowers on a Spadix. 



ORONTIUM. Spadix terminal on a terete clavate scape. Perianth of 

 4 or 6 truncate concave sepals. Stamens as many as the sepals, and 

 opposite them ; anthers 2-celled. Fruit a green globose utricle. 

 ORD. XCIX. AEACEAE. p. 299. 



ACORUS. Spadix lateral, sessile, emerging from the edge of a flat 

 scape, which resembles the leaves. Sepals 6, concave. Anthers 

 reniform, 1 -celled. Capsule somewhat baccate, indehiscent, few- 

 seeded. ORD. XCIX. ARACEAE. p. 299. 



f f Flowers more or less panicled. 



JUNCUS. Perianth of 6 dry glumaceous persistent sepals, slightly 

 connected at base. Stamens often 3. Capsule 3-celled, loculicidal. 

 Seeds numerous. ORD. CXIII. JUNCACEAE. p. 330. 



LUZULA. Perianth as in Juncus, but bibracteate at base. Capsule 1- 

 celled. Seeds 3. ORD. CXIII. JUNCACEAE. p. 330. 



[Acer dasycarpum. ORD. XXVIII. ACERACEAE. p. 46.] 



[Sabbatia angularis. ORD. LXXI. GENTIANACEAE. p. 229.] 



[Sassafras officinale. ORD. LXXX. LAURACEAE. p. 251.] 



[Commelyna. ORD. CXVI. COMMELYNACEAE. p. 333.] 



Order 2. Digynia. 



(Polygonum Pennsylvanicum, Persicaria, and arifolium. ORD. LXXIX. POLTGON- 



ACEAE.J). 246 8.J 



[Celtis. ORD. LXXXV. ULMACEAE. p. 256.] 

 [Zizanla. ORD. CXVIII. GRAMINEAE. p. 356.] 



Order 3. Trisryiiia. 



4SJ" Floral envelope a 6-parted Perianth, f Fruit Capsular. 



MELANTHIUM. Monoicously polygamous: Perianth corolla-like, rotate, 

 the segments roundish, clawed, finally ovate-oblong and subhastate, 

 with 2 glands at base. Capsule formed of 3 separable carpels, 

 Seeds flat. ORD. CXII. MELANTHACEAE. p. 328. 



VERATRUM. Monoicously polygamous : Perianth calyx-like, spread- 

 ing, the segments lance-oblong, sessile, without glands at base. 

 Capsule and Seeds nearly as in Melanthium. ORD. CXII. MELANTH- 

 ACEAE. p. 328. 



CHAMAELIRIUM. Polygamo-dioicous : Perianth corolla-like, seg- 

 ments spreading, spatulate-linear. Anthers yellow. Styles clavate. 

 Capsule obovoid-oblong, loculicidal, 3-valved from the apex. Seeds 

 linear-oblong, winged at each end. ORD. CXII. MELANTHACEAE. 

 p. 329. 



AMIANTHIUM. Perianth corolla-like, segments oblong, obtuse. 

 Anthers white. Styles filiform. Capsule of 3 connate carpels. Seeds 

 ovoid-oblong, not winged. ORD. CXII. MELANTHACEAE. p. 329. 



