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anthers extrorso, that is, on the outside of tin; liL-iincn: 



the divisions of the perianth and opening on that side. Fl<>\\ 



from leafy bracts. (Sec- Part I., sections 88 and 89.) 



Synopsis of the GCIUT:I. 



1. Iris. The 3 outer divisions of the perianth reilcxed, the 3 inner erect and 



smaller. Stamens distinct, the anther of each concealed under a flat and 

 petal-like arching stigma. The styles below adherent to the tube of the 

 perianth. Pod 3-anglcd. Flowers blue, large and showy. Leaves sword- 

 shaped or grass-like. 



2. Sisyriii'chium. The G divisions of the perianth alike, spreading. Stamens 



monadelphous. Stigmas thread-like. Pod globular, 3-angled. St. 

 edged. Leaves grass-like. Flowers blue, clustered, from 2 leafy bracts. 

 Plants low and slender. 



1. IRIS, L. FLOWER-DE-LUCE. 



1. I. versic'olor, L. (LARGER BLUE FLAG.) Stem stout and 

 leafy, from a thickened rootstock. Leaves sword-shaped. 

 Flowers violet-blue, 2 or 3 inches long. Inner petals much 

 smaller than the outer. Wet places. 



2. I. lacus'tris, Nutt. (LAKE DWARF IRIS.) Stem low, ;{-(i 

 inches high. Inner petals nearly equal to the outer. Tube of 

 the perianth slender, less than an inch long, dilated upwards, 

 rather shorter than the divisions of the perianth. Leaves lanceo- 

 late, 3-5 inches long. Shore of Lake Huron. 



3. SISYRIN'CHIUM, L. BLUE-EYED GRASS. 

 S. Bermudia'na,L., var. anceps, Gray. (S r . ttncep*, Cav., in 

 Macoun's Catalogue.) A pretty little plant, rather common in 

 moist meadows among grass. The divisions of the delicate him- 

 perianth obovate, notched at the end, and bristle-pointed from 

 the notch. Hoots fibrous. 



ORDER XCVIII. AMABYLLIDA'CE^E. (AMARYLLIS!. 



Bulbous and scape-bearing herbs, with linear flat root-!- 

 and regular and perfect 6-androus flowers, the tube of the petal- 

 like 6-parted perianth adherent to the ,'{-.-rll-d ovary. Lobes of 

 the perianth imbricated in the bud. Style single. Ant 

 introrse. Represented with us by one .-.pr.-u-s of the genus 



