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29 CyanastraceaB^^ : Related to tlie HaemodoraceaB aud Potentedriacese. 



30 Philydraceae '^ : Related to the Poutederiaceae aud Commeliuaceae. 



Series IX. LiUiflorce 



31 Juncaceae^^ •• Tliis family is somewlmt uear the Graminese and Cype- 

 racese iu the vegetative organs ; but, is closelj related to the LiUacese in 

 its floral structure. It also resembles the Restiouaceae. 



32 Stemonaceae : These are closely related to the LiHaceae through 

 an iutermediate form of Majanthemum, a genus of the latter family. 



33 Liliaceae*'' : Closely resemble the Jimcacese, through the Lomandrese 

 "which have the characteristic perianth of the latter family. They also come 

 quite close to the AmaryUidacege. 



34 Haemodoraceae'^^ : Closely related to the Liliacese aud AmarylHdaceae 

 and also to the Lridacese iu the single stamiual whorL All the plauts iu my 

 index under this family beloug to the Lihacese, accordiug to the determinatiou 

 of the two famihes given iu Engler's ' Pflanzenfamihen '. 



35 Amaryllidaceae'^-': This family is closely connected with the Lihaceae, 

 as can be seen from several facts e. g. that the Asphodeloideae, a tribe of the 

 latter family, have a spirally arranged infloresceuce Hke the Amai-yUidoideee, 

 that Similax (Lihaceee) lias many stamens Hke Oethyllis (AmaryUidacese), and 

 that the GiUiesieae (LiUse) have a paracoroUa, which is the characteristic of the 

 Narcissese (Amarylhdacese). Besides, the AmaryUidacese bear some resemblance 

 to the Haemodoraceae, Iridacese, Taccacese aud Dioscoreaceas. They also approach 

 the VeUoziacese, as can be seeu iu a comparison of GetliyUis and Vellozia. 



36 Velloziaceae ^ ■ If imporiauce is attached to such characters as the 

 placenta and the numerous stameus, it should stand as a special family. But, 

 if httle or no notice is taken of the said characters, it should be inchided in 

 the AmaryUidacese or in the Haemodoracese as may seem best. 



37 Taccaceae®^ : These are related to the AmaryUidaceee, especiaUy to the 

 Hypoxidoidese of the latter family, in the one-ceUed ovary. Besides, a rather 



1) Nat. Pfl.-fam. Nacht. m. p. 43. 2) 1. c. II. -4, p. 75. 



3) 1. c. II.— 5, p. 4. 4) 1. c. II.— 5, p. 17. 



5) Nat. Pfl.-fam. U.—5, p. 94. 6) 1. c. II.-5, p. 101. 



7) Nat. Pfl.-fam. II.— 5, p. 126. 8) 1. c. II.— 5, p. 129. 



