XVI CONSPECTUS OF THE ORDERS. 



Sfcamens 6, included, hooded ; anthers sessile within the hood. Ovary 1-celled ; 

 ovules 8, on parietal placentas. Embryo very small, enclosed in the albumen. 



CXXXIX. DioscoreacEjE. Flowers regular, dioecious. Perianth small, green. 

 Stamens 6 or 3. Fruit a triquetrous or trigonous capsule, with loculicidal dehiscence. 

 Seed with embryo enclosed in the fleshy albumen. 



Series ZZZ. Coronarleae. — Perianth {ai least the inner) petaloid. Ovary 

 superior, very rarely slightly immersed at the base {see also CXXXV. 

 H^MODOEACE^). Albicmen copious. 



CXL. LiLiACE^. Flowers regular, hermaphrodite in the Tropical African genera, 

 except Smilax. Perianth inferior. Stamens 6. Fruit a capsule with loculicidal or 

 septicidal dehiscence, or a berry. Seed with embryo enclosed in fleshy or horny 

 albumen. 



