150 '-LASS VI.. VII. 



LI'NCM. Calyx 5-leaved or 5-parted, permanent; corolla 5-petaled 

 inferior, with claws; capsule 5 or 10-vaived, 10-celled; seeds solitary, 

 ovate, compressed ; filaments spreading or united at the base. (flax.) 



CLASS vi. HEXANDRIA. Six Stamens 



Order 1. Monogynia. One pistil. 

 A. Flowers having a perianth and corolla, without a spatha. 



TRADESCAN"TIA. Calyx inferior, 3-leaved ; corolla 3-petaled ; fila- 

 ments with jointed beards; capsules 3-celled, many-seeded. (spider- 

 wort.) 



B. Flowers having a spatha or glume, without a perianth. 



AMARYI/'LIS. Corolla superior, 6-petaled, unequal ; filaments une- 

 qual in proportion or direction, declined, inserted in the throat of the 

 tube. (atamask lily.) 



Exotic. 



GALAN"THUS. Petals 3, concave, superior: nectarines (or inner pe- 

 tals) 3, small, emarginate ; stigma simple. (snowdrop.) 



C. Flowers having no calyx. 



LI'LIUM. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, 6-petaled; petals with a lon- 

 gitudinal line from itie middle to the base; stamens shorter than the 

 style ; stigma undivided ; capsule sub-triangular, with the valves con- 

 nected by hairs crossing as in a sieve. (lily.) 



ERYTHRO'NIUM. Corolla liliaceous, infeiior, 6-petaled; petals re- 

 flexed, having two pores and two tubercle-form nectaries at the base 

 of the three inner alternate petals ; capsule somewhat stiped ; seeds 

 rvate. (dog-tooth violet, or adder-tongue.) 



ASPAR'AGUS. Corolla inferior, 6-parted, erect, the three inner di- 

 visions reflexed at the apex : style very short : stigmas 3 ; berry 3-celled, 

 cells 2-seeded. (asparagus.) 



Exotic. 



TU'LIPA. Corolla 6-petaled, liliaceous, style ; stigma thick ; cap- 

 sule oblong, 3-sided. (tulip.) 



FRITILLA'RIA. Corolla inferior, 6-petaled, bell-form, with a necta- 

 riferous cavity above the claw of each ; stamens of the length of the 

 corolla; seeds flat. (crown imperial.) 



Order 3. Tryginia. Three pistils. 



TRII/'LIUM. Calyx 3-leaved, inferior, spreading ; corolla 3-petaled 

 styles 0; stigmas 3; berry 3-celled, many seeded. (false wake robin.* 



CLASS vii. HEPTANDRIA. Seven Stamens. 



Order 1. Monogynia. One pistil. 



T&S'CULUS. Calyx inflated ; 4 or 5-toothed ; corolla 4 or 5-petaled 

 j> a rted on the calyx 3 unequal, pubescent; capsule 3-celled; seed* 

 large, solitary, chestnut-form. (horse-chestnut ^ 



