A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



of the urn 



B. Antbei-s 3 : fls. clustered 



on the middle of the 



face ot the phylloclade. :?. Rosens. 



BB. Anthers 6 : fls. clustered 



on the margins, rarely 



on at the middle 4. Semele. 



AA. Filaments free r>. Ase'aragds. 



3. LuzuicnGA Tribe. 



A. Fls. large or rather large, 

 solitary or few : perianth 

 segments erect : ovary 

 1-celled with 3 parietal 



placentse 



B. Lvs. 3-5-nerved : per- 

 ianth segments of about 



equal length <1. Lapaoeria. 



EB. Lvs. 1 nerved t outer per- 

 ianth segments much 

 smaller than inner. ..7. Philesia. 

 AA. Fls. smallish, clustered at 

 axils : perianth segments 

 spreading : ovary 3-ce!led : 

 lvs. with oa slender 

 nerves 8. Eustrephds. 



4. Solomon's Seal Tribe. 



A. Fls. 1-2 in the axils, rare- 

 ly more, usually nodding. 

 b. Perianth tube cylindrical ; 

 lobes short : style un- 

 divided, with a small 



stigma !). Polygonatdm. 



BB. Perianth tube ; seg- 

 ments spreading above 

 or from the base ; style 

 shortly or more deeply 



3-fld 10. Streptopds. 



AA. Fls. in a terminal raceme or 



panicle. 



B. Floral parts in 3's 11. Smilacina. 



BB. Floral parts in 2's 12. Mainthemum. 



5. Lily of the Valley Tribe. 



a. Fls. racemose, nodding : 

 perianth subglobose ; lobes 



shorter than tube 13. Convallabia. 



AA. Fls. spicate, far apart : per- 

 ianth tube cylindrical ; 

 lobes recurved-spreading.l4. Keineckia. 



G. AspiDi.STRA Tribe. 



a. Fls, 4-merous : stigma very 

 large, roundish-peltate; 



undivided l.'j. Aspidistra. 



AA. Fls. 3-m erous : stigma 



broadly peltate, 3-lobed. .16. Rohdba. 



7. Lemon Lily Hemerocallis Tribd. 



A. Fls. erect : stamens affixed 

 at apex of tube : lvs. 



long and narrow 



B. Perianth funnel-shaped, 

 the cylindrical tube 

 shorter than the lobes : 



panicles few-fid 17. FIemerocallis. 



BB. Perianth with subin- 

 curved segments loosely 

 connlvent above the 

 top-shaped tube : pani- 

 cles much branched. .. l.S. Piiormium. 



AA. Fls. pendulous 



B. Stamens affixed at mid 

 die of tube : lvs. long 

 and narrow ; perianth 

 tube swollen above, 



lobes short 19. Blandfokdia. 



BB. Stamens often hypogy- 



nous 



C. Lvs. petioled. usually 

 broad ; fls. racemose : 

 perianth funnel- 

 shaped, tube short or 

 long 20. FCNKIA. 



cc. Lvs. long and narrow ; 

 fls. spicate : perianth 

 a long narrow tube 

 with short lobes 21. Kniphofia. 



8. Aloe Tribe. 



A. Perianth segments 

 strongly connate into 

 a tube which is swol- 

 len at the base, seg- 

 ments free at apex : 

 stamens included in 



tube 22. Gasteria. 



AA. Perianth segments co- 

 herent or connlvent to 

 the very apex in a 

 tube, or barely spread- 

 ing at the very apex : 

 stamens usually ex- 



serted 23. Aloe, 



AAA. Perianth segments coher- 

 ent or connivent, stel- 

 late-spreading at apex : 

 stamens a little short- 

 er than perianth 24. Apicra. 



AAAA. Perianth usually in- 

 curved, the segments 

 cohering or connivent, 

 at the apex recurved 

 and spreading some- 

 what as if 2-lipped : 

 stamens not exceeding 



perianth 2.";. IIaworthia. 



AAAAA. I'erianth of Aloe, but 

 stamens a little 

 shorter than the per- 

 ianth 2G. LOM.1TOPHYLLUM. 



9. Drac.ena Tribe. 



A. Ovary 1-celled ; cells 3- 



ovuled 27. Dasylirion. 



AA. Ovary 3-celled 



B. Cells 1-ovuled 28. Phacena. 



BB. Cells 2-ovuled 29. Nolina. 



BEB. Cells oo-ovuled 



c. Fls. racemose 30. Hespesocallis. 



cc. Fls. panicled 



D. Anthers small, sessile 

 on a club-shaped 

 filament : perianth 

 subglobose or bell- 

 s h a p ed : segments 

 hardly connate at 



base 31. Yucca. 



DD. Anthers dorsifixed on 

 normal or flattened 

 filaments : perianth 

 cylindrical or nar- 

 rowly bell-shaped, 

 with a short tube. .32. Cordylinb. 



10. Asphodel Tribe. 



(Summary of Subtribes.) 



a. Anthers dorsifixed. versatile. 

 B. Subtribe 1. Euasphode- 

 lem. Plant not bulb- 

 ous ; lvs. crowded at 

 base of stem ; cau- 

 line lvs. smaller, when 



present 



BB. Subtribe 2. Chlorogalcw. 

 Plant l>ulbous : lvs. 



few 



A. Anthers erect, affixed at or 



near the base 



B. Subtribe 3. Bowiew. Lvs. 

 few, from a thick tuber 

 or fleshy bulb, quickly 

 vanishing before or at 



anthesis 



EB. Lvs. numerous, crowded 



at base of stem, or 



sometimes in subtribe 5 



arranged along stem... 



c. Subtribe 4. Antheri- 



ce<F. Lvs. not 2- 



ranked 



cc. .Subtribe 5. Dianellew. 



Lvs. 2-ranked 



