A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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Subtribe 1. Euasphodelcw. 



A. Ovules 2 in a cell 



B. Stem or scape leafless. ... 

 c. Anthers pitted where 

 the filament is in- 

 truded- fls. yellow. . as. ASPHODELUS. 



cc. Anthers not pitted. ...34. Bitliunkli^a. 



(Consult Chii/sobac- 

 tron.) 

 BB. Stem more or less leaf.v : 



fls. usuall.v white 35. Aspiiodeli.ne. 



AA. Ovules cc in a cell 



B. Antlii'Ts! pitted: filaments 



Klaliious 36. Taradisea. 



BB. Anthers not pitted : fila- 

 ments long bearded. . . 37. Bllbine. 



Subtribe 2. CMoroaa^cas. 



A. Perianth segments 3-nerved.38. Chlorogalum. 

 AA. Perianth segments l-nerved.39. Hastingsia. 



Subtribe 3. Bouiew. 



Lvs. linear, vanishing hefore 



anthesis: bulb tuber-like.. . 40. Bowiea. 



Subtribe 4. Anthcriccw. 



A. Inflorescence clustered down 

 among the radical lvs. on 



a very short stem 41. Ledcocrinom. 



AA. Infloresceree on a scape, 

 simple or with few 

 branches, racemose or 



spicate 



B. Stamens finall.v as long 

 as the perianth or 

 longer : raceme long, 



simple and dense 42. Eremueus. 



BB. Stamens shorter than 



perianth 



c. Capsule with hardly 



prominent angles. ..43. Anthericdm. 

 cc. Capsule 3-cornered or 



3-vpinged 44. CiilorophvtUM. 



Subtribe 6. DianeUew. 



Filaments fleshy or thickened 



at apex or middle 43. Dianella. 



11. O.NiON Tribe. 



A. Eootstock a short rhizome 

 with clusters of root 



fibers 46. Agapanthos. 



lA. Rootstock a tunlcated bulb 



or corm 



B. Perianth salver-shaped or 



urn-shaped 



c. Stamens 6 : perianth 

 tnhe cylindrical. . . . 

 D. Tube often crowned 

 at throat with 3-6 

 scales : stamens in- 

 cluded inside the 

 tube in 2 series. ..47. Tristagma. 

 DD. Tube constricted at 

 the mouth by a 

 scarcely noticeable 

 ring : stamens ex- 

 sertsd at niouth of 

 tube; filaments 



very short 48. MiLLA. 



cc. Stamens 3, affixed at 



throat 



D. Perianth tube sub- 

 globose, constricted 

 at mouth : stamens 

 alternate with a 

 like number of 



staminodes 49. Stropholieion. 



DD. Perianth tube broad- 

 l.v cylindrical, 

 shortl.y 6-saccate at 

 base : stamens with 

 a like number of 

 staminodes connate 

 into a spurious cor- 

 ona behind the an- 

 thers 50. Brevoortia. 



BB. Perianth funnel-shaped or 

 bell-shaped ; lobes as 

 long as the tube or 



longer 



c. Filaments connate into 



a tube : stamens 6, 



affixed to throat.. . . 



D. Tube about as long 



as lobes 51. ANDROSTEPniUM. 



DD. Tube much shorter 



than lobes 52. Bessera. 



cc. Filaments free, normal 

 or very short ; per- 

 fect stamens 6 or 3, 

 affixed to throat or 



tube 



D. Pedicels articulated 



at apex 53. BsODiiEA. 



DD. Pedicels not articu- 

 lated at apex 54. Teiteleia. 



BBB. Perianth wheel-shaped or 

 bell-shaped ; segments 

 connate at the base in- 

 to a ring or cup 



c. ISootstock a fibrous- 



tunicated corm 



D. Filaments dilated at 

 base into truncate 

 scales surrounding 



ovary 55. Bloomeeia. 



DD. Filaments sli g h t 1 y 

 dilated below the 



middle .'>6. Muilla. 



cc. Rootstock a tunlcated 



bulb 



D. Alliaceous odor ab- 

 sent : perianth seg- 

 ments connate at 

 base or to the mid- 

 dle 57. NOTHOSCOEDUM. 



DD. Alliaceous odor near- 

 ly if not quite al- 

 ways present : per- 

 ianth segments dis- 

 tinct or barely 

 united at base in a 

 ring 58. ALLIOM. 



12. Sql'ill Tribe. 



A. Perianth segments distinct, 

 or united only at the very 



base 



B. Seeds strongly com- 

 pressed ; ovules numer- 

 ous 



C. The outer segments of 

 the persistent per- 

 ianth spreading, the 

 inner a little shorter, 

 erect, connivent at 

 apex and variously 



crested 59. Albcca. 



cc. The segments of the 

 deciduous perianth 

 snbequal, connivent 

 into a bell, or spread- 

 ing 60. Ueginea. 



BB. Seeds obovoid or globose, 

 not flattened or angled ; 

 ovules 2- cc in a cell, 

 c. Inflorescence a long 

 dense raceme, beard- 

 ed at the apex by 

 empty bracts which 

 may be herbaceous 



or colored 61. EucOMIS. 



CC. Inflorescence not as in 



c 



D. Perianth segments 1- 



nerved 62. Scilla. 



DD. Perianth segments 3 



- oo -nerved 63. Camassia. 



DDD. Perianth segments 



obscurely nerved... 64. Genithogaldm. 

 AA. Perianth segments united 



into a tube or bell 



B. Ovules 00 , usually num- 

 erous 



c. Seeds strongly com- 

 pressed or angled. . . 

 D. The outer lobes 

 spreading ; inner 



