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A SYNOPSIS OF THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



ones erect and 



shorter 6;^. Dipcadi, 



DD. The lobes all spread- 

 ing and subequal, 

 or the Inner ones a 



little wider 66. Galtonia. 



cc. Seeds obovoid or glo- 

 bose 67. Lachenalia. 



BB. Ovules 2-6 in a cell, rare- 

 ly more : seeds not flat- 

 tened or angled 



C. Lobes very short, tooth- 

 like, much shorter 



than tube 



D. rerianth cylindrical. 68. Veltheimia. 

 DD. Perianth urn-shaped, 

 constricted at 



throat 69. Milscaei. 



CC. Lobes consider ably 

 longer than the hell- 

 shaped tube : fls. few, 

 in a lax raceme. . . . 

 D. Filaments erect, not 

 connate, all or only 

 alternate ones di- 

 lated and petal- 



like 70. Chionodoxa, 



DD. Filaments connate 

 Into a sort of cup 

 which is produced 

 beyond the anthers 



into a cone 71. Tuschkinia. 



ccc. Lobes shorter than tlie 

 tube or ai>out as 

 long, sometimes a 

 trifle longer ; fila- 

 ments normal or 

 dilated at base 72. IIyacinthos. 



13. Tl'Lip Teibe. 



A. Capsule septicidally dehis- 

 cent or 3-parted : fls. 

 erect or pendulous ; outer 

 perianth segments usual- 

 ly narrower or smaller ; 



inner ones pitted 73. Calochortus. 



(Consult also Citclo- 

 bothra.) 

 AA. Capsule loculicidally dehis- 

 cent 



B. Anthers dorsifixed, versa- 

 tile : fls. nodding or 

 pendulous, rarely erect : 

 claw of segments usu- 

 ally furnished with a 

 nectariferous groove. .. 74. Lilium. 

 BB. Anthers basifixed, erect ; 

 filament usually in- 

 truded 



C. Fls. usually erect: per- 

 ianth bell-shaped or 

 somewhat funnel- 

 shaped ; se g m e n t s 

 often spotted near 

 the base, not pitted. 75. Tulipa. 

 CC. Fls. nodding or pendu- 

 lous 



D. P e r i a n t h b e 1 1- 

 Bhaped : segments 

 usually furnished 

 with a pit or nec- 

 t a r-bearing spot 

 above the base. ...76. Fritillaria. 

 DD. Perianth segments 

 narrow, recurved or 

 reflected from the 

 middle or almost 

 from the base 77. Ervtiironium, 



14. Medeola or Cucumber-root Tribe. 



a. Foliage at base of stem : 

 Ivs. few, stalked or con- 

 tracted into a sheath : fls. 

 in a long-peduncled um- 

 bel, rarely solitary 78. Clintoxia. 



AA. Foliage whorled at top of 



stem 



b, Lvs. 3 : fl. solitar,y, 3- 



merous 79. Trillium. 



BB. Lvs. 4- O) ; fi. solitary, 4 



— 00 -merous 80. Paris. 



AAA. Foliage whorled at middle 

 of stem, with 3 smaller 

 leaves at the top sur- 

 rounding the umbel, , , . 81. Medeola. 



15. CoLCHicu.M or Autumn-Crocus Tribe. 



A. Perianth tube entire ; styles 



3, distinct from the base. 82. Colchicum. 

 AA. Perianth segments with dis- 

 tinct claws, connivent in- 

 to a tube 



E. .Styles 3, distinct from 



base 83. Merendera. 



BB. Style entire Inside the 



tube, 3-Gd at apex. , , , 84. Bulbocodidm. 



16. Narthecium Tribe. 



A. Capsule loculicidally dehis- 

 cent 



B. Style undivided S5. Narthecium. 



BB. Styles 3 86. Xerophylldm. 



AA. Capsule septicidally dehis- 

 cent or parted 



B. Fls. few at apex of 



scape: style undivided. 87. IIeloniopsis. 

 BB. Fls. in a dense raceme : 



styles 3, very short. .,88. Helonias. 



17. Bellwort or Uvularia Tribe. 



A. Fr. an indehiscent berry... 89. DISPORUM. 

 AA. Fr. a septicidal capsule.. .90. Tricyrtis. 

 AAA. Fr. ( where known ) a locu- 



llcidal capsule 



B. Fls. terminal pendulous.. 



c. Lvs. perfoliate : seeds 



covered by a thin 



white aril 91. Uvulabia. 



CC. Lvs. sessile : seeds have 

 a swollen, spongy, 



brown ridge 92. Oakesia. 



BB. Fls. axillary, or long- 

 pedicelled in the axils, 

 c. Plants are climbers. . . 

 D. P e r i a nth segments 

 spreading, usually 

 wavy or crisped. ..93. Glorio.sa. 

 DD. Peri anth segments 

 distinct, suberect, 

 more or less con- 

 nivent and bell- 



shaped 94. Littonia. 



CC, Plants not climbers : 

 perianth urn-shaped ; 

 lobes very short. ...95. Sandersonia. 



18. False-IIellebore or Veratrum Tribe. 



A. Seeds membranous-winged 

 nearly all the way round : 



stems leafy 



B. Lvs. narrow or long- 

 stalked, perianth seg- 

 ments d i s t i n c t 1 v 



clawed 9 



BB. Lvs. usually broad, 

 plaited, veiny, contract- 

 ed into a sheath, not 

 distinctly stalked : per- 

 ianth segments a trifle 

 contracted at the base. 97. Veratrdm, 

 AA. Seeds narrow, angled, hard- 

 ly winged : lvs. radical or 

 crowded at base of stem, 

 linear or rarely sublanceo- 



late 



B, Stamens mvich shorter 

 than perianth : per- 

 ianth more or less bell- 

 shaped 9 



BB. Stamens a little shorter 

 than perianth : perianth 

 flattened out 99. Zygadends. 



Melanthidm. 



8. Ste.nanthicm. 



1.50. pontederiace.t:. 



A. Ovary by abortion 1-celled, 



1-ovuled 1. Pontederia. 



AA, Ovary 3-celled, man.v-ovuled.2, Eichhornia. 



