HEXANDRIA. 



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HEXANDRIA. 



2. Such as have monophyllous Spathes, 



PONTEDERIA Corolla one-petalled, six-cleft, two-lipped ; 

 stamens, three inserted into the top, three into the tube of 

 the corolla ; capsule three-celled. 



H.EMANTHUS, Blood-fiower Involacre six-leaved, many- 

 flowered; corolla six-parted, superior ; berry three-celled. 



GALANTHUS, Snowdrop Corolla superior, of six petals, the 

 three innermost shortest, emarginate ; stigma simple. 



LEUCOIUM, Great Spring, Summer, and Autumnal Snowdrops 

 Corolla bull-shaped, six-parted, thickened at the tips ; 

 stigma simple. 



TULBAGIA Corolla funnel-form, with a six-cleft border; 

 nectary crowning the aperture, three-leaved ; leaflets bifid, 

 the size of the border; capsule superior; seeds com- 

 pressed. 



NARCISSUS, Daffodil Petals six, equal; nectary funnel- 

 form, one-leafed; stamens within the nectary. 



PANCRATIUM, Sea Daffodil Petals six ; nectary twelve- 

 cleft; stamens placed on the nectary. 



DUROIA Calix cylindrical, truncate; corolla six-parted; 

 filaments none; pome hispid. 



NANDINA Calix many-leaved, imbricate; corolla six- 

 petalled. 



3. Such as are hexapetalous, and naked, i. e. without a Calix. 

 CRINUM, Asphodel Lily Corolla funnel-form, half-six-cleft; 



tube filiform ; border patulous, recurved ; segments subu- 

 late, channelled ; filaments inserted into the throat of the 

 tube, distinct. 



AMARYLLIS, Narcissus and Lily Corolla six-petalled, irre- 

 gular ; filaments inserted into the throat of the tube, bend- 

 ing down, unequal in proportion or direction. 



BULBOCODIUM Corolla funnel-form, hexapetalous, with 

 narrow claws, bearing the stamens; capsule inferior. 



ApriYLiiANTHES Corolla six-petalled ; filaments inserted 

 into the throat of the corolla ; capsule superior ; glume of 

 the calix univalve, imbricate. 



ALLIUM, Garlick, Onion, Leek Corolla six-parted, spread- 

 ing ; spathe many-flowered ; umbel heaped ; capsule 

 superior. 



LILIUM, Lily Corolla six-petalled, bell-snaped, with a 

 longitudinal nectareous line; capsule, the valves con- 

 nected by cancellated hairs. 



FRITILLARIA, Crown Imperial Corolla inferior, bell-shaped, 

 of six petals, with a nectareous cavity above the claw of 

 each; stamens nearly the length of the corolla; calix 

 none; seeds flat. 



UVULARIA Corolla of six upright petals, inferior; nectary 

 a chink in the base of each; stamens shorter than the 

 corolla; stigmas reflexed ; capsule triangular, of three 

 valves, with central partitions ; seeds several, globose, with 

 a truncated scar. 



GLORIOSA, Superb Lily Calix six-petalled, waved, reflexed ; 

 style oblique. 



TULIPA, Tulip Corolla six-petalled, bell-shaped; style 

 none ; capsule three-celled ; seeds flat. 



ERYTTIRONIUM, Dog's-tooth Violet Corolla bell-shaped, of 

 six reflexed petals ; nectary two scars at the base of the 

 three inner ones; capsule globose, contracted at the bot- 

 tom; seeds ovate. 



ALBUCA Corolla six-petalled, the inner ones dhTorm ; sta- 

 mens, three of the six castrated ; stigma surrounded by 

 three cusps. 



ORNITHOGALUM, Star of Bethlehem Calix six-petalled, up- 

 right, permanent, spreading above the middle; filaments 

 alternate, widening at the base. 



SCJLLA, Situill Corolla six-petalled, spreading, deciduous; 



filaments filiform; stigma simple; capsule superior, three- 

 celled; seeds roundish. 



HYPOXIS, Bastard Star-flower Calix a two-valved glume ; 

 corolla six-parted, permanent, superior; capsule narrower 

 at the base. 



CYANELLA Corolla six-petalled, the three lower petals 

 hanging forwards ; stamens, lower declined, longer than 

 the rest. 



ASPHODELUS, King's Spear Corolla six-parted ; nectary 

 six valves covering the germen. 



ANTHERICUM, Spiderwort Corolla six-petalled, expanding; 

 capsule ovate. 



LEONTICE, Lion's Leaf Calix six-leaved, deciduous; corolla 

 six-petalled ; nectary six-leaved, placed on the claws of 

 the corolla, spreading. 



DRACJENA, Dragon Tree Corolla six-parted, erect; fila- 

 ments somewhat thicker in the middle ; berry three-celled, 

 one-seeded. 



ASPARAGUS, Speerage Corolla six-parted, erect, equal; 

 calix none; style very short ; stigmas three; berry supe- 

 rior, three-celled, two-seeded. 



MASSONIA Corolla inferior, with a six-parted border; fila- 

 ments on the neck of the tube ; capsule three-winged, 

 three-celled, many-seeded. 



PHORMIUM, New Zealand Flax Plant Calix none; corolla 

 six-petalled, the three inner petals longer; capsule oblong, 

 three-sided ; seeds oblong, compressed. 



POLLIA Corolla inferior, six-petalled ; berry many-seeded. 



4. Monopetalous, and naked. 



CONVALLARIA, Solomon's Seal, fyc. Corolla six-cleft; berry 



spotted, three-celled. 

 POLIANTHES, Tuberose Corolla funnel-form, curved in, 



equal ; filaments inserted into the mouth of the tube, 



erect; germen at the bottom of the corolla. 

 HYACINTHUS, Hyacinth or Harebells Corolla bell-shaped, 



with three honied pores by the germen. 

 ALETRIS Corolla funnel-shaped ; stamens inserted into the 



base of the segments ; capsule three-celled. 

 YUCCA, Adam's Needle Corolla inferior, bell-shaped, its 



segments without nectaries ; stamens club-shaped ; style 



none ; berry hexagonal, of six cells ; seeds numerous. 

 ALOE Corolla erect, with an expanded mouth, and a nec- 

 tareous base; filaments inserted into the receptacle. 

 AGAVE Corolla erect, superior; filaments longer than the 



corolla, erect. 

 ALSTROEMERIA Corolla of six petals, sub-bilabiate, the 



two lower petals tubulose at the base ; stamens bending 



down. 

 CAPURA Calix none; corolla six-cleft; stamens within the 



tube ; germen superior ; stigma globular ; pericarp a berry. 

 HEMEROCALLIS, Day-lily Corolla bell-shaped, the tube 



cylindric; stamens declining. 



5. Such as have a Calix, but the Corolla not trifid. 

 ACORUS, Sweet Rush Spadix cylindric, covered with flos- 



cules ; corollas five-petalled, naked ; style none ; capsule 

 three-celled. 



ORONTITJM Spadix cylindrical, covered with florets; co- 

 rolla six-petalled, naked ; style none ; follicles one-seeded. 



CALAMUS, Rattan Calix six-leaved; corolla none; berry 

 dried, one-seeded, imbricate backwards. 



JUNCUS, Rush Calix six-leaved; corolla none; capsule 

 one-celled. 



ACHRAS, Sapota Calix six-leaved; corolla ovate, sexfid, 

 with six scales alternate, more within; pome ten -celled; 

 seed solitary, with a scar on the edge, and a tail or pro- 

 cess at the top. 



