HEXANDRIA. 



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HEXANDRIA. 



RICHARDIA Calix six-parted; corolla one-petalled, sub- 

 cylindric ; seeds three. 



PRINOS, Winter-berry Calix six-cleft; corolla one-petalled, 

 wheel-shaped ; berry six-seeded. 



BERBERIS, Barberry Calix six-leaved ; petals six, with 

 two glands at the claws ; style none ; berry two-seeded. 



LORANTHUS Germen inferior ; calix none; corolla six- 

 cleft, revolute ; stamens at the tips of the petals ; berry 

 one-seeded. 



FRANKENIA, Sea Heath Calix five-cleft, funnel-shaped; 

 petals four or five, with a scale upon each claw ; stigmas 

 three ; capsule superior, of one cell, and three valves. 



HII.LIA Calix double, lower six-leaved ; corolla very long, 

 contorted ; capsule two-celled, two-valved, crowned ; seeds 

 downy. 



PEPLIS, Water Purslane Calix bell-shaped, with a twelve- 

 cleft mouth ; petals six, inserted into the calix, or 

 none. 



CANARINA, Canary Bell-flower Calix six-leaved ; corolla 

 six-cleft, bell-form ; stigmas six ; capsule inferior, six- 

 celled, many-seeded. 

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AGAPANTHUS, African Blue-lily Corolla inferior, funnel- 

 shaped, hexapetaloid, regular. 



BRODI.EA Corolla inferior, campanulate, six-parted ; fila- 

 ments of the stamens inserted round the orifice; germen 

 pedicellate; capsule three-celled, many-seeded. 



CAULOPHYLLUM Calix three to six leaved ; leaves small, 

 unequal, and caducous ; petals six, unguiculate, opposite 

 to the calix ; nectaries six, seated upon the claws of the 

 petals, carneous, subreniform ; anthers growing to the fila- 

 ments ; cells opening by so many vertical elastic valves; 

 drupe stipitate, by abortion one-seeded. 



CONOSTYLIS Corolla semi-superior, six-cleft, persistent, 

 woolly ; anthers erect ; style conic, tripartite ; stigma sim- 

 ple ; capsule opening at the summit, three-celled, three- 

 valved, many-seeded. 



CYRTANTHUS Corolla tubular, club-shaped, crooked, six- 

 cleft ; segments ovate-oblong; filaments inserted into the 

 tube, converging at top. 



DIPHYLLEIA Calix three-leaved, deciduous; petals six, 

 opposite to the calix ; anthers growing to the filaments ; 

 cells opening from the base to the summit by so many 

 elastic valves ; berry one-celled ; seeds two or three, 

 roundish. 



ENARGEA Calix none; petals six, erect, three of them in- 

 ternal ; stigma three-lobed ; berry superior, three-celled, 

 many-seeded. 



ERIOSPERMUM Corolla of six petals, bell-shaped, perma- 

 nent; filaments broad at the base; capsule of three cells; 

 seeds invested with wool. 



EUCOMIS Calix none; corolla inferior, in six deep, spread- 

 ing, permanent, equal segments ; filaments united at their 

 base into a concave nectary, attached to the corolla. 



EUSTEPHIA Calix a divided sheath ; corolla superior, re- 

 gular, tubular, cylindrical, in six deep segments ; filaments 

 united at their base into a concave nectary, attached to 

 the corolla. 



FLOERKEA Corolla of three petals, shorter than the calix; 

 style bifid ; pericarp none ; seeds two or three, membra- 

 naceously coaled, superior. 



FLOSCOPA Calix inferior, three-cleft ; petals three, ovate ; 

 capsule of two cells ; seeds solitary. 



GAHNIA Calix of numerous imbricated glumes; filaments 

 elongated after flowering; style three-cleft; nut with a 

 solitary transversely notched seed. 



GETHYLLIS Calix none; corolla six-parted; berry club- 

 shaped, radical, of one cell. 



ISERTIA Calix coloured, four or six toothed; corolla six- 

 cleft, funnel-form ; pome subglobular, six-celled, many- 

 seeded. 



LANARIA Corolla superior, woolly, longer than the fila- 

 ments; border six-parted, somewhat spreading; capsule 

 three-celled. 



LAXMANNIA Calix one-leafed, four-toothed, inferior; berry 

 four-celled ; seeds solitary. 



LINDERA Corolla six-petalled; capsule two-celled. 



LIRIOPE Corolla in six deep segments, inferior; sheath 

 ovate ; berry single-seeded. 



MAHONIA Calix six-leaved, unequal; petals six; nectari- 

 ferous glands none; filaments irritable, each filiformly 

 bidentate ; anthers (as in Berberis) growing to the fila- 

 ments ; cells opening by so many vertical elastic valves ; 

 berry many-seeded. 



MNASIUM Calix one-leafed., three-parted ; corolla one- 

 petalled, three-parted ; with a very short tube ; anthers 

 four-cornered, terminated by an ovate leaflet; germen 

 three-lobed ; stigmas three, spiral. 



NARTHECIUM Corolla inferior; petals six, spreading, per- 

 sistent; filaments filiform, hirsute; capsule prismatic, 

 three-celled, many-seeded ; seeds filiformly subulate at 

 each extremity ; calix none. 



PITCAIRNIA Calix three-leaved or three-parted, half- 

 superior; corolla three-petalled, with a scalelet at the base 

 of each petal ; stigmas three, contorted ; capsules three, 

 opening inwards ; seeds winged. 



SCHRADERA Calix a superior rim, quite entire; corolla five 

 or six cleft ; stigmas two ; berry four-celled, many-seeded. 

 Or, Involucre universal many-flowered ; calix superior, 

 pitcher-shaped ; corolla five or six cleft, bell-shaped, hairy 

 at the throat; berry many-seeded. Willdenow. 



SMILACINA Corolla inferior, six-parted, spreading; fila- 

 ments divergent, attached to the base of the laciniee; 

 berry globose, three-celled. 



STREPTOPUS Corolla inferior, six-petalled, subcampanu- 

 late ; stigma very short; berry subglobose, smooth, three- 

 celled ; seeds few, hiluin naked. 



TACCA Calix six-parted; corolla six-petalled, inserted into 

 the calix, anther-bearing; stigma stellate; berry dry, 

 hexangular, many-seeded, inferior. 



THRINAX, Palmetto Thatch Calix six-toothed; corolla 

 none; stigma funnel-form, oblique ; berry one-seeded. 



VELTHEIMIA Corolla tubular, with six teeth ; stamens in- 

 serted into the tube ; capsule raembranaceous, with three 

 wings and three cells, with solitary seeds. 



URANIA Perianth none; corolla three-petalled; nectary 

 two-leaved, with one of the leaves bifid ; capsule inferior, 

 three-celled, many-seeded ; seeds in two rows, covered 

 with an aril. 



XANTIIORRIKEA, Yellow Gum Corolla inferior, in six deep 

 segments, permanent ; filaments flat, linear, naked; cap- 

 sule triangular, polished ; seeds one or two, compressed, 

 bordered. 



XEROPHYTA Corolla in six deep segments, permanent, the 

 three outermost narrowest, spinous-pointed ; stamens in- 

 serted into the base of each segment; stigma club-shaped; 

 capsule inferior, of three cells, with many seeds. 



2. DIGYNIA (Two Pistils.) 



ATRAPHAXIS Calix two-leaved ; petals two, sinuate ; stig- 

 mas capitate ; seed one. 



