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89. SAMBUCTJS. Cor. superior, rotate. Berry 3-seeded. Fl. in 

 cymes. Le. pinnate. 



(See Drosera and Caryophyllacece.) 



Order 4. TETRAGYNIA. 



70. PARNASSIA. Pet. 5, concave. Nectaries fringed with gland - 

 bearing filaments. Capsule 1 -celled, 4-valved. 



Order 5. PENTAGYNIA. 



29. LINTJM. Pet. 5, inferior. Capsule 10-celled, 10-valved, and 



10-seeded. Le. opposite or alternate. 



134. ARMERIA. Cal. tubular, plaited inferior. Petals bearing 

 the st. at the base. Ovary solitary, 1 -celled. Fl. capitate. 



(See Cerastium and Spergula.} 



Order 6. HEXAGYNIA. 



24. DROSERA. Cal. 5-cleft. Pet. 5. Capsule 1 -celled, many- 

 seeded. 



Class 6. HEXANDRIA. 



Order 1. MONOGYNIA. 



A. Fl. ivith cat. and cor. inferior. 

 13. BERBERIS. Cal. of 6 concave sep. Pet. 6, each with 2 



glands at the base. Berry 2 3-seeded. A shrub. 

 66. PEPLIS. Cal. campanulate, with 6 large, and 6 smaller 



alternating teeth. Pet. 6 or none. Capsule 2-celled. 



B. Perianth single, superior, enclosed at first in a membranous 

 bract or spatha, 6-partite. 



157. AMARYLLIDACE^E. 



C. Perianth single, inferior, 6-partite. 



157. LILIACE^E. Perianth petaloid, regular or nearly so, bearing 



the stamens. Anthers introrse. Style 1. Ovary distinct, 

 3-celled. 



158. JUNCACE^E. Flowers mostly glumaceous, 6-cleft or 6-partite. 



St. 3 or 6, Ovary free. 

 168. NARTHECIUM. Filaments woolly. Perianth green outside. 



Seeds with an appendage at each end. Fl. yellow. Le. 



equitant. 

 170. ACORUS. Fl. on a spadix, many-flowered. Spatha none. 



Stigma sessile. Scape leaf-like. Le. sword-shaped. 



