Classification of Plants 271 



Antholyza. Perianth tube suddenly widening at the 



FIG. 244. Gladiolus cardinalis, Curt. 



middle, often twisted below. Seeds large, globose, not winged. 

 Order H^MODORACE^:. 

 ("The blood roots.") 



Flowers perfect. Perianth regular or nearly so. Stamens 

 6, or 3 opposite the petals. Ovary wholly or partly superior, 

 or inferior. Fruit 3-celled or becoming i -celled. Seeds one, 

 few, or many. Herbs often covered with dense hairs. Never 

 bulbous. Leaves often in two rows and firm. Roots often 

 with a blood-red juice. Flowers in panicles. The order forms 

 a connecting link between Liliaceae and Iridacese, Amaryl- 

 lidacese and Orchidacese. Herbs with panicled inflorescence. 



Perianth remaining hairy, persistent. 

 Wachendorfia. Stamens 3. Fruit free, 3-celled. 

 Barberetta. Stamens 3. Fruit free, i-celled. 



