MONOCOTYLEDONS AMARYLLIDACB<*E DIAGRAM 1 7 



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FAMILY AMAKYLLIDACEJE. 



This is another small family which also comprises handsome 

 plants, like the daffodil and narcissus. Their corollas have six 



divisions like 

 those of the Iri- 

 daceae which are 

 also inserted on 

 the ovary, but 

 there are six 

 stamens. The 

 daffodil and nar- 

 cissus, which are 

 common in mea- 

 dows in many 

 parts of Eng- 

 Narcissus. Agave. land, and are 



still more frequently grown in our gardens on account of their 

 beautiful white and yellow flowers, are very poisonous plants, 

 and their odour, like that of most strong-scented flowers, will 

 make some persons ill. The agave or American aloe belongs to 

 this family, and bears leaves very similar to those of the aloe, 

 which yield a thread of great fineness and strength. 



