Class II. MONOCOTYLEDONES. 



Stems destitute of medullary rays, consisting of cellular 

 tissue amongst which the vascular tissue is mixed in bun : 

 dies, increasing hy the addition of new matter within. 

 Leaves mostly alternate and sheathing, with parallel simple 

 veins connected by smaller transverse ones, rarely net- 

 veined. Cotyledon one, or if more they are alternate. 



Subdivision I. DICTYOGEN^E. 



Leaves net- veined, deciduous. Floral envelopes whorled. 



Order LXXIX. TRILLIACE^E. 



Perianth inferior, 6- or 8-parted ; in 2 whorls ; outer whorl or 

 calyx herbaceous ; inner or corolla coloured, or in our plant her- 

 baceous. Stam. 6 10. Anth. linear ; filaments subulate. Ovary 

 superior, 3 5-celled. Ovules indefinite, in two rows in each 

 cell. Styles as many as the cells, distinct ; stigmas inconspicu- 

 ous. Fr. succulent, not bursting. Seeds with a leathery skin. 

 Embryo minute, in fleshy albumen. 



1. PARIS. Perianth subherbaceous, 8-parted; 4 inner divi- 

 sions narrower than the others. Stam. 8 10. Anth. on the 

 middle of the subulate filament. G. F. G. Monocot. ii. 58. 



1. PARIS Linn. Herb Paris. 



1. P. quadrifolia (L.) ; 1. usually 4 in a whorl. E. B. 7- St. 

 1 ft. high, from the end of a long rhizome, usually with 4, rarely 

 from 3 6, ovate 1. at its summit. Fl. solitary, terminal. Sep. 

 lanceolate. Pet. subulate. Styles 4. Berry 4 -celled; cells with 

 4 8 seeds. No root-leaves. Damp woods. P. V. 



Order LXXX. DIOSCOREACEJ3. 



Perianth superior, petaloid, 6-parted. Stam. 6, inserted into 

 the base of the segments of the perianth. Anth. bursting in- 

 wards. Ovary inferior, 3-celled. Ovules 2 in each cell, erect. 



