330 86. LILIACEJi. 



5. ORNITHOGALUM. Perianth-1. 6, spreading, persistent. 

 Stam. on the receptacle and adhering only slightly to the 

 perianth. Anth. incumbent, attached by their backs. Fl. 

 white or yellow, never blue. 



6. GAGEA. Perianth-1. 6, spreading, persistent. Stam. ad- 

 hering to the base of the perianth. Anth. erect. Fl. corym- 

 bose or umbellate. 



7. SCILLA. Perianth-1. 6, spreading, deciduous. Stam. on 

 the base of the perianth. Anth. incumbent. Fl. racemed, 

 never white or yellow. 



8. ALLIUM. Perianth-1. 6, rather spreading. Stam. at the 

 base of the perianth. Anth. incumbent. Fl. umbellate. 

 Spath of 1 or 2 leaves. 



Tr. III. ANTHERICE^E. Fl. jointed to their stalks. Leaves 

 of perianth slightly connected below. Cells of caps, few- 

 seeded. Seeds various in form. Root not bulbous. 



9. SIMETHIS. Perianth-1. 6, spreading, deciduous. Stam. 

 on the base of the perianth. Filaments bearded. Anth. 

 incumbent. Caps. 3-celled, 6-seeded. 



Tr. IV. HEMEROCALLIDE^E. Leaves of the perianth com- 

 bined below. Cells of the caps, few-seeded. Seeds various 

 in form ; testa (in our plants) black. 



10. ENDYMION. Perianth tubular-bellshaped of 6 connivent 

 leaves with reflexed points, combined below. Stam. inserted 

 below the middle of the perianth ; filaments decurrent. 



11. MUSCARI. Perianth globose or subcylindrical, narrowed 

 at the mouth, 6-toothed. Stam. inserted at about the mid- 

 dle of the tube ; filaments not decurrent. 



Tribe I. Tulipex. 



1. TULIPA Linn. Tulip. 



1. T. sylvestris (L.) ; st. 1 -flowered glabrous, fl. at first droop- 

 ing, inner segments of perianth and base of the stamens bearded. 

 E. B. 63. St. 29. 1 1 . R. x. 446. Fl. yellow, rarely produced 

 in a wild state. Chalk-pits in the eastern counties. Several 

 places in Scotland. P. IV. V. E. S. 



2. FRTTILLARIA Linn. Fritillary. 

 1. F. Meleagris (L.); st. single-flowered leafy, 1. all alternate 



