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SYNOPSIS OF THE CLASSES, 



Cohort XI. Liliales. Flowers g > very rarely unisexual, spiked, racemed, panicled or 

 solitary, rarely capitate. Perianth of 6 (very rarely 4) sub-similar pieces, or monopetalous 

 and 6-lobed, regular (except Gilliesiece), usually all coloured and petaloid (coriaceous orsub- 

 glumaceous in Jitncece). Embryo immersed in copious albumen (not external to, nor in a 

 lateral cavity of the albumen). 



32. ASPIDISTKEJE. Perianth valvate, 6- 

 8-fid. Stamens 6-8, inserted on the perianth. 

 Ovary 3-celled ; cells 2- ovuled ; stigma 

 sessile or stipitate, radiate, 3-6-lohed. Berry 

 1-celled, 1 -seeded. Stemlesa herbs ; leaves 

 narrow, parallel-nerved .... 841 



33. OPHTOFOGONE-E. Perianth rotate, 6- 

 fid or -partite. Stamens 6. Ovary adnate 

 to the base of the perianth, 3-celled ; cells 

 2-ovuled ; style stout, 3-gonous. Fruit 

 coriaceous, bursting before maturity, and ex- 

 posing the unripe seeds ; testa herbaceous. 

 Stemless herbs; leaves narrow, parallel-nerved 841 



34. LiLiACEJE. Stamens 6, hypogyuous 

 or perigynous; anthers usually introrse. 

 Ovary 8-celled ; cells usually oc-ovuled ; 

 style entire. Fruit capsular. Seed glabrous, 

 with a membranous or crustaceous testa. 

 Albumen fleshy. Stemless herbs, or shrubs 

 with a simple or branched trunk; root 

 fascicled or bulbous ; leaves various . . 843 



35. ERIOSPERME.E. Perianth 6-partite. 

 Stamens inserted at the base of the perianth ; 

 anthers sagittate-didymous. Ovary 3-celled, 

 few-ovuled ; style filiform. Capsule loculi- 

 cidal. Seeds villous. Stemless herbs with 

 bulbous roots ; leaves rounded, thick . . 848 



36. CONANTHERE^E. Perianth adnate by 

 a broad base to the ovary; segments 6, 

 spirally twisted in {estivation, and detaching 

 above the base. Stamens 6, inserted on the 

 perianth ; anthers basifixed, conniving in a 

 cone. Ovary 3-celled, many-ovuled; style 

 simple. Capsule loculicidal. Seeds globose. 

 Stemless herbs with bulbous roots ; leaves 

 narrow, parallel-nerved .... 849 



37. GILLIESIE^;. Perianth green, fleshy, 

 of 2 bilabiate leaflets, or regular urceolate 

 and 6-toothed. Stamens 6, adnate to the 

 perianth-base, 3 posterior sterile, or all minute 

 and inserted on the perianth-throat. Ovary 

 3-celled, rnany-ovuled. Capsule loculicidal. 

 Testa black, crustaceous. Stemless herbs 

 with bulbous roots ; leaves linear, parallel- 

 nerved ..... 849 



38. MELANTHACE^:. Perianth petaloid or 

 green, 6-partite. Stamens 6, inserted on the 



throat or base of the perianth ; anthers 

 usually extrorse. Ovary superior or semi- 

 inferior, 3-celled ; cells inany-ovuled ; styles 

 3, free or connate. Fruit of 3 follicles, rarely 

 capsular or indehiscent. Testa various. 

 Herbs, steiuless, or with a climbing slender 

 stem; roots bulbous tuberous or fibrous; 

 leaves parallel-nerved . " . . . 849 



39. SMIL.VCE.K Perianth green or coloured, 

 4- 6-lobed or of 6-00 segments. Stamens 6, 

 hypogynous or perigynous. Ovary superior, 

 1-4-celled ; ovules few or many ; style entire. 

 Fruit a berry. Seeds few, globose ; testa 

 thin. Herbs or shrubs, erect or climbing ; 

 roots and leaves various .... 854 



40. ASTELTE.E. Flowers polygamous. 

 Perianth marcescent, silky, green or coloured. 

 Stamens C, inserted on the perianth-segments; 

 anthers introrse. Ovary 1- or 3-celled ; 

 stigma 3-lobed, or stigmas 3 ; ovules many. 

 Fruit baccate or fleshy and 3-valved. Seeds 

 with a crustaceous shining testa. Tufted, 

 stemless, usually silky and scaly silvery 

 herbs ; leaves narrow, parallel-nerved . 858 



41. ASPARAGE.E. Pedicels jointed. Pe- 

 rianth coloured, 6-fid or -partite. Stamens 

 6, perigynous or hypogyuous. Ovary 3- 

 celled ; style simple. Fruit a berry. Seeds 

 with a shining crustaceous testa. Herbs, 

 shrubs, or rarely trees of various habit, 

 never tuberous or bulbous-rooted . . 859 



42. ROXBURGUIACE.E. Perianth of 4 

 leaflets. Stamens 4, hypogynous; anthers 

 adnate, introrse. Ovary 1-celled ; ovules 

 many, parietal ; stigma sessile, penicillate. 

 Fruit 2-valved, with 2 clusters of basal seeds 

 attached by long cords, nnd with a tuft of 

 hairs at their base. Twining herbs ; leaves 

 broad, with parallel nerves and cross venules 861 



43. XEROTIDEJS. Perianth of 6 leaflets. 

 Stamens 6, hypogynous or perigynous ; 

 anthers oblong, ovoid or peltate. Ovary 1- 

 or 3-celled ; ovules basal ; styles 3, free or 

 connate. Capsule loculicidally 3-valved, or 

 indehiscent. Stemless herbs, or shrubs, or 

 short trees with a stout simple trunk ; 

 leaves narrow, grass-like . . 801 



