76 utiDiiS. [Cl. 3. 



Pancratium, Narcissus, fig. 150, Lcu-coium and Ga- 

 iantluts, fig. 10, 11. These are Mr. Brown's Ama- 

 ryllidetf, Prodr. Nov. Roll. v. 1. 2P6. 



Sect. 3. The following are mentioned by Jnssieu, 

 as not perfectly answering to either section. Hypo.iis, 

 Pontedtriiij Pol'ianiites, Alstroemeria, Tacca. . The 

 last, a singular tropical East Indian genus, is consi- 

 dered by Mr. Drown as intermediate between the 

 Arzidea:, Ord. 7, and Aristdoclute, Orel. <23. 



Ord. 18. IRIDES. " Calyx (Corolla Linn.) supe- 

 rior, coloured, tubular at the base, the limb in 6, more 

 or less deep, equal or unequal, regular or irregular, 

 segments. Stamens inserted into the tube, opposite 

 to 3 alternate segments of the limb, their filaments 

 rarely united into a cylinder round the Style, which is 

 alwavs solitary, with a three-fold, often subdivided, 

 Stigma. Capsule of 3 cells and 3 valves, with many, 

 generally roundish, Seeds. Root fibrous, or tube- 

 rous, or a solid bulb. Stem herbaceous, leafy, rarely 

 almost wanting. Leaves alternate, sheathing, gene 

 rally sword -shaped, cnsiformia. Flowers attended by 

 membranous Sheaths, often of C 2 valves, 1 or more 

 Flowers in each Sheath." 



Sect. 1. Stamens monadelphous. Gala.ria, *S7.vy- 

 riHehitim, fig. 1.51, Tigridia, and Fcrraria. 



Sect. 1 2. Stamens distinct. 7m, fig. 1.52, Moreea, 

 J.i'ift, Wiftsoiua, Gladiolus, Aniholyza, Witstnia, 

 Crocuy. 



Sect. 3. The following, " akin to the Iride.s,'' A';- 



