44 CLASS VI. ORDER I. 



nent; capsule elongated, narrow at the base, 3-celled, :nany-seeded ; seed 

 roundish, (star-grass.) 



Pontede'ria. Corolla inferior, 6-cleft, 2-lipped, with 3 longitudinal perfora- 

 tions below ; capsule with utricles, fleshy, 3-celled, many-seeded ; 3 stamens, 

 commonly inserted on the tip, and 3 on the tube of the corolla, (pickerel 

 weed.) 



Pancra'tium. Flower funnel-shaped, with a long tube ; nectary 12-cleft, bear- 

 ing the stamens. 5'. 



Broads'a. Corolla inferior, bell-form, 6-parted; filaments inserted in the 

 throat of the corolla ; germ pedicelled; capsule 3-celled, many-seeded. /S. 



Crin'um. Corolla superior, funnel-form, half 6-clefl, lube filiform; border 

 snreading, recurved ; segments subulate, channelled ; filaments inserted on the 

 throat of the corolla, separate. S. 



Galan^'thus. Petals 3, concave, superior ; nectaries (or inner petals) 3, small, 

 emarginate ; stigma simple, (snowdrop.) Ex. 



Narcis"sus. Corolla bell-form, 1-leafed, spreading, 6-parted, or 6-petalled, 

 equal, superior ; nectary bell-form, 1-leafed, enclosing the stamens, (jonquil, 

 daffodil.) Ex. 



C. Mowers with, a single, corolla-like perianl/i 



Ale'tris. Corolla tubular ovate, 6-cleft, wrinkled; stamens inserted upon the 

 orifice ; style 3-sided, 3-parted ; calyx half superior, 3-celled, many-seeded. 

 (false aloe.) 



Lophio'la. Corolla 6-cleft, persistent, woolly, bearded inside ; anthers erect; 

 filaments naked ; stigma simple ; capsule opening at the summit. 



Aga've. Corolla superior, tubular, funnel-form, 6-parled ; stamens longer 

 than the corolla, erect; capsule triangular, many-seeded. 



Narthe'cidm. Corolla 6-parted, coloured; filaments hairy ; capsule prismatic, 

 3-celled ; seed appendaged at each end. (false asphodel.) 



Strepto'pus. Corolla 6-cleft, cylindrical, segments with a nectariferous pore 

 at the base; anthers longer than the filaments; stigma very short; berry sab- 

 globose, smooth, 3-celled ; seeds few. 



Hemerocal"lis. Corolla 6-parted, tubular, funnel-form; stamen declined; 

 stigma small, .simple, somewhat villose. (day-lily.) Ex. 



Ornithog"ai.um. Corolla 6-petalled, inferior, erect, permanent, spreading 

 above the middle ; filaments dilated, or subulate at the base ; capsule roundish, 

 angled, 3-celled; seed roundish, naked, (star of Bethlehem.) 



Lil'^ium. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, 6 petalled ; petals with a longitudina' 

 line from the middle to the base; stamens shorter than the style; stigma undi- 

 vided ; capsule sub-triangular, with the valves connected by hairs crossing as in 

 a sieve, (lily.) 



Erythro'nium. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, 6-petalled ; petals reflexed, hav- 

 ing 2 pores and 2 tubercie-form nectaries at the base of the 3 inner, alternate 

 petals ; capsule somewhat stipid ; seeds ovate, (dog-tooth violet, or adder- 

 tongue.) 



XIvula'ria. Corolla inferior, 6-petalled, with a nectariferous hollow at tht 

 base of each petal ; filaments very short, growing to the anthers ; stigmas re- 

 flex; capsule 3-cornered, 3-celled, 3-valved, with transverse partitions; seeds 

 many, sub-globose, arilled at the hilum. (bell-wort.) 



Convalla'ria. [Smilaci'na, Polygona'tum, DRAca;'NA.] Corolla inferior, 6- 

 cleft; berry globose, 3-celled, spotted before ripening. (Solomon's seal.) 



Aspar"agus. Corolla inferior, 6-parted, erect; the three inner divisions reflex- 

 ed at the apex; style very short; stigmas 3; berry 3-celled, cells 2-seeded. 

 (asparagus.) 



Polyan'^thes. Corolla funnel-form, incurved ; filaments inserted in the 

 throat ; stigma 3-cleft ; germ within the bottom of the corolla, (tuberose.) Ex. 



Hyacin"thus. Corolla roundish or bell-form, equal, 6-cleft; 3 nectariferous 

 pores at the top of the germ ; stamens inserted in the middle of the corolla ; 

 cells somewhat 2-seeded. (hyacinth.) Ex. 



Tu'lipa. Corolla 6-petalled, liliaceous, style 0; stigma thick ; capsule oblong, 

 3-sided, (tulip.) Ex. 



Asphode'lit.'^' Corolla 6-parted, spreading ; nectary covering the germ with 

 5-valves. ^King's-spear, or asphodel.) Ex. 



YoCca. Corolla inferior, bell-form; style 0; capsule oblong, 3-celled, opeo- 

 ing at the summit, seeds flat. (Adam's needle.) S. 



