CLASS VI. ORDER I. I33 



Class VI. HEXANDRIA. Six stamens. 



Order I. MONOGYNIA. One style. 



146. Leontice. Calyx inferior, six leaved ; petals 

 six, opposite to the calyx ; capsule berry-like, mostly 

 inflated, one celled. 



147. Berberis. Calyx six leaved, inferior; corolla 

 six petalled ; two glands at the base of each petal ; 

 berry two seeded. 



14S. Prinos. Calyx six cleft, inferior; corolla six 

 parted, wheel shaped ; berry six seeded. 



149. Allium. Spathe many flowered; corolla in- 

 ferior, six parted, spreading ; umbel crowded ; fruit 

 capsular. 



150. Pontederia. Corolla inferior, ringent, six 

 cleft ; stamens inserted three in the tip, and three in 

 the tube of the corolla; capsule three celled. 



151. Hypoxis. Spathe two valved; corolla supe- 

 rior, six parted ; capsule narrower at the base. 



152. Aletris. Calyx none; corolla half superior, 

 tubular, six cleft, wrinkled, persistent ; stamens in- 

 serted in the top of the tube; style triangular; cap- 

 sule opening at top, three celled, many seeded. 



153. Streptopus. Calyx none ; corolla inferior, 

 six petalled, subcampanulate; berry roundish, three 

 celled ; seeds few, hilum naked. 



154. CoNVALLARiA. Calyx none ; corolla six cleft, 

 inferior ; stigma three sided ; berry three celled. 



155. UvuLARLA.. Calyx none ; corolla inferior, petals 

 six, erect, with a nectariferous cavity at their base ; 

 stamens very short. 



156. Asparagus. Corolla inferior, six parted, erect; 



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