S8 CLASS VI. ORDER I* 



jonquilla^ (jonquil) peiais thrice as long as nectary. 

 ^. e. — fh^eudo-narcksuiti (daffodil) petals equalling 

 nectaries. %^ e. 



PoNTEDERiA. Corol Inferior, 6-cleft, 2-lippe(J : 

 capsule fleshy, 3-celled, many-seeded : three sta- 

 mens commonly inserted- on the tip, and three on 

 the tube, of the corol. 6. 17 — cordatUy (pickerel 

 weed) leaves heart-oblong. %.h. 



C. Flowers nvithout nfiathe, p,erianth or glume. 



Agave. Corol erect, superior, tubular, or fun- 

 nel-form : filaments erect, longer than the corol : 

 capsule triangular, many -seeded. 10. 15 — virginca, 

 (agave) stemiess, leaves serrate, scape simple l^* 



Aletris. Corol superior, funnel-form, wrink- 

 led, somewhat 6-cleft ; with the stamens inserted 

 on the base of its divisions : capsule 3-celled, ma- 

 ny-seeded, half-inferior when mature. 10. 16 — au- 

 reU) (false aloe) flowers spiked, nearly sessile, co- 

 rols rough, leaves lance-sword-form. 2/. y-w. 



Hemerocallis. Corol 6-paited, tubular-fun- 

 nel-forni : stamens declined : stigma small, sim- 

 ple. 10. 17 — 'Jlava, (day lily) segments of corol 

 acute. %' y-e — -fulvay 3 inner segments of corol 

 obtuse 2/ y-e. 



Dracaena. Corol inferior, 6-parted ; or 6-pe- 

 talled cohering at the base : fiiaruents somewhat 

 thickened in the middle : berry with 3 one- seeded 

 cells. 11. 12 — borealisj ( dragoness plant) nearly 

 stemiess, leaves oval. 1/. w. 



CoNOSTYLus. Corol ruore tlian half-mferior, 6- 

 cleft, permanent, with branching hairs : anthers 

 erect: style conic, S-parted : stigma simple ; cap- 

 sule opening at top, S-celled, many-steded. — ameri- 

 cana^ corol woolly witiiin, scape corymb-panicled| 

 leaves grass-sword-form. Discovered in New-Jer- 

 sey by Fursh. 



