CLASS VI. ORDER I. 39 



Erythronium. Corol liliaceous, inferior, 6-pe- 

 talled ; petals reflexed, having 2 tubercle- form 

 nectaries at the base of the three inner alternate 

 petals. 1 1. 14 — dens-canisi (dog-tooth violet, or ad- 

 der-tongue) scape naked, leaves 2, glabrous spot- 

 ted. 2/.y. 



Asparagus. Corol superior, 6-parted, erect ; 

 the three inner petals reflexed at the apex : berry 

 3-celled ; many-seeded. 11.12 — q^cma^/s, (aspar- 

 agus) leaves fascicled, bristle-form. 2/ . y. e. 



Hyacinthus. Corol roundish or bell-form, 

 equal 6-cleft : 3 nectariferous pores at the top of 

 the germ : stamens inserted in the middle of the 

 corol: cells somewhat 2-seeded. 10. 16 — doiry- 

 oides, (grape hyacinth) corol globular, leaves chan- 

 nelled. 2/.b — orientalis, (garden hyacinth) corol 

 funnel-form, leaves keeled. 2/. 



LiLiUM. Corol inferior liliaceous 6-petalIed ; 

 petals with a longi^adinal line from the middle to 

 the base : capsule with the valves connected by 

 hairs crossing as in a sieve. 10. 14 — fihiladelfihi" 

 cuTjiy (red lily) flowers about 2 or 3, erect ; leaves 

 mostly whorled. r-y. — cariadense, (yellow lily) flow- 

 ers pendant, leaves whorled. y. — sufierbum, (su- 

 perb lily) leaves whorled below ; scattered above; 

 flowers pendant revolute. y. 



Tulipa. Corol 6-petalled, liliaceous : style 

 none. 10. 14 — suavsolens^ (tulip) petals obtuse, 

 stem hairy, e. — ^esneriana, petals obtuse, stem gla- 

 brous, e. 



Convallaria. Corol inferior 6-cleft : berry 3- 

 celled, spotted before ripening. 1 1, 12 — racemosa, 

 (clustered solomon-seal) corol wheel-form, raceme 

 terminal, leaves alternate sub-sessile. 2/. w — mul- 

 tijiora^ peduncles axillary, leaves alternate some- 

 what clasping. 2/. w. — bifoliai tetrandrous ; corol 

 wheel-form, 4-cleft, leaves i heart-ovate. 2/. w. 



Uvularia. Corol inferior, 6-petalledj with $v 



