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ORDER LXXXVITII. ARMARYLLIDEA.—Brown. 
Perianth tubular, six-partite, imbricated in astivation, superior, 
regular. Stamens six, arising from the segments of the perianth. 
Filaments free, or united. Anthers bursting inwards. Ovary in- 
ferior, three celled. Style single. Stigma three lobed. uit either 
a three celled three valved capsule, the valves septiferous in the 
middle, many seeded, or a one to three seeded berry. Seeds with 
fleshy or horny albumen. Embryo straight, with its radicle turned 
towards the hilum.—Generally bulbous, sometimes fibrous rooted 
plants. Leaves ensiform, with parallel veins. Flowers usually with 
spathaceous bracts. 
GENERA. 
Perianth funnel-shaped, its mouth sur- 
rounded with a petaloid crown ...... Narcissus, v. 2 p. 467. 
Perianth in six segments, the inner unes 
Short, notched ........ssescceesesseeseeee GALANTHUS, V. 2. p. 466. 
Perianth with a short tnbe, the limb six- 
Cleft, equal.........ccccerecevecresseeseess LEUCOJUM, V. 2. p. 465 
ORDER LXXXIX. DIOSCOREA.—Browy. 
Flowers dicecious. Perianth superior, six-partite. Male flowers 
with six stamens, inserted into the base of the perianth. Female 
flowers. Ovary three celled. Style deeply divided. Stigmas undi- 
vided. Fruit leafy, compressed, with two of its cells abortive, occa- 
sionally succulent, cell one or two seeded. Seeds flat, compressed. 
Embryo small near the hilum, lying in a large cavity of cartilaginous 
albumen.— Twining shrubs. Leaves with netted veins. Flowers 
small, spiked, with from one to three bracts each. 
GENERA. 
Perianth campanulate .......rsereseereeeneeee LAMUS, V. 3. p. 1284. 
ORDER XO. LILIACEA.—Liyp. 
Perianth single, regular, coloured, its segments occasionally 
cohering in a tube. Stamens six, inserted into the segments of the 
perianth. Anthers opening inwards. Ovary superior, three celled, 
many seeded, Style one. Stigma simple, or three lobed Fruit 
succulent, or dry and capsular, three celled. Seeds packed one upon 
another in one or two rows. Lmbryo with the same direction as the 
seed in the axis of fleshy albumen, or uncertain in direction and 
position.— Root fibrous, or fasciculated. Stem none, except a bulb, 
or tuberous, or creeping, or erect, or arborescent. Leaves with parallel 
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