SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 



Class 6. Hexandria. — 6 Stamens (equal.) 



Order I. Monogtnia. — 1 Pistil. 

 * Perianth double, inferior. 



1. Berbe'ris, [Page 461.] Caljjx of six coloured concave 



pieces, the outer ones scaly. Petals six, each with two 

 glands at the base. Fruit a two or three seeded fleshy- 

 berry Shrubs tvilh spiny stems and leaves, and yellow 



racemose flowers. 



2. Franken'ia, [Page 463.] Calyx tubular, four or five-cleft. 



Petals six. Stigmas three-cleft. Capsule of one cell, from 

 two to four valved. Seeds minute, attached to the margin 

 of the valves — Herbaceous plants or under shrubs. 



3. Pe'plis, [Page 464.] Calyx campanulate, with six large 



erect teeth, and six small alternate spreading ones. Petals 

 six, small, or wanting. Stigmas capitate. Capsule mem- 

 branous, two-celled, many seeded. — Herbaceous plants, 

 with opposite or alternate leaves and axillary flowers. 

 (See Lylhrum in Class 12.) 

 ** Perianth single, superior. 



4. Leuco'jum, [Page 465.] Perianth with a short tube and a 



campanulate limb of six equal pieces, thickened at the 

 apex. Flowers from a spatha. 



5. Gaian'thus, [Page' 466.] Perianth with a short tube, and 



a limb of six unequal pieces, the three outer ones pointed 

 and spreading, the three inner half as long, erect and 

 emargiuate. Flowers from a spatha. 



6. Narcis'sus, [Page 467.] Perianth funnel-shaped, with a 



spreading six parted limb, orifice of the tube surrounded 

 with a campanulate or cup-shaped crown. Stamens in 

 serted into the tube, and concealed within the cup. 

 Flowers from a spatha. 



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