LILIACÉES. 557 
hypogynum v. plus minus alte perigynum; foliolis æqualibus, v. petalis 
majoribus, nunc tenuioribus; omnibus demum patentibus v. conni- 
ventibus. Stamina 6, 2-seriatim imo peranthio affixa ; oppositipelala 
majora; filamentis gracilibus v. varie petaloideo-dilatatis, nunc 
3-lobis; lobo medio antherigero; lateralibus dentiformibus v. cirrho- 
sis; anthera oblonga, ad medium dorsifixa ; loculis introrsum rimosis. 
Germen breviter stipitatum, sessile v. basi plus minus alte adnatum 
inferumque ; loculis 3 v. lobis plus minus incomplete septatis; stylo 
brevi v. longo, apicali v. inter lobos gynobasico, apice stigmatoso 
parvo integro v. breviter 3-lobo, aut deciduo, aut inter lobos persis- 
tente. Ovula in loculis 2-œ, 2-seriatim adscendentia; micropyle 
extrorsum infera. Fructus membranaceus, perianthio cinetus v. inclu- 
sus, loculicidus. Semina angulata v. compressa (alra); albumine 
carnoso; embryone cylindraceo, breviore, subæquali Y. longiore, 
recto, arcuato v. hinc involuto. — Herbæ perennes, sæpius graveo- 
lentes; bulbo tunicato v. nune in rhizomate communi brevi multi- 
plici; folüs basilaribus, linearibus, carinatis, teretibus v. fistulosis, 
nunc ovato-oblongis; vaginis brevibus v. elongatis ; floribus in Summo 
scapo aphyllo umbelliformi-cymosis; eymis aut crebris, œ-floris, 
l-paris, aut laxis v. paucifloris, nune paucis ; bracteis involucrantibus 
2,3, aut amplis membranaceis, aut parvis; spatha communi nunc 
fissa demumque decidua; floribus nunc in bulbillas mutatis. (Orbis 
lotius, excepta Australia, reg. temp. et calid.) — Vid. p. ; 
1199 muilla S.-Wars.! — Flores fere AU; perianthio explanato- 
ampanulato patente. Stamina breviora ; filamentis inferne red 
dilatatis ; antheris dorsifixis introrsis. Germen obtusum ; stylo cite 
apice stigmatoso dilatato-3-dymo. Ovula &. F ructus . 
8loboso-3-queter loculicidus ; seminibus * angulatis sé se 7 ‘ 
Perennis; bulbi tunieis fibrosis; folüis basilaribus linearibus; a 
in summo scapo aphyllo umbelliformi-cymosis ; bracteis involucr. 
tibus acuminatis scariosis 3-6. (California *.) 
1139 Bloomeria KELL.* — Flores (fere Allii) hermaphroditi ; 
1. In Proc. Amer. Acad., XIV, 235; Bol. King Exped. Bot-, re re PAL Mon 
Calif., 11, 151. — B. H., Gen.; IL, 801, n.105.  BENTH:, PI. Hartweg., 
ee oran Ÿ'Ae ln Pros: Ga. Acad, M th, 0: je In 
8. Spec. 4. M. maritima S.=Wars. — Hes- The Hp a Le De te qe UE, 
yet À maritimum Torr., Pacif. Rail. mu . cs ENGL., Pfansenfam., 57. 
