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Class III.— MONOCOTYLEDONS (Order cxxrv. 



TO END). 



Series I. BXicrospermous. — Fl. uni- or bi-sex. Perianth sup., 

 segm. usually biseriate, inner or both series corolline. Ov. i-celled, 

 placent. pariet, rarely 3-celled placent. axile. Seeds many, minute. 



CXXIV. HYDROCHARiDEyE. — Fl. unisex., enclosed in spathes. Sep. 3. 

 Pet. 3 or o. Stam. 3-15, anth. erect. Ov. 1- or sub- 3-celled; styles or 

 stigmas 3-12. Fr. fleshy or membranous. — Aquatic, fresh- or salt-water 

 plants; 1. undivided, iv. 122. 



CXXV. Burmanniace^e. — Fl. bisex. Perianth subpersist, lobes or 

 segm. biseriate, short, valvate. Stam. 3 or 6 ; anth. sessile on the peri- 

 anth-tube. Ov. 3-celled with axile, or 1 -celled with pariet. placent. 

 Caps, loculicidal. — Annual herbs ; 1. narrow or o; fl. spicate, racemed, or 

 secund on the branches of a forked cyme. iv. 129. 



CXXVI. Orchide/e. — Fl. irregular (except Apostasia), bisex. Peri- 

 anth 6-partite ; segm. biseriate, inner or both corolline. Stam. 1, con- 

 fluent with the style in a column (2 in Apostasia) ; anth. 2-celled ; pollen 

 grains cohering in waxy or powdery masses. Ov. 1 -celled with 3 pariet. 

 placent. (3-celled in Apostasia), usually twisted. Caps, loculicidal. — 

 Herbs or shrubs, often epiphytic, of various habit, v. 132. 



Series II. Bpig-ynous. — Fl. bisexual (except Dioscoreacecz). 



Perianth sup. (except Ophzopogon), biseriate, one or both series 



corolline. Ov. 1-3-celled. Endosp. copious. 



CXXVI I. Scitamine^e. — Fl. irregular, uni- or bi-sex. Perianth bi- 

 seriate, inner or both series petaloid, limb spreading (inner of 1 short 

 pet. in Musa). Stam. 1 antherif. (5 in Micsa). Ov. 1-3-celled ; style long, 

 stigma with a usually ciliate mouth. — Perennial herbs; 1. penniveined; 

 infl. usually spicate. iv. 238. 



CXXVI 1 1. H^EMODORACE^;. — Perianth sup. (^ inf. in Ophiopogori), 

 petaloid; limb 6-lobed or -partite in 2 series. Stam. 6, opp., perianth- 

 lobes ; anth. erect or versatile. Ov. 3-celled, cells 1-2 ovuled ; style 

 columnar, stigma simple or 3-toothed. Fr. bursting irregularly before 

 the seeds ripen. — Perennial herbs ; 1. radical, narrow ; fl. spicate or 

 racemed. iv. 266. 



CXXIX. Amaryllide^e. — Perianth sup., petaloid ; limb tubular or 

 not below, 6-lobed or -partite in 2 series. Stam. 6, on the bases of the 

 segm., fil. distinct or connate ; anth. erect or versatile. Ov. 3-celled, 

 cells many-ovuled ; style short or long, stigma 3-lobed or -partite. Caps, 

 loculicidal, or bursting irregularly. — Rootstock bulbous or tuberous; 

 1. linear or lanceolate ; scape few- or many-fid. iv. 268. 



CXXX. Taccace^e. — Perianth sup.; subglobose, 6-lobed in 2 series, 

 mouth contracted. Stam. 6, on the bases of the lobes ; fil. very short, 

 hooded, anth. sessile in the hood, 2-celled. Ov. 1 -celled; placent. 3, 

 parietal, many-ovuled ; styles 3, very short, stigmas broad reflexed. _ Fr. 

 baccate, many-seeded. — Scapigerous herb ; rootstock tuberous ; 1. radical, 

 limb 3-partite, segm. pinnatifid ; fl. umbellate, with broad outer bracts, 

 and very long filiform pendulous inner, iv. 273. 



CXXXI. DlOSCOREACE/E. — Fl. unisex, (bisex. in Trichopus). Peri- 

 anth sup.; limb rotate, 6-cleft in 2 series. Male fl.: — stam. 3 or 6, on the 



