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BENGAL PLANTS. [ Synopsis of 
Flowers very irregular, outer series of perianth esa 
perfect stamens either solitary with 5 reduce sed 
with a single staminode; seeds often with an ail 
CX 
VIII. Seitamines, 
Flowers regular or only slightly irregular :-— : 
Outer series of perianth segments calycine; stamens 6 
. Bromeliace®. — 
Both series of perianth-segments sigh or rarely (some 
pairs. both reo subherbaceous 12 
tamens 3, opposite the outer Aauae. segments; flowers Z 
mitra or Beater | irregular; locules of the usually 3-loeaat 
+ Nas a | Sincteh eng ORT I CXXXI. Iridez. 
Stamens 6, very rarely ons Ausivcboestiiah more numerous 
or if 3 then (Amaryitzpacem and H@MOoDORACEZ 80. ite 
opposite the inner perianth-segments or if (Dicscore = a 
GF hideded i. set ag) XXIII Tacceces 
Ovary 3-locular, or if 1-locular sieceemmlall rarely), 
the stamens not ho oded :— 
Flowers 1- sexual, very small; stems scandent; res 
6, or if 3 these opposite ie vutee eee segments 
XXX 
I — 
Flowers hermaphrodite, merge or very large; Se" 
not scandent; stamens 6 r a more or if 3 these Opp 
site the inner perianth- Seiad 
Ovary inferior, loculi many-, nee 1-2-ovuled; —. 
very small, embedded in the albumen : 
: CXXXII. reenierer | 
Ovary free in the fundus of the pores il 
Superior, less often inferior; loculi 1-many-0 I 
embryo not completely drsued by the albumen 
CXXIX. Hemodo 
tOvary superior with embryo completely enclosed within tel | 
men; or if ovary half-inferior (some Roxpurentaces) the a“. 
Stiverods and the ovary l-locular; if embryo not comp a : 
coat within the albumen, then (PonTEDERIACEa) the os “no 
$Outer as well as inner series of perinth segment 
corolline :—[p, 187) 
