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XCIII. TRILLIACE^. 



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aris. 



Div. 11. 



Ovary superior^ free^ not adnate with the tube of th 

 perianth (Ord. XCIII.— CV.) 



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Perianth conspicuous. Seeds with albumen, (0 



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Okd. XCIII. TRILLIACEJE De Cand. 



Flow ersjyer feet. Sepals 6—10 (rarely 4), outer ones her- 

 baceous ; inner herbaceous or much Lirger and coloured, rarely 

 wanting. ^ Stamens 6—10. Anthers linear, the cells fixed one 

 on each side near the middle or the apex of a subulate filament 

 Ovary free, 3— 5-celled, with as many distinct styles. Stigmas 

 inconspicuous. Ovules numerous, in 2 rows in each cell as- 

 cending. Fruit succulent, 3— 5-celled. Seeds numerous ;' the 

 skin brownish, leathery. Albumen fleshy, with a minute em- 

 hryo^ close to the hilum. — Stems simple, herbaceous. Leaves 

 sessile, verticillate, membranaceous, with netted veins, not articu- 

 lated with the stem, marcescent. Flowers large, terminal 

 solitary. ' 



1. Paris Linn. Herb -Paris, 



Perianth of 6 



-10 narrow, very patent or reflexed sepals, 

 inner ones scarcely coloured. Cells of the anthers fixed one on 

 each side the middle of a subulate filament. Berry 3— 5-celled. 

 — ISTamed, it is said, from par, parts (equal), on account of the 

 regularity of its leaves and flowers. 



1. P. quadrifolia L. {common i7.) 

 whorl. E. B. t. 7. 



5 in a 



Moist and wet shady woods, In many parts of England and Scot- 

 land. KiUarney, Ireland. 2^. 5, 6.— Stem 1 ft. high, with 4, 

 rarely 5, whorled, large, ovate, acute leaves at its 'summit, the rest 

 leafless. Flower single, terminal, on a foot-stalk about 2 inches lono- 

 Perianth oC 8 (rarely 6 or 10) sepals; outer ones Hnear-lanceolat", 

 green ; inner sunilar to these, but narrower and more yellow. Boots 

 purgative Berr^ esteemed poisonous ; but it has been employed in 

 curing inflammation in the eyes. 



Okd. XCIV. LILIACE^ Juss. 



Flowers perfect or very rarely imperfect. Sepals 6 (rarely 

 4) all petaloid, regular or nearly so, occasionally cohering at 

 the base in a tube. Stamens 6 (rarely 3 or 4) inserted upon 

 the sepals. Anthers opening inwards. Ovary free from the 



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