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Proceedings of Societies. 
Linnean SocrgTy.— March 7th.—G. Bentham, Esq., Presiden 
the chair. The following papers were read : —'* Revision of the Genera d 
Species of Scillee and Chloroga alee.” By Mr. J. G. Baker. Tnis paper, 
the author stated, might be regarded as a een of bes e monograph 
of the capsular Liliacet, which he commence vol. ine res 
anomalous 6 eine puit; ‘of three sauia sectio ns, Gn ilacee, "with 
baecate fruit; Colchicacee, with capsular, usually septicidal fruit and ex- 
trorse rei s; and Liliacee proper, with capsular, usually loculicidal 
fruit and introrse anthers—he posterior the division of the last into sub- 
sections, characterized by a ophyllous and polyphyllous perianth ; 
and these into two parallel iin em te distinguished by the nature of 
the rootstock and inflorescence, as follows :— 
Inflorescence. Gamophyllous. Polyphyllous. | 
| 
Racemose . . .|Hyaeinthez and Mas- | Scillez. | 
= sonies | 
B? Pameled . . .| Gidontedtintiides . | Chlorogale:e. 
S |Umbelate. . .| Millex . . .|Allieze | 
Caulescent. . . Sandersoniem. . . Tulipez. 
z ( Racemose or pani- | Hemerocallideze . .| Anthericeæ and | 
8 Eriospermee. | 
 ( Umbellat . .|Agapanthee . . .| Aphyllanthea. | 
B Suffruticoso -car-|Aloinee . . . .|Yuccoidez. | 
A nose | 
The oa series (with the exception of Alvinee), treated in the 
fo udes about 350 — two-thirds of which inhabit the 
ane: The present paper was devoted to general remarks on the range 
of structure in the organs of the two first of the ee | date tribes and 
to a detailed definition of their genera an species. Chlorogalee includes 
ce sardini wéberuir as regards the near of the indiens 
Cape species. In this paper the author has admitted seventy species, 
several of which are undescribed, and classified them under seven sub- 
