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capsular. Lvs. radical, linear. Bulbous Herbs. 2 genera, 6 species. 

 Chili. 1. Gilliesia. Perianth with 3 bilabiate segments ; sta. at its 

 base, united into a cup ; 3 posterior sterile. 2. Miersia. Perianth 

 urceolate, 6-toothed; stamens minute, on its throat. 



Ord. 16. Conantheracex. — Fls. SJ , 6-merous. Perianth petaloid, 

 blue. Sta. 6, epipetalous, anthers connivent into a cone, opening by a 

 pore at top. Infl. a scape, panicled. Ova. adherent at base. Fr. 

 capsular. Lvs. linear. Stemless Herbs. Peru, Chili. 1. Conan- 

 thera. 2. Cumingia. 3. Zephyra. 



Ord. 17. Eriospermaceae. — Fls. § , raceme or panicled. Fr. cap- 

 sular; sds. covered with long, silky hairs. Lvs. rounded, with pro- 

 jecting reticulate veins. Stemless Herbs, with tuberous scarlet roots. 

 Eriospermum. Only gen. ; sev. spec. S. Af. 



Ord. 18. Liliaceae. — Fls. usually § , sometimes (^ 9 , or W^ § $ . 

 Perianth never glumaceous. Lvs. simple, entire. Large and varied 

 Order. 4 Sub-Orders : 1. Melanthaceae. 2. Smilaceae. 3. Aspa- 

 rageae. 4. Liliaceae. 



Sub. -Ord. 1. Melanthaceae. — Fls. g, rarely J* g ?. Styles (or 

 stigmas) free. 3 Tribes : 



Tribe 1. MethoniceEe. — Perianth tubular, white, yellow, or red. 

 Sta. epipetalous. Fr. capsular, loculicidal. Sds. with fleshy testa, 

 white or red. Kt. a fleshy tuber. QJ.. Herbs with erect or climbing 

 stems. 3 genera. 1. Littonia. 2. Sandersonia, Natal. 3. Metho- 

 nica (Gloriosa). Stem climbing, branching ; lvs. lance.-acuminate 

 or ending in a tendril. Pis. sol., yellow or crimson. Several fine 

 species. Ind., tropical Af. 



Tribe 2. Colchiceae, Meadow-Saffkons. — Stemless. Fls. 6- 

 merous, colored, from a subt. bulb, in autumn ; lvs. following spring. 

 1. Colchicum, perianth tubular. 2. Bulbocodium, perianth of 6 

 stalked sagittate segments. 3. Merendera, perianth with a crest 

 bearing the anthers. Several species of each. S. Eur., Abyssinia. 



Tribe 3. Veratreae. — Fls. often J> § $. Colored. Segments 

 distinct, rarely coherent at base. Ova. sometimes half-adh. Stem or 

 scape leafy. Many gen. 1. Xerophjrllum asphodelowies. St. 3°- 

 5° high ; fls. § , large, white, in « dense raceme. Sands, N. J. to 

 Car. 2. ChamaeUrium lufeum, Devil's-Bit, Blazing-Star. Ehiz. 

 praemorse. Stem l°-3° high. Fls. (^ $. Yellowish-white, in a 

 nodding, spike-like raceme. Low grounds. Can., U. S. 3. Vera- 

 trum. Fls. (^ §. ?. . Ets. flbrous, furnishing the poison Veratrin. 

 Fls. green, yellowish, whitish, or brown, paniculate. Many species, 

 some very ornamental. Cosmop. 4. Asagraea officinalis. Fls. g ; 

 sds. are the Sehadilla (CevadiUa), which also furnish Veratrin. Mex- 

 ico. 5. Melanthium. Fls. (5^ § 9 1 P^t^l^ <^1^^^^! '"'I'it^i yellow, or 

 pink. Fr. 3 inflated carpels, separate when ripe. Sds. winged. Several 

 species in S. Af ; one American species, M. virginicum, Bunch- 

 Flower. Stem 3°-5° high, fls. panicled, yellow. Moist gi-ounds. 

 Wis. to N. Y. and Fla. 6. Uvularia, Bellwort. Styles united at 

 base. Stem low, furcate, bearing 1-2 small, yellowish, bell-shaped fls. 

 in the fork. Many species ; N. Am. ; some in the mts. of India. 



Sub-Ord. 2. Smilaceae. Saksaparillas. — Fr. a berry. 2 Tribes : 



Tribe 1. Parideae. — Fls. §, terminal. Styles or sessile stigmas 

 free. Stem from a perenn. root-stock ; simple, naked, crowned with 

 a whorl of net-veined lvs. around a single flower (or an umbel in 



