MONOCOTYLEDONOTJS PLANTS. 15 



oblanoeolate petals sometimes 2J in. long, white, often becoming 

 rose-tinted ; stigmas nearly erect and somewhat coherent. 



d. (T. cernuum), Nodding Trillium. Leaves ovate-diamond- 

 shaped, iiowers not showy, borne on short pedicels, which are recurved 

 beneath the leaves ; petals ovate or broadly lanceolate, white or 

 whitish ; stigmas stout, separate, and recurved. 



AMARYLLIDACE.^;, AMARYLLIS FAMILY. 



Mostly smooth perennial herbs, sending up from a bulb 

 a scape and linear root-leaves, which show no distinction 

 between petiole and blade. Flowers nearly or quite regular. 

 Stamens 6. Tube of the 6-parted, corolla-like perianth adnate 

 to the 3-celled ovary. Capsule 3-celled, several-many-seeded. 



NARCISSUS, NARCISSUS. 



Mowers with a cup-shaped or other crown on the throat of 

 the perianth ; tube of the perianth somewhat cylindrical, the 

 6 divisions of the limb widely spreading. Stamens 6, inserted 

 in the tube. Scapes with 1-several flowers from a thin dry 

 spathe. 



(N. psEUDO-NARCissus), Dappodil, Daffy, Easter-Flower. 

 Scape short, bearing 1 large yellow flower ; tube of perianth short 

 and wide, crown with a crimped margin. Cultivated from Europe. 



IRIDACEJE, IRIS FAMILY. 



Herbs with equitant, 2-ranked leaves and usually showy 

 perfect flowers enclosed by a sort of spathe composed of 

 bracts. Tube of the perianth adnate to the ovary. Stamens 

 3, with anthers turned outwards. Style 1, stigmas 3, often 

 petal like. Capsule 3-celled and many-seeded (Fig. 168). 



I. IRIS, BLUE FLAG, FLOWEE-DE-LUCE. 



Sepals 3, reflexed, larger than the 3 erect petals. Stamens 

 3, distinct, borne on the sepals, anthers long and covered by 

 the petal-like branches of the style (Fig. 167). Perennials, 

 mostly with sword-shaped leaves and large rootstocks (Fig. 34). 



