ORDER 148,—LILYWORTS. 295 
Orver CXLVII. LILIACEA. Lilyworts. 
Herbs with parallel-veined leaves, bulbous or tuberous stems . 
flowers perfect, regular, generally large and richly colored ; 
perianth 6 (rarely 4)-parted, uniformly colored, free from the ovary $ 
stamens 6 (rarely 4); anthers fixed by a point and turned inwards ; 
style single ; ovary superior, 2 or 3-celled; seed with fleshy albumen. 
Analysis of the Genera. 
§ Plants bulbous at the base, or with a thick, woody stem (caudex)....2 
§ Plants with a rhizome, creeper, or fibrous roots....4 
2 Perianth segments united, forming a tubular flower....a 
2 Perianth segments separate, not forming a tube....8 
8 Stem (or caudex) leaty at least below, few or many-flowered....b 
8 Stem (scape) sheathed at base, bearing a solitary flower....a 
8 Stem (scape) sheathed at base, leafless, many-flowered....u 
4 Stamens bent to one side, curved-ascending. Flowers showy....e 
4 Stamens straight, and equal in position....5 
5 Perianth segments united to near the summit....f 
5 Perianth segments separate, not forming a tube....6 
6 Flowers in terminal, leafless clusters, small, whitish....g 
6 Flowers axillary, or terminal and solitary....7 
7 Leaves thread-form, &c....h 
7 Leaves ovate, &c....k 
a Flowers nodding. Wild plants. Erythronium. Eryruronium. 1 
a Flowers erect. Garden plants. + Tulip. To’ura. 
b Nectary a linear groove at the base of each segment. Lily, Lirium, 2 
b Nectary a round cavity at base of each seg. + Crown Imperial, Friviuia’Rta. 
b Nectary none. Flowers panicled, large. Seedsmany. + Yucca. Yucca. 
b Nectary none. Flowers panicled, small. Seeds 1-3. S. Molina. Nout’na. 
= Flowers in racemes, blue or purple. t+ Squill. Sowa. 
ce Fls. in racemes or corymbs, yellow or white. Star-Bethlehem. Ornirnoe’aLum. 
ce Flowers in umbels, white or roseate. Stamens straight. Garlic. AL’LiuM. 8 
‘e Fis, in umbels, blue. Stam. declined and curved. + Love-flower. AGAPAN’THUS. 
d Perianth-limb revolute, as long as the tube. f Hyacinth. Hractw’ravs. 
d Per.-limb spreading, much shorter than tube. + Grape Hyacinth. Musoa’Rt. 
e Segments distinct. Stamens at base valve-like. + | Asphodel. AspHop/ELUs, 
e Segments half-united. Stamens perigynous (§ 83). t Day Lily. HemeRooa.’Lis, 
e Segments half-united. Stamens hypogynous. t+ White Day-Lily. Fun’ia, 4 
f Fl. tubular-oblong, greenish, axillary. Jointed Solomon’s Seal. PoLyeona’TuM. 
f Fl. broad bell-shaped, white, racemed. Lily-of-the- Valley. ConvALLA’RIA. 
