CLASSIFICATION 



Genera descrihed.—BM.lLA.x, AsPAEAGUS, PoLYGONATUM, Smilacina, 

 Maianthemum, Convallaeia, Eeineokia, Aspidistea, Eohdea, 

 Hemerocallis, Phoemium, Blandfordia, Funkia, Asphodelus, 

 AsPHODELiNE, Paeadisea, Bulbine, Chloeogalum, Bowiea, Eee- 

 MURUS, Antheeicum, Aphyllanthes, Agapanthus, Tulbaghia, Milla, 

 Beevooetia, Brodi^a, Bessera, Bloomeeia, Nothosgoedum, Allium, 

 Massonia, Galtonia, Lachenalia, Drimia, Dipcadi, Albuca 

 XJrginea, Veltheimia, MuscAEi, Hyacinthus, Puschkinia, 

 Chionodoxa, Deimiopsis, Eucomis, Scilla, Camassia, Ornitho- 



GALUM, LiLIUM, FeITILLAEIA, TuLIPA, EeYTHEONIUM, GtAGEA, Lloydia, 



Calochoetus, Colchicum, Bulbocodium, Merendeea, Narthecium, 

 Cham^lirium, Chionogeaphis, Xerophyllum, Heloniopsis, Helo- 

 NiAS, Uvulaeia, Gloeiosa, Tkicyetis, Sandeesonia, Trillium, 

 LiTTONiA, Veeateum, Zygadenus, Dispoeum, Medeola, Andeo- 

 CYMBiuM, Aetheopodium, Andeostephium, Daubenya, Dichopogon, 

 Eeiospeemum, Glyphosperma, Gontoscypha, Herreria, Hespero- 

 CALLis, Leucocoeyne, Melanthium, Nothosgoedum, Triteleia, 

 Wuembea, Tupistra. 



Nat. Ord. PONTBDBRIACB-^. Characters — Aquatic herbs. 

 Flowers hermaphrodite, regular or irregular. Perianth inferior, 

 6-lobed. Stamens 6 or 3. Ovary superior. 



Genus described. — ^Eichhoenea. 



Nat. Ord. AMARYLLIDB.^. Characters. — Leaves linear or 

 strap-shaped. Flowers hermaphrodite, usually regular. Perianth 

 superior. Stamens usually 6, the filaments being sometimes united 

 to form a cup. Ovary inferior. 



Genera described. — Hypoxis, Cueculigo, Naecissus, Galanthus, 

 Leucojum, Hessea, Steenbeegia, Anoiganthus, Gethyllis, 

 CooPEEiA, Chlidanthus, Haylockia, Zephyranthes, Sprekelia, 

 HiPPEASTRUM, Placea, Griefinia, Grinum, Amaryllis, Ammocharis, 

 Lygoris, Brunsvigia, Nerine, Strumaria, Vallota, Cyhtanthus, 

 Clivia, H^manthus, Buphane, Euoeosia, Callipsyche, Eucharis, 

 Calliphruela, Ueceolina, Ph^deanassa, Stenomesson, Pancra- 

 tium, Hymenocallis, Elisena, Eurycles, Calostbmma, Ixiolieion, 

 Bomaeea, Alstrcemeeia, Polianthes, Beavoa, Bes,choeneria, 



EUSTEPHIA, PLAGIOLIRION. 



Nat. Ord. H.ffiMODORACB.^. Characters. — Leaves tufted, 

 narrow, linear. Flowers hermaphrodite, usually regular in dense 

 panicles, clusters, spikes or racemes. Perianth downy, 6-lobed. 



Stamens 6, usually all perfect. Ovary 3-celled. 



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