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Genera described. — Conantheea, Ctanella, HjEMODOEUM, 

 Wachendorfia, Ophiopogon, TECOPHiii^A, Anigozanthos. 



Nat. Ord. IRIDE^. Characters. — Perennial herbs with usually 

 smooth, radical, equitant, flat, linear or sword-like leaves in 2 rows, 

 those of the stem alternate and sheathing. Mowers hermaphrodite, 

 usually regular, borne on terminal bracteate spikes, umbels, corymbs, 

 or panicles. Perianth superior ; segments sometimes all nearly equal 

 and alike, sometimes the 3 inner ones larger or smaller and unlike the 

 3 outer ones. Stamens 3, opposite the outer lobes or segments of the 

 perianth. Ovary inferior. Stigmas often petal-like. Fruit a 3-lobed 

 capsule with few or many seeds. 



Genera described. — Iris, Tigridia, Feeearia, Crocus, Libertia, 



SiSYRINOHIUM, SCHIZOSTYLIS, DiERAMA, IxiA, LaPEYROUSIA, WATSONIA, 



Babiana, Crocosma, Tritonia, Sparaxis, Gladiolus, Antholyza, 

 Acidanthera, Cypella, Freesia, GrALAXiA, Geissorhiza, Herbertia, 



HeSPEEANTHA, HeXAGLOTTIS, HoMERIA, MeLASPH^EULA, MoRjEA, 



Nemastylis, Eigidella, Syeingodea, Belemcanda, Anomatheca, 

 bobaetia. 



Nat. Ord. TACCACE.^. Characters. — Leaves large, radical, 

 stalked entire or divided. Flowers regular, 2-sexed, borne in umbels, 

 with large, leafy bracts. Perianth 6-lobed. Stamens 6, with very 

 short filaments. Ovary inferior. 



Genus described. — Tacca. 



Nat. Ord. DIOSCORBAOB^. Characters.— Stems climbing. 

 Leaves alternate, net-veined. Flowers usually 1-sexed in axillary 

 panicles or racemes. Perianth often bell-shaped. Stamens 6, free. 



Genera described. — DiosooEEA, Tamus, Testudinaria, Teichopus. 



Nat. Ord. SCITAMINE^. Characters. — Leaves parallel or 

 curvilinear-veined, usually sheathing at the base. . Flower usually 

 hermaphrodite, irregular, in spikes, racemes, or panicles. Perianth 

 superior, the outer portion calyx-like, the inner corolla-like. 

 Stamens 6, often only 1 perfect, the others being changed into 

 brightly-coloured staminodes. Ovary inferior, 3 -celled. 



Genera described. — CosTUS, Amomum, Buebidgea, Curcuma, 

 Gasteochilus, Globba, K^mpeeria, Lowia, Maranta, Myeosma, 

 Zingiber, Eoscoea, Thalia, Canna, Hedychium, Alpinia. 



Division II. SPADICIFLOEiE.— Flowers small, 1-sexed, crowded 

 on spikes or " spadices," enclosed in one or more conspicuous 

 sheaths or " spathes." Ovaries superior. 



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