86. LILIACE.S:. 329 



R. X. 436. — St. 6 — 8 in. high. Root filiforin. L. very deeply 

 cordate. Raceme terminal, resembling a spike. Fl. small ; seg- 

 ments reflexed. "Berry yellow with brown spots." — Woods. 

 Howick, Northumb. (now eradicated). Mr. R. Embleton. Ken- 

 wood, Middlesex. Mr, E. Edwards. Dingley Wood, Preston ; 

 and Harwood near Blackburn. Gerard. P. V. E. 



5. Rxiscus Linn. Butcher's Broom. 



1. R. aculeatus (L.); 1. (flattened shoots) ovate-attenuate 

 very acute rigid bearing the fl. upon the middle of their upper 

 surface, fl. 1 rarely 2 with a flat subulate scarious 1-veined 

 bract. — E. B. 560. R. x. 437- — Fohage evergreen. Fl. very 

 minute.— Thickets. Sh. III. IV. E. S. 



Order LXXXVI. LILIACE^. 



Perianth inferior, petal-like, 6-parted. Stam. 6, inserted into 

 the receptacle or on the perianth. Anth. bursting inwai-ds. 

 Ovary superior, 3-celled. Ovules many in each cell. Style ] . 

 Stigmas 3 or 1 . Fr. dry, capsular, bursting with 3 valves bearing 

 the dissepiment on their middle. — For fig. of genera see G. F. G. 

 Monocot. ii. 



Tribe I. TULIPEjE. Leaves of the perianth distinct. Cells of 

 the caps, many-seeded. Seeds flat (in Lloydia angular), 

 placed closely one above another; testa pale or fuscous, not 

 crustaceous. — St. usually more or less leafy. Root bulbous. 



1. TuLiPA. Perianth-1. 6, without nectaries, deciduous. Anth. 

 erect. Style 0. Stigma 3-lobed. Seeds flat. 



2. Fritillaria. Perianth-1. 6, deciduous ; a nectariferous 

 depression at the base of each. Anth. attached above their 

 base. Style 3-fid at the apex. Seeds flat. 



[3. LiLiUM. Perianth-1. 6, deciduous, spreading or reflexed; 

 a longitudinal nectariferous furrow at the base of each. 

 Anth. attached above their base. Stigma capitate. Seeds 

 flat.] 



4. Lloydia. Perianth-1. 6, persistent, patent. Stam. in- 

 serted at the base of perianth. Anth. erect. Style filiform. 

 Stigma trigonous. Seeds angular above, flat beneath. 



Tr. II. ASPHODELEJE. Fl. not jointed to then- stalks. 

 Leaves of perianth distinct. Cells of the caps, few-seeded. 

 Seeds various in form, usually with a black crustaceous testa. 

 — St. usually leafless. Root bulbous. 



