330 86. LILIACE^. 



5. Ornithogalum. Perianth-l. 6, spreading, persistent. 

 Stam. on the receptacle and adhering only slightly to the 

 perianth. Anth. incumbent, attached by their backs. — Fl. 

 white or yellow, never blue. 



6. Gagea. Perianth-1. 6, spreading, persistent. Stam. ad- 

 hering to the base of the perianth. Anth. erect. — Fl. corym- 

 bose or umbellate. 



7. SciLLA. Perianth-1. 6, spreading, deciduous. Stam. on 

 the base of the perianth. Anth. incumbent. — Fl. racemed, 

 never white or yellow. 



8. Allium. Perianth-1. 6, rather spreading. Stam. at the 

 base of the perianth. Anth. incumbent. — Fl. umbellate. 

 Spath of 1 or 2 leaves. 



Ti. m. ANTHERICEJE. Fl. jointed to their stalks. Leaves 

 of perianth slightly connected below. Cells of caps, few- 

 seeded. Seeds various in form. — Root not bulbous. 



9. SiMETHls. Perianth-l. 6, spreading, deciduous. Stam. 

 on the base of the perianth. Filaments bearded. Anth. 

 incumbent. Caps. 3-celled, 6-seeded. 



Tr. IV. HEMEROCALLIDEJE. Leaves of the perianth com- 

 bined below. Cells of the caps, few-seeded. . Seeds various 

 in form ; testa (in our plants) black. 



10. Endymion. Perianth tubular-bellshaped of 6 connivent 

 leaves with reflexed points, combined below. Stam. inserted 

 below the middle of the perianth ; filaments decurrent. 



11. MusCAEl. Perianth globose or subcylindrical, narrowed 

 at the mouth, 6-toothed. Stam. inserted at about the mid- 

 dle of the tube ; filaments not decurrent. 



Tribe I. Tulipece. 



1. TuLiPA im». Tulip. 



1. T. sylvestris (L.) ; st. 1 -flowered glabrous, fl. at first droop- 

 ing, inner segments of perianth and base of the stamens bearded. 

 —E. B. 63. Si. 29. 11 . R.x. 446.— Fl. yellow, rarely produced 

 in a wild state. — Chalk-pits in the eastern counties. Several 

 places in Scotland. P. IV. V. E. S. 



2. Fritillaria Linn. Fritillary. 

 1. F. Meleagris (L.) ; st. single-flowered leafy, 1. all alternate 



