338 81. BIOSCOEEACEiE. 



caJyx herbaceoua ; inner or corolla coloured, or in our plant her- 

 baceous. Stam. 6 — 10. Anth. linear ;fllamenta subulate. Ovary 

 superior, .8 — 5-celled. Ovules indefinite in number, in two rows 

 in each cell. Styles as many as the cells, distinct; stigmas in- 

 conspicuous. Fr. succulent, not bursting. Seeds with a leathery 

 stin. Embryo minute, in fleshy albumen. — Eaphidiferous. 

 Often combined with Liliacece. 



1. Paris. Perianth subherbaceous, 8-parted; 4 inner divi- 

 sions narrower than the others. Stam. 8 — lO. Anth. on 

 the middle of the subulate filament. 



I. Pak'is Linn. Herb Paris. 



1. P. ijuadrifdlia (L.) ; 1. usually 4 in a whorl. — E. B. 7. — St. 

 1 ft. high, from the end of a long rhizome, usually with 4, rarely 

 from 3 — 6, ovate 1. at its summit. Fl. solitary, terminal. Sep. 

 lanceolate. Pet. subulate. Styles 4. Berry 4-celled; cells 

 with 4 — 8 seeds. No root-leaves. — Damp woods. P. V. E. S. 



Order LXXXI. DIOSCOEEACE^. 



Perianth superior, petal-like, 6-parted. Stam. 6, inserted on 

 the base of the segments of the perianth. Anth. bursting in- 

 wards. Ovary inferior, 3-celled. Ovules 2 in each cell, erect. 

 Style 1. Stigmas 3, reflexed. Fr. baccate, or dry and flat. 

 Embryo minute, quite enclosed in the albumen. 



1. Tamus. Perianth bellshaped ; limb 5-parted. Male vdth 

 6 stamens. Fem. with the perianth adhering to the ovary 

 and persistent, and very short abortive stamens. 



1. Ta'mtjs Linn. Black Bryony. "■ 



1. T. communis (L.) ; 1. undivided cordate acute shining. — 

 U.B.Ql. — Dioecious. Rootlarge, thick, fleshy. St. very long, 

 twining. Racemes axillary, on lonjr stalks. Fl. yellowish- 

 green, regular, small. Berry red. — Hedges and thickets. P. 

 V. VI. E. 



Division II. FLORIDA. 



(Orders LXXXII.— XCVI.) 



Leaves parallel-veined, persistent. Floral envelopes whorled, 

 or none. — There is no proper perianth distinguishable in Ord. 

 XCII.— XCVI. in our plants. 



