88. LILIACE^. 361 



Order LXXXVIII. LILIACEJS. 



Periantli inferior, petal-like, 6-leaved, 6-parted or with 6 teeth. 

 Stam. 6, inserted on the receptacle or on the perianth. Anth. 

 hursting inwards. Ovary superior, 3-celled. Ovules many in 

 each cell. Style 1. Stigmas H or 1. Fr. dry, capsular, bursting 

 with 3 valves bearing the dissepiment on their middle. 



Tribe I. TULIPEyE. Perianth-1. nearly or quite distinct. 

 Cells of caps, manyrseeded. Seeds flat (in Lloydia angu- 

 lar), placed closely one above another ; testa pale or fuscous, 

 not crustaceous. — St. usually mors or less leafy. Bulbous. 



1. Ttjlipa. Perianth without nectaries, deciduous. Anth, 

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



2. Feitillaeia. Perianth deciduous; a nectariferous de- 

 pression at the base of each leaf. Anth. attached above their 

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



[3. LiLiUM. Perianth deciduous, spreading or reflexed ; a 

 longitudinal nectariferous furrow at the base of each leaf. 

 Anth. attached above their base. Stigma capitate. Seeds flat.] 



4. Lloydia. Perianth persistent, patent. Stam. inserted at 

 the base of perianth. Anth. erect. Style flHform. Stigma 

 trigonous. Seeds angular above, flat beneath. 



Tr. II. ASPHODELEM. Fl. not jointed to their stalks. 

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

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

 St. usually leafless. Bulbous. 



5. Oenithogalum. Perianth-1. 6, spreading:, persistent. 

 Stam. on the receptacle and adhering only slightly to the 

 perianth. Anth. attachedby 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. ereei.— Fl. corym- 

 bose or umbellate, yellow. ' 



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

 the base of the perianth. Anth. attached by their backs. — 

 FL racemose, never white or yellow. 



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

 base of the perianth. Anth. attached by their backs. — Fl, 

 umbellate. Spath of 1 or 2 leaves. 



