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Flowers racemed. Ovarian cells 2-ovuled ; capsule 3-angled 13. Aspbodehts. 

 Flowers racemed. Ovarian cells 4-6-ovuled; capsule 3-winged 14. Ebemubtjs. 

 Flowers racemed. Ovarian cells 4-6-ovulcd j capsule 3-winged 15. Chlobophttum. 

 Flowers in panicled cymes. Fruit a berry. . . , 16. DiANEiLi. 



Tribe IX. Allied. Rootstock in the Indian genus a bulb. Scape 

 simple ; flowers umbellate or capitate, at first enclosed in a spathaceous 

 involucre. Gapsule looulicidal. 



Strong-soentcd herbs. Perianth rotate 17. Allium. 



Tribe X. Soille^. Rootstook a bulb. Scape simple, naked ; flowers 

 racemose not involucrate ; bracts at the base of the pedicels small. 



Perianth 6-lobed, tubes cylindric, outer lobes spreading, inner erect 18. Dipcadi. 

 Perianth campanulate, 6-partite ; ovules many ; seeds flattened 19. TJeginea. 

 Perianth 6-partite. Seeds subglobose 20. SciLLA. 



Tribe XI. TulipEjE. Rootstock a bulb. Stem erect with one or more 

 leaves. Flowers few, large, solitary or racemed. Perianth segments 

 distinct. Capsule looulicidal (in the Indian species). 



Flowers large, nodding or pendulous ; anthers versatile . . 21. LlliUM. 



Flowers large, nodding or pendulous ; anthers basifixed erect . 22. Feitillakia. 



Flowers 1-2, small, subereet J anthers basifixed . . . 23. Llotdia. 



^'lowers large, solitary or few, erect or subereet . . . 24. Tttlipa. 



Flowers small, subumbellate, subereet 25. Gagea. 



Series 0. Rootstock a corm or bulb, or short. Leaves radical or radical 

 and cauline. Anthers dehiscing extrorsely or introrsely. Ovules anatro- 

 pous. Capsule usually septicidal. 



Tribe XII. Oolchice^. Rootstock a tunicate corm. Leaves all radical. 

 Scape very short, hypogeeous, flowers 1-3. Pej-iajii^-tube very long. 

 Anthers dorsifixed, narrow, dehiscence introrse. 



Perianth-tube entire ; styles 3 26. Colchicum. 



Perianth-tube of the twining claws of the segments ; styles 3 . 27. Mbeekdeba. 



Tribe XIII. AnguillariBjB. Rootstock a tunicate corm. Stem 1-or 

 more leaved. Anthers dehiscing extrorsely. Styles 3 . 28. Iehigenia. 



Tribe XIV. NamheciEjE. Rootstock short, creeping. Stem usually 

 leafy. Leaves often distichous. Perianth persistent. Anthers subbasi- 

 fixed, dehiscence sublateral. 29. Topieldia. 



Tribe XV. UvulaeibjE. Rootstock tuberous or creeping. Stem leafy. 

 Leaves not sheathing. Flowers axillary. Anthers dehiscing extrorsely. 



Stem twining. Leaves ciirhose. Capsule looulicidal . . .30. Gloeiosa. 



Stem erect. Capsule septicidal 31. Tbicyetis. 



Stem erect. Fruit a berry 32. DlSPOEUM. 



Tribe XVI. MedeolejE. Rootstock short or cireeping. Stem simple. 



