Classification of Plants 271 



Antholyza. — Perianth tube suddenly widening at the 



Fig. 244. — (Uadiolus iiiniina/is , Curt. 



middle, often twisted below. Seeds large, globose, not winged. 



Order H.kiiodorace.e. 



(" The blood roots.") 



Flowers perfect. Perianth regular or nearly so. Stamens 

 6, or 3 opposite the petals. Ovary wholly or partly superior, 

 or inferior. I'ruit 3-celled or becoming i -celled. Seeds one, 

 few, or many. Herbs often covered with dense hairs. Never 

 bulbous. Leaves often in two rows and firm. Roots often 

 with a blood-red juice. Flowers in panicles. The order forms 

 a connecting link between Liliacere and Iridaceos, Araaryl- 

 lidacex and Orchidacea;. Herbs with panicled inflorescence. 



Perianth remaining hairy, persistent. 

 Wachendorfia. — Stamens 3. Fruit free, 3-celled. 

 Barberetta. — Stamens 3, Fruit free, i-celled. 



