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In the amaryllis family {Amaryllidacem) , a higher fam- 

 ily of the same general line, represented by species of Xar- 

 rissus (jonquils, daffodils, etc.), Agave, etc., the flowers 

 are distinctly epigynous. 



Fig. 228. Star-of-Bethleliem ( Ornithogalum) : a, entire plant with tuberous base and 

 trimerous flowers; ft, a single flower; c, portion of flower showing relation of 

 parts, perianth lobes and stamens arising from beneath the prominent ovary (hy- 

 pogynous); d, mature fruit; e, section of the syncarpous ovary, showing the three 

 carpels and loculi.— After Schimper. 



In the iris family (Iriclacece), the most highly specialized 

 family of the lily line, and represented by the various spe- 



