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LILIACEAE. 



Key to genera. 



1. Stems climbing,.. 



Stems not climbing or none 



2. Leaves linear, not more than 2 lines 



broad 



Leaves not linear and more than 2 Hnes 

 broad 



3. Perianth segments 6; stamens 6 

 Perianth segments 3j stamens 3 



4. Stems none or rhizome-like 

 Stem erect; leaves cauline 



5. Peduncles 1-flowered ... 

 Peduncles more than 1-flowered 



6. Perianth 3 inches long or more 

 Perianth less than 1 inch long 



7. Leaves long-petiolate, cordate or ovate 

 Leaves not petiolate, linear ... 



8. Inflorescence umbellate 

 Inflorescence not umbellate 



9. Leaves linear, 6-8 inches long, stiff" ... 

 Leaves linear more than 1 foot long, 



flaccid 



10. Inflorescence paniculate 

 Inflorescence not paniculate ... 



11. Inflorescence dense, stout 

 Inflorescence lax, slender 



12. Scape 1 foot long 

 Scape 3-4 inches long ... 



13. Stems perennial, hard or woody 

 Stems annual, soft 



14. Stems short; leaves linear, 1 foot long 

 Stems long ; leaves lanceolate, more 



than ,1 foot long 



15. Stems branched 

 Stems simple ... 



16. Flowers terminal 

 Flowers axillary 



17. Perianth 5-6 inches long 



Perianth 2 inches long or less... 



18. Leaves, at least at the upper ones, 



opposite 

 Leaves alternate 



19. Perianth with a corona 

 Perianth without a corona 



3, Asparagus. 



2. Smilax. 

 1. Heterosmilax. 

 5, 

 13, 



7. Aspidistra. 



6, 

 7, 

 8. 

 9. Funlda. 



8. Hemerocallis. 



9. 

 10. 



12. Thysanotus. 



14. Allium. 

 20. Veratrum. 



11. 

 12. 

 1 1 . Chlorophytuni . 



15. Scilla. 



6. Reineckia. 

 14. 

 15, 



13. Dianella, 



10. Cordyline. 



18. Disporum. 



16. 

 17. 

 18. 



16. Lilium, 



19. Paris. 



17. Fritillaria. 



19. 

 5. Diepoi'opsis, 

 4. PolygonaUim, 



1.— HETEROSMILAX. 



1. H. Gaudichaudiana, Mia;m. ; Smilax Gaudichaudiana, Kunth ; 

 Benth. Fl, Hongk. 370. Deepwater Bay, Hongkong, 

 Fl. white, July. 



