XI. AMAEYLLIDEtE. 



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PerianWi and androacimn laid open. 

 i. tube; I limb; n. crown. 



Narcissus, Pisfcil. 



Agave chloracaniha. 



Vertical section of Agave. 



upper part of bud. Stamen, 



Snowdrop. {GalantJius mvalis.) Snowdrop. 

 Flower. Pistil. 



Agave, 

 Ovule 



Agave. 



Transverse section of 



ovary (mag.). 



Oporanthus^ 



Seed, entire and cut 



vertically. 



Snowdrop. 



AndrcEcium and 



corolla. 



axile, — Peren/mal heebs, usually bulhousy stemless. Leaves radical, elongated, entire. 

 Scape t&rminated by one or several flowers furnished with spathaceous bracts. 



Perennial hekbs^ usually stemless, bulbous and with fibrous roots; rarely- 

 caulescent with fascicled roots and alternate cauline leaves {Alstroemeria, Doryanthes). 

 Leaves radical," in 2 or several rows, sometimes 2 s^reei^mg {Hcemanthus), entire, 

 sheathing at the base, nerves parallel. Scape cylindric or angular, solid or fistular, 

 sometimes very short, or nearly ; rarely stem erector twining (Somarea). Flowers 



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