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SYNOPSIS OF THE CLASSES, 



Cohort XI. Liliales. — Flowers § , very rarely unisexual, spiked, racemed, panicled or 

 solitary, rarely capitate. Perianth of 6 (very rarely 4) sub-similar pieces, or monopetalous 

 and 6-lobed, regular (except Gilliesiece), usually all coloured and petaloid (coriaceous orsub- 

 glumaceous in Juncece). Embryo iminersed in copious albumen (not external to, nor in a 

 lateral cavity of the albumen). 



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82. AswDiSTKE^. Perianth valvate, 6- 

 8-fld. Stamens 6-8, inserted on the perianth. 

 Ovary 3-celled; cells 2-ovuIed; stigma 

 sessile or stipitate, radiate, 3-6-lohed. Berry 

 1-celled, 1-seeded. — Stemless herbs ; leaves 

 narrow, parallel-nerved .... 841 



33. OpHiopoGONEiE. Perianth rotate, 6- 

 fid or -partite. Stamens 6. Ovary adnate 

 to the base of the perianth, 3-oeIIed; cells 

 2-ovuIed ; style stout, 3-ganous. Fruit 

 coriaceous, bursting before maturity, and ex- 

 posing the unripe seeds ; testa herbaceous. — 

 Stemless herbs ; leaves narrow, parallel-nerved 841 



34. LiilACE^. Stamens 6, hypogynous 

 or perigynous; anthers usually introrse. 

 Ovary 3-celled ; cells usually oo-ovuled ; 

 style entire. Fruit capsular. Seed glabrous, 

 with a membi-anous or crustaceous testa. 

 Albumen fleshy. — Stemless herbs, or shrubs 

 with a simple or branched trunls:; root 

 fascicled or bulbous ; leaves various . . 843 



35. Ekiospebmejs. Perianth 6-partite. 

 Stamens inserted at the base of the perianth ; 

 anthers sagittate-didymous. Ovary 3-oeIled, 

 few-ovuled ; style filiform. Capsule loculi- 

 cidal. Seeds villous. — Stemless herbs with 

 bulbous roots ; leaves rounded, thick . , 848 



36. OoKANiHEEE^. Perianth adnate by 

 a broad base to the ovary; segments 6, 

 spirally twisted in aestivation, and detaching 

 above the base. Stamens 6, inserted on the 

 perianth ; anthers basifixed, conniving in a 

 cone. Ovary 3-celled, many-ovuled; style 

 simple. Capsule loculicidal. Seeds globose. 

 — Stemless herbs with bulbous roots ; leaves 

 narrow, parallel-nerved .... 849 



37. GiLLiESiEJS. Perianth green, iieshy, 

 of 2 bilabiate leaflets, or regular urceolate 

 and 6-toothed. Stamens 6, adnate to the 

 perianth-base, 3 posterior sterile, or all minute 

 and inserted on the perianth-throat. Ovary 

 3-celled, many-ovuled. Capsule loculicidal. 

 Testa black, crustaceous. — Stemless herbs 

 with bulbous roots ; leaves linear, parallel- 

 nerved . 849 



38. MELANiHACEiE. Perianth petaloid or 

 green, 6-partite. Stamens 6, inserted on the 



throat or base of the perianth; anthers 

 usually extrorse. Ovary superior or semi- 

 inferior, 3-celled ; cells mary-ovuled ; styles 

 3, free or connate; Fruit of 3 follicles, rarely 

 capsular or indehiscent. Testa various. — 

 Herbs, stemless, or with a climbing slender 

 stem; roots bulbous tuberous or fibrous; 

 leaves parallel-nerved .... 849 



39. Smilaoea Perianth green or coloured, 

 4- 6-lobed or of 6-00 segments. Stamens 6, 

 hypogynous or perigynous. Ovary superior, 

 1-4-ceIled ; ovules few or many ; style entire. 

 Fruit a berry. Seeds few, globose ; testa 

 thin. — Herbs or shrubs, erect or climbing; 

 roots and leaves various .... 854 



40. AsTBLiBJS. Flowers polygamous. 

 Perianth marcescent, silky, green or coloured. 

 Stamens 6, inserted on the perianth-segments; 

 anthers introrse. Ovary 1- or 3-celled ; 

 stigma 3-lobed, or stigmas 3 ; ovules many. 

 Fruit baccate or fleshy and 3-valved. Seeds 

 with a crustaceous shining testa. — Tufted, 

 stemless, usually silky and scaly silvery 

 herbs ; leaves narrow, parallel-nerved . 858 



41. AsPAEAGBiE. Pedicels jointed. Pe- 

 rianth coloured, 6-fid or -partite. Stamens 

 6, perigynous or hypogynous. Ovary 3- 

 celled ; style simple. Fruit a berry. Seeds 

 with a shining crustaceous testa. — Herbs, 

 shrubs, or rarely trees of various habit, 

 never tuberous or bulbous-rooted . . 859 



42. RoxBTJRGHiACB^. Perianth of 4 

 leaflets. Stamens 4, hypogynous ; anthers 

 adnate, introrse. Ovary 1-celled; ovules 

 many, parietal ; stigma sessile, penicillate. 

 Fruit 2-valved, with 2 clusters of basal seeds 

 attached by long cords, nnd with a tuft of 

 hairs at their base. — Twining herbs ; leaves 

 broad, with parallel nerves and cross venules 861 



43. Xekoiidea Perianth of 6 leaflets. 

 Stamens 8, hypogynous or perigynous ; 

 anthers oblong, ovoid or peltate. Ovary 1- 

 or 3-celled; ovules basal; styles 3, free or 

 connate. Capsule loculicidally 3-valved, or 

 indehiscent. — Stemless herbs, or shrubs, or 

 short trees with a stout simple trunk ; 

 leaves narrow, grass-like » . . , 861 



