XXXU CLASS VI. 



paos. 



Fi/3.iKi\ — Sepal* 3, longer than the -°. p • 2 cleft Ovaries 3. tubir- 



calate. — A smi'l aquatic, wi!\ pimuUdg dioiJed U 66 



?ai:r:>3.— Flowers mostly di B -iomor pily.Mn ■> a*. C ity* minute 4 to 6-toothe 1. 

 IU Bimewhat resale, m>stly 6-parted. Fruit a dru^e, with i to 

 needs.— Shrubs. 2£l 



6TXA9DROP3I3. — Sepals 4. spr^alm _'. P -tV; 4 vnequtl. P)l Umax oblong, 



raised on a long stipj. — Li ives digitt dt. Flower* raceme i. 33 



eitOMt — Petals 4. minute or roan lish. St im >n- 4 ti 6. Pol sessile or stipu- 

 late. — Leaves simple or eUjtttiU. Flowers purplish. Z J 



** Perianth in two rows. L aves parallel' veined. 



fsxDascvjrnA,— Calyx 3-Ie-iTad. Petals 3. Filammts boarded. Capsule 2 or 



Celled. — Leaves boded. PlowSrs pirple rote color or w'ute, 333 



CojoreLTSA— Flowers irregular. Stamin- annual, 3 of th-m fertile, one of 

 which is bent inward: 3 o/ them sterile and smaller: tilameuts naked. — 

 Stems branching. zjZ 



* * * Flowers with a sinjle corolla- like perianth. Leaves 

 parallel- rt in- 'I. 



t LILIACE E —IT rbs. with parallel -nerve I seesHe or Rheathihg ta iv&fl, rvruhir ■ 

 perfect Sowers, with a petal-like 6-in roas perianth free from the - 

 3-celled ovary. A nthera attached by a pom!:. Style single: stigAa simple 



or 3 lob. d. 37 4 



* F,v. t a few seeded berry. 2 or 3 e- lied. — Not bulbous. 



1. ASPAKAOTO.— Perianth 6-parc-.d.— HXrms much branching. Leaves threadlike 



cr Irislle-fonn. 374 



2. PoLVOONATo:.— Pi-rianth tubular. G-cieft, bearing, the stamens above the 

 mi idle. — Flowers axillary, ffreenishi 



9 EbHCAcnta — Periantb.4 to 6-parted, spreading, the stamens borne on the 



base. — Blowers white, in a terminal nacrme. 375 



i. C:_ "tom\ — Perianth 6-parted. bell-shaped the stamens at the base of the 



segments. — Flowers greenish, wnbeUed. o7o 



b. Convalt.apia. — Perianth 6-parted. round 1: ell-shapcd. Stamens divergent. 



Flowers iv.'iiie, fragi ant, in a single rank.. c77 



* * Pi uit a few to many-seeded capsule, 3-celled.— AW lu' 



67 nsMOROC.ui/3.— Perianth fannel-form, lily-like. Stamens declined. Seeds 



globular, black. — Leaves linear, keeled. Flowers jfsUow ot j eddish. 37' 



T; Fonsta. — Perianth funnel bell-shape I, 6-parted. Stamens declined. Seeds 

 very numerous, flat. — Leivcs more or less hear t-shaped. Flowers white 

 or bluish on, br acted scapes. - 373 



I. Asphodelus— Perianth 6-parted, spreading, with 6 valves covering the ov- 

 ary. Capsule globular, many-seeded. — Erotics. 378 



t Root bulbous. 



Sj Ornithogalum. — Style 3-cided. — Leaves linear, radical. Flowers corymbed 



white. 378 



10. Allium — Flowers umbelled from a spathe. — Strong-scented herbs, with most- 

 ly radical leaves. 378 



H. Hyacynthus— Perianth sub-globose or bell-shaped. — Exotics. Flctcers 



mostly very fragrant. 180 



XX Polyanthus. — Perianth funnel-form, incurved. Filaments inserted into 



tttt. throat. Stigma 2-cleft*— Exotics. Flowers fragrant, white. 881 



