36 FAM. 34, 35. 



A. plumosis. Stem and branches flattish, spreading or climbing; flowers white, 

 solitary; berries black. 



A. medeoloides (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides) , Smilax. A climber; stem slender, 

 cladophyls thick with conspicuous veins; flowers solitary, fragrant; berries 

 dark green. 

 1. Leaves normal, alternate or all basal, long, narrow, erect, with lighter trans- 

 verse markings; flowers in slender panicles; perianth white, recurved fruit 

 a capsule, - - Sanseviera, Bowstring Hemp 



S. guineensis with flat leaves; S. zeylanica, with concave leaves. 



34. Dracaenaceae, Yucca Family. 



Plants with woody caudex; leaves many, alternate, 

 firm or rigid, narrow; flowers mainly white, in panicles, 

 on scapes; sepals and petals nearly alike, 3 each; stam- 

 ens 6; ovary superior, mostly 3-celled; styles united; stig- 

 mas 3, nearly sessile; fruit a capsule. 



1. Sepals and petals distinct or nearly so, ----- - Yucca 



Y. filamentosa, Bear Grass. Caudex short; leaves firm with coarse and curly 

 fibres on the margins; scapes 2-4 m. tall. In sandy soil. Early Summer. 

 Y. gloriosa, Spanish Daggers. Caudex tall, simple; leaves numerous, narrow, 

 rigidly pointed; panicle showy, sh ort -peduncle d. In sand or cultivated. 

 Early Summer. 

 Y. aloi folia, Spanish Bayonet. Caudex tall, branching; leaves numerous, broad- 

 er than in the preceding species, spreading above and deflexed below ; panicle 

 showy, nearly sessile. Cultivated here, wild or escaped in the sand-dunes 

 along the coast. Early summer. 

 1. Sepals and petals united below, _>__._ Dracaena 



A genus of ornamental plants, frequently with variegated leaves, is Dracaena 

 (Cordyline); the leaves are sword-like or broad; the flowers clustered in panicles or 

 heads; the perianth is greenish, white or yellow, salverform or campanulate, with 

 spreading lobes; best known are D. draco or Dragon-tree, and D. fragrans, with 

 green foliage, D. Lindeni with leaves creamy-striped on the sides, C. australis tall 

 and fairly hardy, C. Haageana dwarf, and C. terminalis with bronzed green leaves 

 marked with pink or carmine. 



35. Smilacaceae, Smilax Family. 



Vines with alternate leaves and dioecious flowers in 

 axillary umbels; sepals and petals 3 each, mostly green; 

 stamens 6; ovary 3-celled, sessile stigmas 3, ovules 1-2 

 in each cell ; fruit a berry. 



1. Stems herbaceous, unarmed; ovules 2 in each cell; leaves ovate or 

 lanceolate, 3-5 veined, cordate at the base; flowers fetid; ber- 

 ries red. Dry soil. Summer. 



Smilax (Nemexia) herbacea, Coprosmanthus herbaceus, Carrion-flower 

 1. Stems woody, mostly prickly; ovule solitary in each cell, - - Smilax 



a. Glabrous, climbing, __-_-----b 



a. Pubescent, prostrate, trailing, often unarmed; leaves 3-5 veined, 



cordate at the base; berries red. Dry pine-land. Fall. - S. pumila 



