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Agave. Perianth 6-parted, erect, tubular, furrowed. Style spotted. 

 Capsule triangular, many-seeded. Amaryllidacea:, 127. 



Ornithocjalum. Perianth 6-leaved, erect, persistent. Filaments di- 

 lated at the base. Capsule angled, 3-celled. Liliaceaz, 130. 



Liliinn. Perianth campanula te, deeply 6-parted. Segments nearly 

 straight, ov reflected, with a line below the middle. (Lily-) Liliacece, 

 130. 



Erythronium. Perianth 6-leaved ; leaves reflexed, campanulate. 

 Style 3-angled. Capsule somewhat stiped. Flowers yellow. Lilia- 

 I SO. 



li'idaria. Perianth six-leaved : leaves erect, with a nectariferous 

 cavity at the base. Stigmas 3, reflexed. Capsule 3-celled, with trans- 

 verse partitions, many-seeded. Flowers yellow. Melantkaceoe, 131. 



Sireptopus. Prosartes. Hekorima. Perianth 6-parted, revolute, cam- 

 panulate, with nectariferous pores at the base. Fruit baccate. Me- 

 laiithacece, 131. 



Convallaria. Perianth 6-cleft, campanulate. Fruit globose, 3-celled, 

 1 — 2 seeds in each cell. Flowers white. Liliacece, 130. 



Smilacina. Perianth 6-parted, expanding. Fruit baccate, 3-celled. 

 Flowers pale yellow or white. Liliacece, 130. 



Polygonatum. Perianth cylindrical, 6-cleft. Stamens inserted near 

 the summit of the tube. Fruit baccate, 3-celled, 2 seeds in each celL 

 Liliacece, 130. 



Asparagus. Perianth inferior, 6-cleft or 6-parted, erect; the 3 inner 

 divisions reflexed at the apex. Style very short. Stigmas 3. Berry 

 3 celled, cells 2-seeded. Liliacece, 130. 



Polyanthus. Perianth funnel-form, incurved. Stamens inserted 

 into the throat. Stigma 3-cleft. (Tuberose.) Liliacece, 130. 



H ' >.'ocinthu$. Corolla urceolate or campanulate. Border reflexed, 

 6-cleft. Stamens inserted into the middle of the corolla. (Hyacinth.) 

 Liliace&, 130. 



Tulipa. Perianth 6-leaved, liliaceous. Style none. Stigma thick. 

 Capsule 3-sided, oblong. (Tulip.) Liliaceo?, 130. 



Yucca. Perianth campanulate, deeply 6-parted. Segments reflexed. 

 Flowers in large panicles. (Dwarf Palmetto.) Liliacece, 130. 



d. Flowers incomplete. 



Orontium. Spadix cylindrical, crowded with flowers, all compact. 

 Stigma sessile. Fruit 1-seeded. Yellow. Aracece, 138. 



Acoras. Spadix cylindrical, covered with flowers. Perianth glu- 

 maceous, 6-leaved. Capsule 3-celled, many-seeded. (Sweet Flag.) 

 Araeea, 138. 



J'ivcus. Perianth 6-parted, with 2 bracts at the base, glumaceous. 

 Capsule 3-celled, many-seeded. (Bulrush.) Jnncacece, 134. 



Luzula. D. C, Juncus. Perianth 6-leaved, regular, glumaceous, 

 spreading. Stamens 6. Anthers linear. Capsule 1-celled, 3-valved, 

 3-seeded. (Grass-like.) Juncacea:, 134. 



