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SMILACE^E. 



Smilax. 



an inch long. Segments of the perianth oblong-lanceolate. Sterile Jl. Stamens commonly 

 6, sometimes 4, 5 or 7, shorter than the perianth : filaments subulate : anthers linear-oblong, 

 finally revolute. Fertile fl. Ovary globose-ovoid, 3-celled, with two collateral orthotropous 

 ovules suspended from the inner angle of each cell near the summit : stigmas 3, spreading, 

 linear, obtuse and notched at the extremity. Berry the size of a pea, bluish black when ripe, 

 2 - 4-seeded. Seeds globose or somewhat compressed, dull reddish purple. 



Meadows, thickets and borders of woods. Fl. May - June. Fr. September. I have not 

 been able to find any permanent characters for distinguishing more than one herbaceous 

 species of Smilax. 



Order CXVII. LILIACE^E. Juss. The Lily Tribe. 



Perianth colored, 6-parted or 6-leaved, regular. Stamens 6, hypogynous, or 

 inserted into the base of the perianth-leaflets : anthers introrse. Ovary not 

 adherent, 3-celled : styles united : stigma often 3-lobed. Fruit usually cap- 

 sular, sometimes baccate. Seeds few or many in each cell. Embryo small, 

 in the axis of copious fleshy albumen : radicle next the hilum. — Herbs with 

 the flowering stems springing from bulbs, tubers, rhizomas, or with fasciculate 

 or fibrous roots. Leaves simple, entire, mostly narrow. Inflorescence various : 

 flowers often showy. 



Suborder I. TULIPACE^E. Endl The Tulip Tribe. 



Leaflets of the perianth distinct, or slightly coherent at the base. Stamens 

 hypogynous. Fruit capsular. Seeds mostly compressed ; the testa pale or 

 brown, spongy or hard. — Stems arising from bulbs. 



1. LILIUM. Linn. ; Endl. gen. 1098. LILY. 



[Said to be derived from the Celtic word li, white ; that being the color of one of the principal species.] 



Perianth 6-leaved, funnelform-campanulate ; the leaflets somewhat cohering at the base, 

 spreading or revolute, with a nectariferous furrow at the base. Stamens 6, adhering to 

 the base of the perianth. Ovary 3-celled, with numerous anatropous ovules horizontally 

 arranged in a double series : style elongated, somewhat clavate : stigma slightly 3-lobed. 

 Capsule oblong, 3-celled, loculicidal. Seeds numerous, in a double series, flatly com- 

 pressed. Embryo straight or curved, in the axis of fleshy albumen. — Herbs, with simple 

 stems springing from bulbs, and alternate or verticillate leaves. Flowers large and showy, 

 erect or nodding. 



