Class III. 
TRIANDRIA. 
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W. Sparaxis. Spatha 2-valved, scarious, membranous, torn at the end. Flower tubular. Stigmas 3, recurved. 
Caps, oblong, globose. 
1(J0. Tritonia. Spatha 2-valved. Flower tubular, with a 6-parted nearly regular limb. Stigmas 3, spreading. 
Seeds neither winged nor berried. 
101. Watsonin. Spatha 2-valved. Flower tubular, with a 6-parted limb. Stigmas 3, filiform, 2-parted, with 
recurved segments. Caps, cartilaginous, many-seeded. 
102. Babiana. Spatha 2-valve.d, the inner valve 2-parted. Flower tubular, with a 6-parted limb. Stigmas 
S, spreading. Seeds berried. 
103. Lapeyrousia. Flower hypocrateriform. Tube longer than the 6-parted limb. Stigmas 3, 2-parted. Caps, 
membranous, many-seeded. 
101. Melasphcerula. Spatha 2-valved. Flower nearly divided into 6 petals : the segments pointed equal. 
Stigmas 3, recurved. Caps. 3-lobed. 
105. Gladiolus. Spatha 2-valved. Flower tubular, with a 6-parted irregular limb. Stamens ascending. 
Stigmas 3. Seeds winged. 
mi. Anomatheca. Spatha 2-valved. Flower hypocrateriform. Stigmas 3, 2-parted. Caps, frosted over with 
little warts. 
107. Antholyxa. Spatha 2-valved. Flower tubular, with a ringent differently formed limb. Stigmas 3, simple. 
Seeds nearly round. 
108. Kiphidium. Plower inferior, 6-petaled, regular. Caps. 3-celled, many-seeded. 
109! Leptanthus. Flower monopetalous, with a very long slender tube, a 6-parted limb, and nearly equal seg- 
ments. Stigma simple. ^ , „ , 
110. Wachendorfia. Flower inferior, 6-parted, irregular. Caps. 3-celled. Seeds solitary. 
111. Hcemodorum. Flower 6-parted, persistent, smooth. Stamens attached to the base of the inner segments 
of cor. Ovarium 3-celled. Cells 2-seeded. Stigma 1. Caps, ^-superior, 3-lobed, 3-ceUed. Seeds peltate, edged, 
112. Aristea. Flower superior, 6-petaled, regular ; after flowering twisted spirally and persistent. Caps. 
3-celled, many seeded. 
113. Dilatris. Flower superior, 6-petaled, regular. One filament shorter than the others, and with a larger 
anther. Stigma simple. Caps. 3-celled. Seeds solitary. 
114. Brodieea. Flower inferior, tubular, with a 6-cleft regular limb, and a 3-leaved corona in the orifice. 
Caps. 3-celled, many seeded. , „ . , , 
115 Iris. Flower 6-parted : every other division reflexed. Stigmas shaped like petals. 
116. Morcea. Flower 6-petaled ; after flowering involute above, spirally twisted beneath, finally falling off 
Caps, manv-seeded. 
117. Ma'rica. Flower 6-parted, or of 6 petals : the 3 outer segments largest, the inner connivent and very 
much smaller. Stigma like a petal, 3-fid : its segments undivided. Caps. 3-celled. 
118. Pardanthus. Flower 6-petaled, regular, equal. Caps, many-seeded. Seeds attached to a central loose 
receptacle. 
4. Flowers glumaceous. 
«, Leaves with an entire Sheath. Sedges. 
119. Schtsnus. Spikelets few-flowered, distichous : the lower scales empty, the upper enclosing flowers. No 
bristles under the ovarium. 
120. Rhyncliospora. Spikelets few-flowered, slender : the lower nearly empty, the upper enclosing flowers. 
Bristles under the ovarium. 
121. Firnbristylis. Spikelets imbricated in all directions, many-flowered, none of the scales empty. Style 
jointed at the base, and deciduous. No bristles under the ovarium. 
122. Isolepis. Spikelets imbricated in all directions, many-flowered, none of the scales empty. No bristles 
under the ovarium. Style not jointed at the base, and deciduous. 
123. Scirpus. Spikelets imbricated in all directions, many-flowered, none of the scales empty. Bristles under 
the ovarium. Style not jointed at the base, and deciduous. 
124. Elceocharis. Spikelets imbricated in all directions, many-flowered, none of the scales empty. Bristles 
under the ovarium. Style jointed at the base, and deciduous. 
125. Eriophorum. Glumes chaffy imbricated in all directions. Seed surrounded by very long dense wool. 
126. Trichophorum. Spikelets nearly ovate, imbricated in aU directions. Bristles about the seed usually six, 
capillary, finally very much lengthened and exserted. 
127. Cyperus. Spikelets in two ranks, imbricated ; nearly all the scales enclosing flowers. No bristles under 
the ovarium. Style deciduous, not bulbous. 
128. Papyrus. Spikelets many-flowered. Glumes imbricated in two rows, 1-flowered. Style 3-fid. Scales 2, 
membranous, contrary to the glumes. No bristles beneath the ovarium. Seed 3-cornered, 
129. Kyllinga. Spikelets 1-flowered. Glumes 4, imbricated in two rows, compressed : the 2 lower which are 
smaller and the upper one empty ; the intermediate similar to the upper, and including a naked herma- 
phrodite flower. Style bifid. No bristles under the ovarium. Seed lenticular. 
130. Mariscus. Spikelets few-flowered. Glumes imbricated in two rows, the lower empty. Stamens some- 
times 2. Style trifid. Neither scales nor bristles below the ovarium. Seed triangular. 
/3. Leaves with a split sheath, and a membranous ligule. True grasses. 
131. Remirea. Spikelets 1-flowered, with imbricated scales ; the outer ones nerved, the upper which bears 
the flower enclosed in them and unlike them. No bristles beneath the ovarium. Seed oblong, enclosed in the 
uppermost scale become thickened and corky. 
132. Lygeum. Flowers 2 or 3 together, with two valved glumes, at the base united into a 2-ceIled villous 
pericarpium. Involucrum a convolute spatha. 
133. Cornucopice. Involucre 1-leaved, cup-shaped or funnel-shaped, many-flowered. Glumes 2-valved, 
united at base, mitre-formed, equal. Palea 1, bladder-like, split on one side, with a beard below the middle. 
Stigmas long. Seed not furrowed. Flowers in a head. 
134. Cenc/irus. Involucrum 1-3-flowered, many parted, bristly without, finally hardened. Glume 2-flowered, 
S-valved : the outer valve smallest. Florets dissimilar : the outer male or neuter, the inner hermaphrodite. 
No scales. 
135. Pennisstum. Involucrum double, composed of many bristles : the outer unequal, the inner pinnated, 
bearded. Spikelets 2-3-5. Glume 2-valved, unequal. Lower floret male, upper hermaphrodite, both sessile. 
Paleas nearly cartilaginous. Spike compound, with sessile spikelets. 
136. Spartina. Glume 3-valved, l-flowered, unequal, keeled, very acute. Palese 2, beardless, bifid, emargin- 
ate and toothed, shorter than the glumes. Scales fringed. Style very long. Seed loose, covered with the 
paleae. Spikelets 1-sided, inserted in a double row. Spike compound. 
137. Nardus. Glume 1-valved, 1-flowered. Palea 1. Stigma simple. Seed covered by the palea. 
138. Oryzopsis. Glume 2-valved, 1-flowered, membranous, a little longer than the hardened palese. Paleae 
2, the lower villous at the end with a jointed beard, the upper entire. Scales 2, linear, the length of the ova- 
rium, Panicle nearly simple and loose. 
Order 2. DIGYNIA. 4^ 3 Stamens. 2 Styles. 
1. Inflorescence spiked or panicled. Spikelets either solitary, in pairs, or several together, one or more usuaUy 
'i-flouiered, one of the flowers being sterile or of only one sex. Glumes usually of a thinner texture than the 
Palece, which are more or less cartilaginous, the lower one half enfolding the upper, and cither beardless or oc- 
casionally bearded ; neither of them with a keel. (Panicea.) 
139. Paspalum. Glume 2-valved, 1-flowered, closely pressed to the two plano-convex paleae. Seed coated 
with the paleae. Flowers spiked, attached to one side of the toothed rachis. 
