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HEXANDRIA. 
Class VI, 
B. Perianth not coloured, regular. Stems herbaceous. Aroidese and Junceae. 
755. Acm-us. Spadix cylindrical, covered with florets. Sepals 6, naked. Style O. Caps. 3-celIed. 
756. Orontium. Spadix cylindrical, covered with florets. Sepals 6, naked. Style O. Follicles 1-seeded. 
757. Tupistra. Cor. 1-petalous, 6-fid, nearly equal. Anthers sessile in middle of sepals. Style 3 cornered, 
thick. Stigma clypeate, 3-lobed. 
758. Tacca. Cal. 6-parted. Cor. 6-petalous, inserted into the calyx, bearing the anthers. Stigma stellate. 
Berry dry, hexangular, many-seeded. 
759. Aspidistra. Cor. 1-petalous, 6-fid, equal. Anthers at bottom of tube. Style stipitate. Stigma cly- 
peate. 
760. Juncus. Sepals 6, persistent. Stigmas 3. Caps. 1-celled, S-valved. Seeds very numerous. 
761. Luxula. Sepals 6. Stigmas 3. Caps. 1-celled, 3-valved, 3-seeded. Seeds fixed to a central receptacle. 
C. Perianth not colored, regular. Fruit, a drupa. Stems arborescent. Palms. 
762. Corypha. Cal. 3-leaved. Cor. of 3-petals. Berry 1-seeded. Seed large, round, bony. 
763. Licuala. Cal. 3-parted. Cor. 3-parted. Cup truncated, band-like. Drupe 1-seeded. 
764. Thrinax. Cal. 6-toothed. Cor. O. Stigma funnel-form, oblique. Berry 1-seeded. 
D. Perianth partly or wholly colored, regular. 
165. Tradescantia. Cal. 3-leaved. Petals 3. Filaments with jointed hairs. Caps. 3-celled. 
766. Dichorixandra. Cal. 3-leaved. Petals 3. Two of the stamens separate from the rest. Caps. S-celled, 
767. Agapanthus. Flower funnel-shaped, regular, six-parted. Stamens declinate. 
768. Blandfordia. Flower tubular, withering, with a 6.1obed mouth. Stamens inserted on the tube. 
Anthers fixed to a base like an extinguisher. Ovary stalked. Stigma simple. Capsule 3-partible. Seeds in 
two rows, with a loose downy skin. 
769. Hemerocallis. Flower campanulate, with a cylindrical tube. Stamens declinate. Stigma small, 
simple, villous. 
770. Aloe. Flower tubular, with a 6-cleft spreading mouth, and honey at the bottom of the tube. Filaments 
inserted into the receptacle. Caps. 3-celled, 3-valved, many-seeded. Seeds in two rows, with a membranous 
edge. 
771. Lilium. Sepals 6, campanulate, with a longitudinal honey-line, and generally reflexed. Valves of the 
capsule connected by a mesh of hairs. 
772. Tulipa. Sepals 6, campanulate. Style O. 
773. Fritillaria. Sepals 6, campanulate, with a honey-pore above the claws. 
774. Dracaena. Flower 6-parted, erect. Filaments thickest in the middle, or simple. Berry S-celled, 
1-seeded. 
775. Phylloma. Flower 6-parted, tubular. Sepals imbricated. Stamens hypogynous, included. Style seta- 
ceous. Stigma simple. Berry coriaceous, many-seeded. 
776. Aletrts. Flower funnel-shaped, wrinkled. Stamens inserted into base of segments. Capsule 3-celled, 
with many seeds. 
777. Tritoma. Flower 6-toothed. Stamens inserted into the receptacle, exserted, alternately longer. Cap- 
sule 3-celled, many-seeded. 
778. Veltheimia. Flower tubular, 6-toothed. Stamens inserted in the tube. Caps, membranous, 3-winged, 
with 1-seeded cells. 
779. Sanseviera. Cor. monosepalous, with a filiform tube, and a 6-parted revolute limb. Stamens inserted 
into the limb. Berry 1-seeded. 
780. Tulbaghia. Flower funnel-shaped, with a 6-cleft limb. Crown of the throat 3-leaved ; the leaves bifid 
as large as the segments. 
781. Yucca. Flower campanulate, spreading. Style O. Caps. 3-6-ceIled, with a hole at the end. 
782. Erythronium. Sepals 6, campanulate. Two little tubercles attached to the base of every other 
sepal. 
783. Gloriosa. Sepals 6, wavy, reflexed. Style oblique, trifid at end. 
784. Bulbocodium. Sepals 6, funnel-shaped, with narrow claws bearing the stamens. 
785. Uvularia. Sepals 6, erect. A hollow at the base of the sepals. Filaments very short. Flowers 
solitary, axillary. Capsule compressed, 3-cornered. Seeds with an arillus. 
786. Streptopus. Sepals 6, campanulate. Stigmas very short. Berry globose, polished, papery. Seeds 
naked. 
787. Convallaria. Flower 6-cleft, campanulate. Berry spotted, 3-celled. 
788. Smilacina. Flower 6-parted, spreading. Filaments diverging, fixed to the base of the segments. 
Berry globose, 3-celled. Flowers terminal, panicled, or umbelled. 
789. Polygonatum. Flower 6-cleft, cylindrical. Filaments inserted into top of tube. Berry globose, 3-celled, 
with 2-seeded cells. Flowers axillary. 
790. Ophiopogon. Flower half superior, persistent. Anthers sessile. Stigma simple. Berry l-seeded. 
791. Eucomis. Flower 6-parted, persistent, spreading. Filaments united at base into a circle. Capsule 
3-celled. Seeds ovate. Scape with a leafy crown. 
792. Brodicca. Flower campanulate, 6-parted. Filaments inserted into the throat. Ovary stalked. Capsule 
3-celled, with many-seeded cells. 
793. Peliosanthes. Flower rotate, 6-parted ; sepals vaulted at base. Ovary 3-celled, with 2-seeded cells. 
794. Aphyllanthes. Spathe glumaceous, imbricated. Flower 6-parted, with a spreading limb. Capsule 
3-celled, 3-valved, many-seeded. 
795. Sowerbcea. Sepals 6. Filaments 3, each bearing two anthers, with three sterile filaments between 
them.. 
796. Allium. Ilower 6-parted, spreading. Spathe many-flowered. Umbel clustered. 
797. Albuca. Sepals 6 : the inner conniving ; the outer spreading, generally with a green stripe at their 
back. Style 3-cornered. Seeds flat. 
798. Xanthorrhcea. S^als 6, persistent Filaments flat, naked. Caps. 3-cornered. Seeds two, compressed, 
edged. 
799. Thysanotus. Flower 6-parted, spreading, persistent; with the inner segments fringed. Stamens 
6-declinate. Filaments smooth. Ovary with two seeded cells. Seeds 2, one erect, one pendulous. 
800. Eriospermum. Sepals 6, campanufate, persistent. Filaments dilated at base. Caps. 3-celled. Seeds 
enveloped in wool. 
801. Gagea. Stamens adhering to base of sepals. Style clavate. Caps, 3-celled, 3-valved, covered by the 
remains of flower. Seeds small, numerous, round. 
802. Ornithogalum. Sepals 6, erect, persistent, spreading above the middle. Filaments dilated at base, or 
subulate. Caps, roundish, angular, 3-celled. Seeds roundish, naked. Flowers white or green. 
803. Scilla. Sepals 6, spreading, deciduous. Filaments filiform, attached to base of sepals. Flowers blue 
or pink. 
804. Puschkinia. Flower 6-parted. Cup very short, 6-toothed, covering the throat. Stamens within the 
^^^05. Massonia. Limb of flower S-parted. Filaments attached to the neck of the tube. Capsule 3-celled, 
3-winged, many-seeded. 
