SYNOPSIS. 
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**** Perianth single, coloured, inferior, of 6 leaves. 
f Style trifid. 
301. Asparagus. Perianth tubular below, persistent. Fr. suc- 
culent. 
303. Fhitillaria. L. of perianth each with a nectariferous 
cavity at the base. Fr. dry. 
ft Style entire or 0. Stigma obtuse or 3-lobed. 
304. Gagea. Anth. erect, their base attached to the end of the 
filament. 
Anthers incumbent. 
304. Lilium. L. of perianth with a longitudinal nectariferous 
furrow below. 
304. Lloydia. L. of perianth with a transverse nectariferous 
fold below. 
Nectary none. 
305. Allium. Umbel inclosed in a spath before flowering. 
310. Narthecium. Spath 0. Filaments bearded. Style tri- 
gonous. 
304. Ornithogalum. Spath 0. Filaments inserted on the re- 
ceptacle. Style trigonous. — Fl. white or yellow. 
305. Scilla. Spath 0. Filaments at the base of the perianth. 
Style trigonous. — Fl. never white or yellow. 
303. Tulipa. Spath 0. Style 0. Stigma 3-lobed. 
320. Acorus. Spath 0. Style 0. Stigma obscurely 3-lobed. 
Fl. on a spadix. 
***** Perianth sinyle, yliirnaceous, inferior. 
310. Juncus. Caps. 3-celled, 3-valved. Seeds numerous. 
315. Luzula. Caps. 3-celled, 3-valved. Seeds 3. 
Order II. DIGYNIA. 
156. Oxyria. Perianth 4-leaved. 
Order III. TRIGYNIA. 
308. Colchicum. Perianth funnelshaped ; tube very long. 
309N Tofieldia. Perianth 6-leaved. Caps. 3, connected up to 
the middle. 
318. Scheuchzeria. Perianth 6-leaved. Caps. 3, inflated. 
319. Triglochin. Perianth 6-leaved. Caps. 3 — 6, united to 
a longitudinal receptacle. 
254. Rumex. Perianth 6-leaved. Caps. 1, triquetrous. Styles 
feathery. 
