300 amaryllidejE — tame* — asparage^e. 
pedicel within the scape short. — Woods and thickets. P. III. 
IV. Daffodil. 
2. Leucojum Linn. 
1. L. astivum (L.) ; spath many-flowered, style thickened up- 
wards— E. B. 621.— Bulbous. Height 2— 2J feet. Fl. white, 
with the tips greenish, drooping. L. broadly linear, keeled. 
Scape 2-edged. Spath usually as long as the flowers. — Wet 
meadows. P. V. Summer Snowflake. E. 
3. Galanthus Linn. 
1. G. nivalis (L.). The only species. — E. B. 19. — Fl. white 
with the inner segments greenish, drooping. Scape 1 -flowered. 
L. 2, keeled, broadly linear, glaucous. Bulbous. — Thickets and 
damp fields. P. II. III. Snowdrop. E. S. 
Order LXXXI. TAMEiE. 
Perianth superior, petaloid, 6-parted. Stam. 6, inserted into 
the base of the segments of the perianth. Anth. bursting in- 
wards. Ovary inferior, 3-celled. Ovules 2 in each cell, erect. 
Style 1. Stigmas 3, reflexed. Fr. baccate, 3-celled, not bursting. 
Embryo minute, quite inclosed in the albumen. 
1. Tamus. Perianth bellshaped, limb 6-parted. Male with 
6 stam. Fem. with the perianth adhering to the ovary and 
persistent. Stam. 6, very short, abortive. 
1. Tamus Linn. 
1. T. communis (L.) ; undivided cordate acute. — E. B. 91. — 
Root large, thick, fleshy. St. very long, twining. Racemes 
axillary, on long stalks. Fl. yellowish-green, regular, small. 
Berry red. Plants dioecious. — Hedges and thickets. P. V. VI. 
Black Bryony. E. 
Order LXXXII. ASPARAGEiE. 
Perianth inferior, petaloid, 6-parted or 4 — 8 -parted. Stam. 6 
or 4 — 8, inserted into the receptacle or on the perianth. Anth. 
bursting inwards. Ovary superior, 3-celled. Ovules 1 or many 
in each cell. Styles 1 — 3. Fr. succulent, not bursting. — In 
this and the two following Orders I follow Koch, who appears to 
have paid great attention to them. He states that the testa 
varies amongst the species of the same genus. 
1. Asparagus. Perianth 6-parted, bellshaped, tubular below. 
Stam. 6. Ovary 3-celled, cells with 2 ovules. Style I. 
Stigmas 3, reflexed. — Fl. by abortion dioecious. 
