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Class II. 
MONOCOTYLEDONES or ENDOGENS. 
Stems destitute of medullary rays, consisting of cellular 
tissue amongst ■which the vascular tissue is mixed in bun- 
dles, increasing by the addition of new matter within. 
Leaves mostly alternate and sheathing, with parallel simple 
veins connected by smaller transverse ones, rarely net- 
veined. Cotyledon one, or if more they are alternate. 
Division I. DICTYOGEN^ 
Leaves net-veined. Floral envelopes whorled. j 
Order LXXIX. TEILLIACE^. ' 
Perianth inferior, 6- or 8-parted ; in 2 whorls ; outer whorl or 
calyx herbaceous ; inner or corolla coloured, or in our plant her- 
baceous. Stam.fr — 10. Anth. linear; filaments subulate. Ovary 
superior, 3 — 5-celled. Ovules indefinite in number, in two rows 
in each cell. Styles as many as the cells, distinct ; stigmas in- . 
conspicuous. Fr. succulent, not bursting. Seeds with a leathery 
skin. Embryo minute, in fleshy albumen. 
1. Paris. Perianth subherbaceous, 8-parted ; 4 inner divi- 
sions narrower than the others. Stam. 8—10. Anth. on the 
middle of the subulate filament. — G. F. G. Monocot. ii. 58. 
1. Par'is Linn. Herb-Paris. 
L 7*. qnadrifdlia (L.) ; 1. usually 4 in a whorl. — E. B. 7. — St. 
1 ft. high, from the end of a long rhizome, usually with 4, rarely 
from 3 — G, ovate 1. at its sumnnt. Fl. solitary, tenninal. Sep. 
lanceolate. Pet. subulate. Styles 4. ]5erry4-celled; cells witli 
4 — 8 seeds. No root-leaves. — Damp woods. P. V. E. S. L 
Order LXXX. DIOSCOREACE^. 
Perianth superior, petal-like, 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 
