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CLASS VI. ORDER I. 
nent; capsule elongated, narrow at the base, 3-celled, many-seeded; seed 
roundish, (star-grass.) 
Pontepe'ria. Corolla inferior, 6-cleft, 2-lipped, with 3 longitudinal perfora- 
tions below ; capsule with utricles, fleshy, 3-celled, many-seeded; 3 stamens, 
commonly inserted on the tip, and 3 on the tube of the corolla, (pickerel 
weed.) 
Pancra'ticm. Flower funnel-shaped, with a long tube ; nectary 12-cleft, bear- 
ing the stamens. S. 
Broad.s;/a. Corolla inferior, bell-form, 6-parted; filaments inserted in the 
throat of the corolla ; germ pedicelled; capsule 3-celled, many-seeded. S. 
Crin'um. Corolla superior, funnel-form, half 6-cleft, tube filiform; border 
sr reading, recurved; segments subulate, channelled; filaments inserted on the 
throat of the corolla, separate. ^S. 
Galan'''thus. Petals 3, concave, superior ; nectaries (or inner petals) 3, small, 
emarginate ; stigma simple, (snowdrop.) Ex. 
Narcis/'sus. Corolla bell-form, 1-leafed, spreading, 6-parted, or 6-petalled, 
equal, superior ; nectary bell form, 1-leafed, enclosing the stamens, (jonquil, 
daffodil.) Ex. 
C. Mowers with a single, corolla-like perianth 
Ale^tris. Corolla tubular ovate, 6-cleft, wrinkled; stamens inserted upon the 
orifice; style 3-sided, 3-parted; calyx half superior, 3-celled, many-seeded, 
(false aloe ) 
Lophio'la. Corolla 6-cleft, persistent, woolly, bearded inside ; anthers erect; 
filaments naked ; stigma simple; capsule opening at the summit. 
Aga''ve. Corolla superior, tubular, funnel-form, 6-parted ; stamens longer 
than the corolla, erect; capsule triangular, many-seeded. 
Narthe'cium. Corolla 6-parled, coloured; filaments hairy; capsule prismatic, 
3-celled ; seed appendaged at each end. (false asphodel.) 
Strepto'pus. Corolla 6-cleft, cylindrical, segments with a nectariferous pore 
at the base ; anthers longer than the filaments; stigma very short; berry sub- 
globose, smooth, 3-celled ; seeds few. 
Hemerocal'^lis. Corolla 6-parted, tubular, funnel-form; stamen declined; 
stigma small, simple, somewhat villose. (day-lily.) Ex. 
Ornithog^'alum. Corolla 6-petalled, inferior, erect, permanent, spreading 
above the middle ; filaments dilated, or subulate at the base; capsule roundish, 
angled, 3-celled; seed roundish, naked, (star of Bethlehem.) 
Lil'^ium. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, 6 petalled ; petals with a longitudinal 
line from the middle to the base; stamens shorter than the style; stigma undi- 
vided ; capsule sub-triangular, with the valves connected by hairs crossing as m 
a sieve, (lily.) 
Ervthro'nium. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, 6-petalled; petals reflexed, hav- 
ing 2 pores and 2 tubercle-form nectaries at the base of the 3 inner, alternate 
petals ; capsule somewhat stipid ; seeds ovate, (dog-tooth violet, or adder- 
tongue.) 
Uvula'ria. Corolla inferior, 6-petalled, with a nectariferous hollow at the 
base of each petal ; filaments very short, growing to the anthers ; stigmas re- 
flex; capsule 3-cornered, 3-celled, 3 valved, with transverse partitions; seeds 
many, sub-globose, arilled at the hilum. (bell-wort.) 
Convalla'ria. [Smilaci'na, Polygona'tum, DRACiE'NA.] Corolla inferior, 6- 
cleft; berry globose, 3-celled, spotted before ripening. (Solomon's seal ) 
Aspar^agus. Corolla inferior, 6 parted, erect ; the three inner divisions reflex- 
ed at the apex; style very short; stigmas 3; berry 3-celled, cells 2 seeded, 
(asparagus.) 
Polyan'^thes. Corolla funnel-form, incurved ; filaments inserted in the 
throat; stigma 3-cleft ; germ within the bottom of the corolla, (tuberose.) Ex. 
Hyacin'^thus. Corolla roundish or bell-form, equal, 6-cleft; 3 nectariferous 
pores at the top of the germ ; stamens inserted in the middle of the corolla ; 
cells somewhat 2-seeded. (hyacinth ) Ex. 
Tu'lipa. Corolla 6-petalled, liliaceous, style 0; stigma thick; capsule oblong, 
3-sided, (tulip ) Ex. 
Asphode'lus. Corolla 6-parted, spreading; nectary covering the germ with 
5-valves. (king s spear, or asphodel.) Ex. 
Yuc'^ca. Corolla inferior, bell-form; style 0; capsule oblong, 3-celled, open- 
ing at the summit, seeds flat. (Adam's needle.) S. 
