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CLASS VI. ORDER [. 
Al'licm. Spatha many-flowered: corolla inferior, 6-parted, very 
deeply divided ; divisions ovate, spreading: : capsule 3-celled, 3-valved, 
many-seeded : (flowers in close umbels or heads.) 9. 16 — (leek, garlic, 
ODion, cives.) S. 
Hypox'is. Glume-like spatha, ?-valved : corolla superior, 6-parted, 
permanent : capsule elongated, narrow at the base, 3-celled, many-seed- 
ed : seed roundish. 10. 17 — (star-grass.) S. 
PoxtederiA. Corolla inferior, 6-cleft, 2-lipped, with 3 longitudinal 
perforations below : capsule with utricles, fleshy, 3-celled, many-seeded : 
3 stamens commonly inserted on the tip, and 3 on the tube of the corolla. 
6. 17 — (pickerel weed.) S. 
Exotic. 
GALAw"THrs. Petals 3, concave, superior : nectaries (or inner petals) 
3 small, emarginate : stigma simple. 6. 17 — (snowdrop.) 
Narcis 'sus. Corolla bell-form, spreading, 6-parted or six petalled, 
equal, superior : nectary bell-form, 1-leafed, enclosing the stamens. 9. 
17 — (jonquil, daffodil.) 
C. Flowers having no calyx. 
Hemerocal"i.ts. Corolla 6-parted, tubular, funnel-form ; stamens de- 
clined; stigma small, simple, somewhat villose. 10. 16 — (day-lily.) 
Orxithog "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. 10. 16 — (star 
of Bethlehem.) S. 
Li'lium. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, 6-petalled : petals with a longi- 
tudinal line from the middle to the base : stamens shorter than the style : 
stigma undivided : capsule sub-triangular, with the valves connected by 
hairs crossing as in a seive. 10. 14 — (lily.) ?■ 
Erythro'nium. Corolla liliaceous, inferior, 6-petalled; petals reflex- 
ed, having two pores and two tubercle-form nectaries at the base of the 
three inner alternate petals ; capsule somewhat stiped : seeds ovate. 11. 
14 — (dog-tooth violet, or adder tongue.) S. 
Uvula ria. Corolla inferior, 6-petalled, with a nectariferous hollow at 
the base of each petal : filaments very short, growing to the anthers ; 
stigmas reflexed: capsule 3-cornered, 3-celled, 3-valved; with trans- 
verse partitions; seeds many, sub-globose, arilled at the hilum. 11. 14 
— bell-wort.) S. 
CoxvAlla'ria. Smilaci'na. Polygona'tum. Dracje'xa. Corolla 
inferior, 6-cleft : berry globose, 3-celled, spotted before ripening. 11. 12 
— (solomon seal.) S. 
Aspar agus. Corolla inferior, 6-parted, erect ; the three inner divis- 
ions reflexed at the apex: style very short: stigmas 3: berry 3-celled, 
cells 2-seeded. 11. 12 — (asparagus.) 
Exotic. 
PolyAn'thes. Corolla funnel-form, incurved : filaments inserted in 
the throat : stigma 3-cleft : germ within the bottom of the corolla. 10. 
17 — (tuberose.) 
Hyacin''thus. Corolla roundish or bell-form, equal, 6-cleft : three 
nectariferous pores at the top of the germ : stamens inserted in the mid- 
dle of the corolla : cells somewhat 2-seeded. 10. 16 — (hyacinth.) 
Tu’lipa. Corolla 6-petalled, liliaceous, style none : stigma thick: 
capsule oblong, 3-sided. 10. 14 — (tulip.) 
Aspho'delus. Corolla 6-parted, spreading : nectary covering the germ 
with 6 valves. 10. 16 — (king’s spear, or asphodel.) 
