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MONOCOTYLEDONES. 
Hypogynons . — Having the stamens below the ger- 
men. 
( Aracece . Lindl.) 
Orontiaceae. — Anthers turned inwards ; spathe none ? 
Orontium, Tupistra, Aspidistra. This is an anomalous 
race of plants. Orontium and Tupistra are decidedly 
subspadiceous. Aspidistra and Tupistra are not truly 
petaloid, nor yet glumaceous, which is contrary to the 
habit of the exspadiceous plants, amongst which they 
would appear misplaced. If Aspidistra has really eight 
segments and four cells it must stand by itself, but it 
looks in the figure as if two of the segments were merely 
bifid at the point or 2-lobed. I venture, by analogy, to 
doubt the fact of Orontium having posterior anthers 
like Araceae. 
Acoraceae. — Anthers turned inwards; spathe leaf-like. 
( Fluviales. Lindl.) 
Juncaginaceae. — Flowers in spikes; seeds erect. 
Naiadaceas. — Flowers in spikes; ovules solitary, pen- 
dulous. 
Pistiaceae. — Flowers two, on the margins of the leaves. 
§. Corolliform. — Having the semblance of petals. 
Monoperianthine . — Having a simple perianth. 
§§§. Tripetaloid . — Having the semblance of three 
petals. 
(Hy dr ales. Lindl.) 
Hydrocharidaceae. — With an inferior involucre. 
§§§. Hexapetaloid . — Having the semblance of six 
petals. 
(Liliales. Lindl.) 
Pontederaceae? — Flowers with a close spadix-like 
spike, or with an involucre. I am not acquainted 
with those said to have an umbel. This order, 
which is insufficiently described, belongs, perhaps, 
to Liliacese, or requires reformation. I place it 
here with doubt, not being thoroughly acquainted 
with it. 
Biperianthine . — Having a two-fold perianth. 
( Amomales . Lindl.) 
Zingiberaceae. — Middle stamen fertile. 
Marantaceae. — One lateral stamen fertile. 
Musaceas. — Stamens irregularly abortive ; flowers spa- 
thaceous. 
