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Suborder 6. Asparageae.— Stalk leaf-bear- 
ing- 
Veins reticulate? Qu. whether always. 
( Retosce . Lindl.) 
■ 7. Smilaceae. — If not, they 
unite with asparageae. 
§§§§. Subhexapetaloid. — Having some of the six 
petaloid segments occa- 
sionally deficient. 
Roxburghiacese. — Fruit 1 -celled. An order not 
well established as now con- 
stituted; perhaps a section of 
Smilaceae with reticulate 
veins, but Dr. Lindley gives 
an alternative which is fatal 
to it, viz. veins reticulate or 
alternate. 
§. Subglumaceous. — Having a tendency to scaly flowers. 
(all hypogynons) 
( Liliales . Lindl.) 
Hexandrous defective. 
Gillesiaceae. — Perianth minute, surrounded with scales ; 
seeds attached to the axis. 
( Glumosce . Lindl.) 
Xyridaceae. — Tripetaloid; anthers turned outwards. Pla- 
centae parietal, i. e. seeds not attached to 
the centre of the fruit. 
( Juncales . Lindl.) 
§§. Hexandrous. 
Juncaceae. — Not tripetaloid ; anthers turned inwards. 
Triandrous. 
Philydraceae. — Perianth two-leaved. 
§. Glumaceous. 
( Glumosce . Lindl.) 
Ovules pendulous. 
Restiaceae. — Placentae central, i. e. seeds attached to the 
centre of the fruit. Anthers unilocular — • 
anthers bilocular ; perianth 2-6-parted or 
wanting. Requires reformation. 
Eriocaulonaceae. — 2 segments anterior ; i posterior or de- 
ficient. 
Ovules not pendulous. 
Desvauxiaceae. — Scape solid filiform ; inflorescence spa- 
thaceous; fruit 1 -seeded utricles. 
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