1. Flowers imperfect, some staminate, some pistillate. Peri- 
anth with six divisions, all petal-like. Leaves articulated 
with the stem. SniLACEm. p. 336. 
Flowers perfect, having both stamens and pistils. Perianth 
with six or eight divisions, all green, or only three petaloid. 
Leaves not articulated. TRiimiACEm. p. 337. 
Ill, b. AGLUMACEOUS ENDOGENS WITH PERIANTH 
ADHERENT TO OVARY. 
1 . 
Stamens attached to the pistil. 3 
Stamens separate from the pistil. 
Veins of the leaves parallel with the midrib. 1 
Veins of the leaves running parallel from the midrib to the 
margin. 
Stamens live or six, all perfect or bearing anthers. 
ML s ac E m. p. 329. f 
Only one anther bearing stamen. 
Anther one celled. Filament petal-like. 
Mar ant ac itm. p. 328. f 
Anther two celled. Filament not petaloid. 
Zingiber ac E m. p. 328. 
Stamens more than six. Aquatic. 
HrDROCHARlPACEm. p. 321. 
Stamens six. 2 
Stamens three. 
Anthers opening on tile outer side. Embryo distinct, in a 
dense albumen. ImDACum. p. 332. 
Anthers openinw on -u- • ^ * 
