2 ‘2 
X. — Flowers imperfect, some staminate, some pistillate. Peri- 
anth with six divisions, all petal-like. Leaves articulated 
with the stem. Smilack^s. p. 386. 
Flowers perfect, having both stamens and pistils. Perianth 
with six or eight divisions, all green, or only three petaloid. 
Leaves not articulated. Trilliaceve. p. 337. 
Ill, b. AGLUMACEOUS ENDOGENS WITH PERIANTH 
ADHERENT TO OVARY. 
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 five or six, all perfect or bearing anthers. 
Musaceas. p. 329. f 
Only one anther bearing stamen. 
Anther one celled. Filament petal-like. 
Marantaceje. p. 328. f 
Anther two celled. Filament not petaloid. 
ZrNXtlHEUACEJE. p. 328. 
Stamens more than six. Aqiiatic. 
HrDROCHARtDAdExE. p. 321. 
1. — * Stamens six. 2 
Stamens three. 
Anthers opening on tile outer side. Embryo distinct, in a 
dense albumen. InmACEm. p. 332. 
Anthers opening on the inner side.* Embryo in a loose cellu- 
lar nucleus. Burmanniacejs. 
2. — -Anthers turned outwards. BurmANNiaceag. 
Anthers turned inwards. 
Leaves folded partly together lengthwise. ILeuodorace.e. 
Leaves flat, not folded. 
Fruit one celled. Taccace.E. 
Fruit three celled. 
Outer perianth green. Albumen mealy. Leaves stiff, chan- 
neled, often scurfy. BromeUacE/E. p. 829. 
Outer perianth colored. Albumen fleshy or hard. 
