250 BOTANY 
Flower. — Bracteate, complete, actinomorphic, 
hypogynous. 
Perianth.—Synphyllous (united at base only); six 
lobes in two whorls of three, inferior. 
N.B.—When the members of the perianth are all petaloid or 
all sepaloid no distinction is made between sepals and petals. 
The ending phyllous (Gk. phyllon, a leaf) refers to the whole 
perianth. 
LILIACEAE 
FLORAL: DIAGRAM 
OF - FLOWER: OF - THE: 
GARDEN - HYACINTH 
FIG AAO ‘oF rCOWER-OF GARDEN HYACINTH. 
Andreecium.—Stamens six in two whorls; epiphyl- 
lous, free; anther two-lobed, versatile (7.¢., capable of 
turning on the filament) ; filament blue. 
Gynecium.—Carpels three, synearpous; style long; 
stigma three-lobed; ovary superior, three-celled with 
numerous ovules in axile placentation. 
Fruit.—A capsule dehiscing by three valves; seeds 
have endosperm. 
Pollination.—Usually by insects, but as stamens and 
stigma ripen at the same time, self-pollination may 
take place. 
