CLASS VI. ORDER I.
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla 6-petala, persistens. Filamenta basi dilatata. Capsula 3-locularis. Semina subrotunda, nuda.
Blossom 6-petalled, remaining. Threads widened at the base. Capsule 3-celled. Seeds roundish and naked.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Ornithogalum foliis lanceolatis: floribus in racemo longissimo crescentibus, albis et parvis: staminibus longitudinem corollarum fere æquantibus.
Ornithogalum with lance-shaped leaves. Flowers grow on a very long spike, are white and small. The stamens scarcely the length of the blossoms.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A petal and chive.
2. A chive shown from the outer side.
3. Seed-bud and pointal.
4. The same magnified.