Blood-roots  and  Hypoxids  are  known,  the  fii'st  by  the  nature  of  their  albumen,  and  the
latter  by  the  lateral  position  of  their  embryo,  &c.  No  one  has  ever  thought  of  dismem-
bering it,  smce  Browni  founded  it  upon  Jussieu's  2d  section  of  Narcissi  ;  and  it  can
scarcely  be  said  to  comprehend  an  anomalous  genus,  unless  Clivia  and  Doryanthes  be
so  considered,  on  account  of  their  fascicled  roots,  Agave  and  Fourcroya,  the  stems  of
which  are  woody,  and  Gethyllis,  because  of  its  being  poly androus.  The  latter  deviation
from  the  ordinary  character  of  the  Order  will  probably  be  considered  of  less  importance,
if  we  bear  in  mind  the  polyandrous  structm*e  of  some  Blood-roots,  and  especially  if,  in
the  first  place,  the  genuine  Amarylhdaceous  genus  Phycella  be  attended  to,  which  has
a  tendency  to  produce  additional  stamens  ;  and  if,  secondly,  the  coronet  of  Narcissus
itself  be  borne  in  mind,  which  is  in  fact  an  organ  representing  an  extra  number  of  sta-
mens. I  have  elsewhere  remarked  {Bot.  Reg.  1341.)  that  this  is  connected  with  a  strong
tendency  in  the  whole  Order  to  form  another  set  of  male  organs  between  the  perianth


..p.  . 1.  a  flower  cut  open,  and  showing  that  there  is  a  bifid  tooth,

forming  a  coronet  or  cup,  between  each  stamen  ;  2.  a  transverse  section  of  the  ovary.
t:.:„  r.iAr       » ,  .. :„  ,..,__..:...     1 ,  A  scction  of  its  capsulc  ;  2.  a  perpendicular  section  of  its  seed.
Fig.  cm. — Pancratium  niaritinmm.
arming  a  coronet  or  cup,  between  eai '

Fig.  CIV.— Alstrcemeria  Pelegrina.
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AMARYLLIDACEvE.
[Endogens.
and  those  stamens  that  actually  develope.
