. A manual of botany. Botany. MONOCOTYLEDONBS 203 order, as we have already noticed, is included in Liliacece by Bentham and ffooTcer. Distribution and Numbers.—The species of this order are scattered over various parts of the world, both in tropical and temperate climates; they are, however, most abundant in tropical America, Illustrative Genera:—Smilax, Linn.; Eipogonum, Forst. These are the only genera; there are pro- bably about 120 species, but some botanists make the number considerably more. Properties and Uses.—The plants of this order generally possess alterative properties. Order 19.
. A manual of botany. Botany. MONOCOTYLEDONBS 203 order, as we have already noticed, is included in Liliacece by Bentham and ffooTcer. Distribution and Numbers.—The species of this order are scattered over various parts of the world, both in tropical and temperate climates; they are, however, most abundant in tropical America, Illustrative Genera:—Smilax, Linn.; Eipogonum, Forst. These are the only genera; there are pro- bably about 120 species, but some botanists make the number considerably more. Properties and Uses.—The plants of this order generally possess alterative properties. Order 19. Pontedeeiace,e, the Pontederia Order.—Cha- FiG. Fig. 961. Portiou of a brauch, with leaves and fruit, of Smilax papyracea. raoter.—Aquatic herbs. Leaves sheathing at the base, with occasionally dilated petioles. Flowers hermaphrodite, irregular, spathaceous. Perianth inferior, 6-partite, petaloid, tubular, persistent, rolling inwards after flowering. Sta?nens 3 or 6, inserted on the segments of the perianth; anthers introrse. Ovary superior; style 1; stigma simple. Fruit capsular, occasionally somewhat adherent to the persistent perianth. Seeds numerous, with mealy albumen. Distribution, Numbers, and Properties.—They are natives of the East Indies, Africa, and America. Illustrative Genera: — Leptanthus, L. C. B.; Pontederia, Linn. There are above 30 species. Their properties are unimportant. Order 20. ;, theWater-wort Order.—Charac-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Green, J. Reynolds (Joseph Reynolds), 1848-1914. London, J. & A. Churchill
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