106 143. LILIACER. 
14. Polygonatum latifolium var. commutatum, Baker, in 
Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. xiv. (1875) p. 555. 
Convallaria commutata, Schult. f. Syst. vii. p. 1671. 
Polygonatum giganteum, Dietr. in Otto, Gartenz. 1835, p. 222; Kunth, 
Enum. Pl. v. p. 136; var. falcatum, Maxim. in Bull. Acad. St. Pétersb. 
xxix. (1884) p. 210; Mél. Biol. xi. p. 851. 
Polygonatum commutatum, Dietr. in Otto, Gartenz. 1835, p. 223; 
Kunth, Enum. Pl. v. p. 135. 
Polygonatum Thunbergii, Morren et Decne. in Ann. Sc. Nat. Zes sér, 
ii. (1834) p. 312; Kunth, Enum. Pl. v. p. 133. 
Polygonatum canaliculatum, Mig. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugd.- B«t. iii. 
p. 148, non Pursh. 
COREAN ARCHIPELAGO (Oldham, 879!), Tsusima (Wilford !). 
Herb. Kew. 
South and Central Europe, North America, and Japan. 
15. Polygonatum macropodum, Zürez. in Bull. Soc. Nat. 
Mosc. 1832, pt. ii. p. 205 ; Le 1837, fasc. vii. p. 158; Le 1879, 
p. 61; Kunth, Enum. Pl. v. p. 140; Mazim. in Bull. Acad. 
St. Pétersb. xxix. (1884) p. 208; Mél. Biol. xi. p. 848; Baker, 
in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. xiv. (1875) p. 557; Franch. Pl. 
David. p. 302; Hua, in Journ. de Bot. vi. (1892) p. 420. 
Polygonatum umbellatum, Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. xiv. 
(1875) p. 553. 
Convallaria umbellata, Bunge, ex Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 
xiv. (1875) p. 553. 
Cut: Peking (Bullock, 230 !, Skatschkow!, Bretschneider, 
737), Jehol (David, 1842 !), Kalgan (Kirilow ex Turezaninow) ; 
SHaANTUNG: Chefoo (Hancock ex Mazimowicz, Fauvel ex Fran- 
chet). Herb. Kew. 
16. Polygonatum multiflorum, Allioni, FI. Ped. i. p. 131; 
Kunth, Enum. Pl. v. p. 138; Baker, in Journ. Linn. Soc., Bot. 
xiv. (1875) p. 555; Franch. et Savat. Enum. Pl. Jap. ii. p. 55. 
Convallaria multiflora, Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 1, p. 315. 
Convallaria govaniana, Wall. Cat. n. 5137. 
Polygonatum govanianum, Royle, Ill. Him. Bot. p. 380. 
Huren: Ichang (Henry, 2020, 2682, 3849, 4087, 5460 B ); 
Kwanatuna (Ford, 365!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
Europe, Temperate Asia, Japau. 
This is a very variable species, between which and P. latifolium 
many intermediate forms occur. The extreme states of these two 
species can be distinguished thus :— 
