(t. 341), S. bifolia (t. 746), S. hispanica (t. 128), S. hyacin- 
thoides (t. 1140), and S. sibirica (t. 2408). 
Descrv.—Bulb ovoid, one inch in diameter; outer scales 
pale. Leaves five to seven, flat, broadly linear, attenuate 
at the base, with apex abruptly acuminate, one half to 
three-quarters of an inch broad, six to nine inches long. 
Scape angular, slightly shorter than the leaves. Raceme 
ovate-oblong, ten- to twenty-flowered. Pedicels ascending 
or somewhat spreading, equal to the perianth or slightly 
longer. Bracts solitary, very minute, truncate, or some- 
times deeply bifid. Perianth pale blue, three lines long, 
with somewhat spreading, linear, obtuse segments. %la- 
ments blue, slightly shorter than the perianth. Anthers 
violet. Style slightly longer than the ovary. Ovules two 
in each cell. Capsule globose, obtusely three-angled, three 
lines long.—L, Farmar. 
Figs. 1 and 2, anthers; 3, pistil :—al/ enlarged. 
