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Leucojum vernum. Spring Snow-Flake. 
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Qa/s and Order. 
Hexandria Monogynia. 
Generic Character. 
Corolld campaniformis, 6-partita, apicibus incrafTata, Stigma 
(implex. 
Specific Char a Her and Synonyms. 
LF.UCOJUM vernum fpatha uniflora, ftylo clavato. Lin * 
Syfi. Vegetab. p. 316. 
LEUCOJUM bulbofum vulgarc. Baub. Pin. 55. 
The great early bulbous Violet. Park. Par ad. 
The biofloms of the Leucojum and Galanlbus, or Snow- Drop, 
are very fimilar at fir ft fight, but differ very effentially when 
examined; the Snow-Drop having, according to the Linnsean 
description, a three-leaved neflary, which is wanting in the 
Lcucojum; the two genera then being very diftinft, it becomes 
ncceflary to give them different names ; we have accordingly 
bcftowed on the Lcucojum the name of Snow-Flake, which, 
while it denotes its affinity to the Snow r -Drop, is not inappli- 
cable to the meaning of Leucojum. 
As the Spring Snow-Flake does not increafe fo fall by its 
roots, as the Snow-Drop, or even the Summer Snow-Flake, 
fo it is become much Scarcer in our gardens ; it may, indeed, 
be almoft confidered as one of our plants rariores, though at 
the fame time a very defirable one. 
It does not flower fo foon by almoft a month, as the Snow- 
Drop ; but its biofloms, which are ufually one on each foot-ftalk, 
Sometimes two, are much larger, and delightfully fragrant. 
It is found wild in Shady places and moift w'oods in many 
parts of Germany and Italy. The mod proper Situation for it 
is a north or call border, foil a mixture of loam and bog earth; 
but by having it in different afpeCls, this, as well as other 
plants, may have its flowering forwarded or protrafted, and, 
consequently, the pleafure of feeing them in bloflom, confi- 
derably lengthened. 
In a favourable foil and fltuation, it propagates tolerably 
fall by olfsets. 
