-withered and dried up for a confiderable way at the upper part 

 before the flowers expand in thefummer; fcape from two to 

 near four feet high ; peduncles near two inches long ; petals 

 fnow-white, ftellately patent; filaments flat, lanceolate-fubulate; 

 llyle rather fhorter than the yellowifh germen, upright j ftigma 

 quite fimple, feeds black, roundiih, and fometimes angular. 



Its habitat does not appear to be with precifion known ; by 

 fome it is faid to be Hungary, by others Egypt and Arabia ; 

 Clusius received his roots from Italy. 



The bulbs (which are white) mould be taken up every three 

 or four years and parted from their progeny. The flowers 

 have no fcent. G. 



