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ScILLA AMANA (@) Szbirica, SiBERIAN 
: QUIL. 3 , 
IMPS HES Hobie 
Clafs.and Order. 
HeExANDRIA Monocynlia. 
Generic Charafer.—Vid. N 919. 
Specific Character and Synonyms.—Vid. fupra Nem 341. 
SCILLA amena ; foliis pluribus, extimis oblongo-ligulatis, 
obtufis cum mucrone, medio nervofis ; {capis plu- 
ribus, varie compreffis, nervofo-ftriatis; racemo 
diftante ; bra€teis minutis, folitariis ; corolla rotata ; 
filamentis ea duplo brevioribus, fubulatis, planis, 
hypogynis, imis laciniis et mutuo inter fe cohzrenti- 
bus, zqualibus; germine oblongo-ovato, tritorofo, 
nec in ftylum roftratim abeunte.  G. 
SCILLA amena. Vid. fupra Ne 341. 
(a) racemo 7-multi-floro; flore faturate cyaneo ; filamentis 
furfum coloratis ; antheris atro-cyaneis. G. Supra t. 941. 
(8) racemo 1—4-floro; corolla cerulea; filamentis pallefcen- 
tibus ; antheris fuberuginofis. G. 
SCILLA fibirica. Bot. Repof. tab. 365. 
SCILLA precox. Donn Cat. Hort. Cant. 2? Nec ea Willd. Sp. 
Pl. 2. 28; que, ipfo monente, mera 4ifolie varietas. 
Vid. Schrader Fourn. fur die Bot. 1799. vol. 1. p. 287. 
_ This variety is faid to have derived its origin from feed 
imported from Siberia; a fa€t of which we have no doubt, 
aving feen a {fpecimen, agreeing with it in every point, that was 
gathered by Profeffor Patzas on the banks of the Wolga, and 
Which is now depofited inthe Bankfian Herbarium. We cannot 
trace the flighteft fpecific diftin€tion between this and the Levant 
Plant, already figured in the prefent werk. That indeed has 
tker flowers, more colour in the ftyle and ftlamens, with 
deep blue anthers, and blooms rather later; the leaves are alfo 
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