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raceme, while the larger-stalked, blue, sterile flowers 

 crown the terminal part of the raceme, waving in the 

 air like feathers. The leaves of this plant are large 

 and broad. It is found in the vineyards and in rocky 

 situations. The M. neglectiim of Dr. Bouvier's 



imperceptibly divided into six points ; cylindrical, 

 contracted at the rim ; six stamens inserted on the 

 tube of the perianth ; capsule triangular. 



I. M. racemositm, Mill, (starch hyacinth). Bulb 

 ovoid ; proliferous. Stem shorter than leaves ; leaves 



Fig. 16$.— Muscari botryoides. 



" Flore Suisse" we have not been able to meet with. 

 The yellow- flowered M. moschatum (Desf. ) is, we 

 believe, a species known in France, but not included 

 in the Swiss flora. 



Genus Muscari, Tournefort. 



A genus of the Liliaceous order, tribe hyacinthie. 

 Bulbous plant ; segments of corolla united, or almost 



Fig. 166. — Muscari comosum. 



linear, curled up. Flowers in dense raceme ; upper 

 ones abortive ; purplish-blue, strongly scented. 



2. Jlf. neglectum, Gussone. Larger growth than the 

 preceding species. Leaves larger, not curled up, 

 raceme loose ; each flower pedicellated (given by 

 Bouvier as a distinct species, but perhaps a variety). 



3. M. botryoides, Mill, (grape hyacinth). Bulb 

 ovoid, conical ; stem equal to leaves in length. 



