LILY FAMILY 



pale violet-blue to considerable areas. The flowering 

 raceme is frequently six to eight inches long and sug- 

 gests the Hyacinth, whence its common name. The 

 plant arises from a coated bulb. 



GRAPE-HYACINTH 



Muscdri hotryoides 



Muscdri, from the musky scent of one species of the 

 genus. 



One of the early flowering, bulbous perennials of coun- 

 try gardens which has escaped into lawns and fields. 

 Naturalized from Europe. March, April. 



Grape-Hyacinth. Muscdri hotryoides 



Leaves. — Basal, linear. 



Flowers. — Violet-blue to pure blue, borne in a dense 

 raceme on a naked scape, four to six inches high. 



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