GRAPE-HYACINTH 



Perianth. — Globular or urn-shaped, constricted at 

 mouth; violet-blue, white at the mouth, six-toothed. 



Stamens. — Six. 



Pistil. — Ovary three-celled, forming a triangular three- 

 celled capsule. 



This is a hardy little bulbous plant from central 

 Europe, common in gardens from which it has in many 

 places escaped to the fields. Several species are in 

 cultivation, but the one that everybody knows is 

 Muscdri botryoldeSj which means, like a bunch of 

 grapes. 



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