LVI. 



SCILLA MARITIMA. 



Officinal Squill, or Sea Onion 



Stuonyms.— Scilla Hispanica vulgaris, Ger. Fm., p. 17, i. ; Clus. Hist., p. 171. 

 Scilla rafa magna vulgaris, Bauk., vol. ii. p. 615, f. Scilla vulgaris radice 

 rubra, Bank. Ihv., p. 73. Sancratium, Clus. Hist., p. 293. Ornithogalum Squilla, 

 BoL Mag., vol. v. p. 24, 1. 918. Ornithogalum maritimum, Tour. Inst., p. 381 ; 

 Brotero, Fl. Liisit., vol. i. p. 583 ; Fl. Franc, vol. iii. p. 276. Scilla maritima, 



IAnn 



Foeeign Names. — Jfc : Scille, Orignon marine. Ital. : Scilli, Ciropollo ma- 

 rina, Sancrazio. Span.: Escella, Cebolla albarana. Port.: Esquilla, Cebolla 

 alvarii. Germ. : Mierswiebel, Squille. Ban. : Skelle. Swed. : Skille. 



Nat. Order, ConoxAKix, Linn.; Asphodeli, Juss.; Liliacejb, 



De Cand. — Hexandria, Monogynia. 



Gen. CnAB.— Sepals three, coloured, spreading. Petals verv like 



and scarcely broader. Stamens six, shorter than the perianth. Fila- 



ments smooth, somewhat dilated at the base, acuminate, entire. Ovary 



Style smooth, 



and 



simple. Stigma obscurely three-lobed, papillose. Capsule rounded, 

 three-cornered, three-celled. Seeds numerous, in two rows, flattened, 

 with a membranous testa {Lindley , from Steinheil). 

 Spec Cuxu.-Leaves very large, subsequently spreading, bracts long. 



Mi 



Anthers yellow. Ovarium 



yellowish. Bulb very large. 



Hist 



Scilla (IxiXXa) was a favourite remedy with the 

 ancient physicians. The Egyptians worshipped a bulbous 

 plant, called by Lucian K^vov, which has been suggested to 

 be the red variety of the Scilla maritima. Pythagoras is sup- 



conn us. 2. The 



3. The flowering stem. 4. Calyx and 



corolla. 5. Anther*. 6. Section of the seed-vessel. 



