HEXANDRIA— TRIGYNIA. Colchicum. 201 



2. T. maritimum. Sea Arrow-grass. 



Capsule ovate, of six cells. 



T. maritimum. /J»«. .S>. T/. 483. mild. v. 2. 265. H. Br. 399. 

 Engl. Bot. V. 4. /. 255. Hook. Lend. t. 99. Scot. 1 14. Fl. Dan. 

 «.306. Ehrh. Calam. 137. 



T. n. 2. Linn, in Stoclch. Trans, for ] 7 42. 147- t. 6.f. 4, 5. 



Gramen marinum spicatum. Rnii Sijn. 435. Loh. Ic. 16./. 



G. spicatum alterum. Bauh. Pin. G. Theatr.82.f. Ger. Em. 20. f. 



G. spicatum, cnm pericarpiis parvis rotundis. Bauh. Hist. v. 2. 

 508./. Moris, v. 3. 228. sect. 8. t. 2./. 19. 



In salt marshes, and the muddy margins of large rivers, abun- 

 dantly. 



Perennial. May — August. 



Root somewhat woody. Herb like the last, but the leaves are semi- 

 cylindrical, luid more fleshy. Germen ovate, tumid, with G fur- 

 rows, and as many equal lobes. Caps, of G cells, with G oblong 

 valves, constructed exactly like the foregoing, the valves being 

 suspended by the summit, and separating from the base up- 

 wards, only they do not spread so much. 



The qualities are similar to those of T. palustre, and all domestic 

 cattle are re])orted to be fond of the herbage, which has still 

 more of a salt flavour. 



208. COLCHICUM. Meadow-saffron. 



Linu.Gen.\SO. Juss.47, Fl. Br. 399. Tourn. t. \S\, \S2. Lam. 

 t.267. Gcortn. t. \8. 



Nat. Ord. Spathacccc. Linn. 9. Junci. .Tuss. 13 ! Mdan- 

 thacecc, Br. Pr. 272. Hook. Scot. 182. 



Cal. none. Cor. of 1 petal ; tube radical, angular, much 

 longer than the limb, which consists of 6 deep, elliptic- 

 oblong, concave, upright segments, the 3 innermost ra- 

 ther the smallest. Filam. awl-slia]ied, inserted into llie 

 tube of the corolhi, shorter than the limb. .-//////. oblong, 

 of 2 cells and 1 valves, jieltate, incumbent. Cjcrm. im- 

 bedded in the root, roundish. Styles 3, thread-shaped, the 

 length oi' tlie stamens, converging below. Stigmas linear, 

 - recurved, channelled, downy. Caps. '), superior, stalked, 

 oblong, single-celled, inllated; convex externally; acute 

 nt the inner c(.h^v^ whore they are combined longitudi- 

 nally, and where they finally burst anil separate. .SV<7/n 

 numerous, globose, attached irregularly to each margin 

 of the capsule. 

 /hot bulbous. Stem none, /.caves oblong, scb^ile.. bliealh- 

 iiig, radical as well a^ [\\vJ/oivcrs, which are purple, their 



