Old. 1.] HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 73 



191. SClLLA. Squill. 



1. S. verna, 1. 23. (Vernal S.) Bulb coated. Corymb hemispherical, 



of few flowers. Bracteas lanceolate, obtuse. Leaves linear, 

 channelled. 

 Marit. cliffs. If. 4. L.very numer. Fl. deep blue, with blue anth. 



2. S. bifolia, 1. 24. (Two-leaved S.) Bulb coated. Cluster slightly 



corymbose, without bracteas. Flowers nearly erect. Leaves 

 lanceolate, generally two. 

 Groves, W. of Eng. 2f . 34. Larger. Fl.pale blue, with brownish 

 anthers. 



3. S. autumnalis, 2. 78. (Autumnal S.) Leaves linear, numerous. 



Cluster slightly corymbose. Flower-stalks without bracteas, 

 ascending, the length of the flowers. 

 Dry past, in the S. 2f . 9. Stalk 3 in. L. chann. numer. Fl. 

 rose-col. Stam. reddish ; pist. blue. 



4. S. nutans, 6. 377. (Wild Hyacinth.) Leaves linear. Cluster droop- 



ing. Flowers pendulous, cylindrical-bell-shaped ; petals reflexed 

 at the points. Bracteas in pairs. 

 Groves and thickets, y. . 5. Stalk 1 f. Fl. blue, sweet-scented. 



192. HYAClNTHUS. Hyacinth. 



1. H. racemosus, 27. 1391. (Starch H.) Flowers ovate, with six 

 furrows ; the upper ones sessile, and abortive. Leaves linear, 

 channelled, flaccid. 

 Grassy fields, naturalized. If. 5. Fl.darkblue, smelling like wet starch. 



193. ANTHERICUM. Spiderwort. 



1. A. serotinum, 12. 793. (Mountain S.) Leaves semicylindrical ; 

 those on the stem dilated at their base. Flower mostly solitary. 

 Lofty Welsh mounts., rare. If. . 6. 4 in. Fl. erect, white, with 

 red veins outside. 



194. NARTHeCIUM. Bog-asphodel. 



1. N. ossifragum, 8. 535. (Lancashire B.) Cluster uninterrupted. 

 One bractea at the base, the other above the middle, of each 

 partial stalk. 

 Turfy bogs.lf. 7,8. L.sword-sh. Stemsimple. Fl. yell, with red anth. 



195. ASPARAGUS. Asparagus. 



1. A. officinalis, 5. 339. (Common A.) Stem herbaceous, round, 

 erect, without prickles. Leaves bristle-shaped, flexible. Stipulas 

 mostly solitary. 

 Sea coast. If. 8. Stem much branched. Fl. whitish, droop, inodor. 



196. CONVALLaRIA. Lily of the Valley, and Solomon's Seal. 



1. C.majdlis, 15. 1035. (Lily of the V.) Flower-stalk radical, naked, 

 semicylindrical. Cluster simple. Flowers drooping, cup-shaped, 

 with rather distant segments. 



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