72 HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. [CI. 6. 



bulbs. Leaves semicylindrical, tubular, rough ; channelled 

 above, ribbed beneath. Bracteas pointed, longer than the umbel. 

 Stamens simple, awl-shaped. 

 Fields, rare. If. 1. Fl. reddish. Germ, rough at the top. 



5. A. vinedle, 28. 1974. (Crow G.) Umbel spherical, bearing bulbs. 



Leaves cylindrical, smooth. Alternate stamens deeply 3-cleft. 

 Waste ground and chalky fields. 2f . 7. L. long, tapering, hollow. 

 Stam. longer than the pet., 3 of them with capill. later, segm. 



*** Stalk radical, naked. 



6. A. ursinum, 2. 122. (Broad-leaved G.) Stalk semicylindrical, 



naked. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, stalked. Umbel level-topped. 

 Stamens simple. 

 Moist woods. If. 5,6. L. 1 or 2, flat, broad, ribbed. Fl. white. 



7. A. Schamoprasum, 34. 2441. (Chive G.) Stalk naked, round, the 



height of the foliage. Leaves cylindrical, somewhat tapering. 

 Stamens simple. 

 Mead., scarce. 2f . 6. Fl. of a purplish rose-col. Stam. concealed. 



188. FRITILLiRIA. Fritillary. 

 1. F. Meleagris, 9. 622. (Common F.) All the leaves alternate, 

 linear-lanceolate, pointed. Stem single-flowered. Nectary li- 

 near. Points of the petals inflexed. 

 Moist mead., chiefly in the S. %. 4. Stem 1 f. leafy. FL 

 chequered, drooping. 



189. TULlPA. Tulip. 



1. T. sylvestris, 1.63. (Wild T.) Flower solitary, a little drooping. 

 Leaves lanceolate. Stigma triangular, abrupt. Stamens hairy at 

 the base. 

 Chalk pits, rare. If. 4. Fl. sweet-scented, bright yellow. 



190. ORNITH6GALUM. Star of Bethlehem. 



1. 0. luteum, 1. 21. (Yellow Star of B.) Stem angular, with one leaf 



at the bottom, and one or two at the top. Flower-stalks umbel- 

 late, simple, smooth. 

 Groves, rare. If. 4. L. linear -lanceol. Fl. yellow; green on the bach. 



2. O. pyrenaicum, 1. 499. (Tall Star of B.) Cluster very long. Fila- 



ments all dilated. Flower-stalks equal, spreading ; growing 

 erect, and close-pressed, as the fruit ripens. 

 Past. rare. If. 6, 7. Stalk 2 — 3/. Fl. greenish, spreading, numer. 



3. O.umbellatum, 2. 130. (Common Star of B.) Flowers corymbose ; 



their partial stalks overtopping the main one. Filaments dilated, 

 tapering, entire. 

 Mead, and past. If. 4, 5. L. roundly charm. Fl. white; green outside. 



4. O. nutans, 28. 1997. (Drooping Star of B.) Flowers pendulous, 



unilateral. Filaments dilated, cloven, converging ; three of them 

 longer, their lobes nearly equal to the anther. 

 Dry mead., naturalized. If. 5. About If. FL large, of a silv. 

 glauc. white. 



