Ord. 1.] HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 71 



HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



184. GALaNTHUS. Snow-drop. 



1. G. nivalis. 1. 19. (Common S.) 



Orchards, meadows, &c, scarcely indigenous, y. . 2. L. glauc. 

 in pairs. Interior pet. green at the top. 



185. LEUC6JUM. Snow-flake. 



1. L. astivum, 9. G21. (Summer S.) Flowers several. Style club- 

 shaped. 

 Moist mead, not wild. 14 . 5. L. numer. Pet. uniform; tipped with 

 green. 



186. NARCISSUS. Narcissus, or Daffodil. 



1. N. poeticus, 4. 275. (Poet's N.) Flowers mostly solitary. Cup 



of the nectary very short, depressed ; membranous and crenate 

 at the margin. Leaves bluntly keeled ; their edges reflexed. 

 Sandy plains, introduced. If. 5. Pet. pure white. Nect. with 

 a crimson margin. 



2. N. biflorus, 4. 270. (Pale N.) Flowers in pairs. Cup of the 



nectary very short, depressed ; membranous and crenate at the 

 margin. Leaves acutely keeled ; their edges inflexed. 

 Sandy soil, not wild. y. . 4, 5. Pet. pale sulphur yell. Nect. 

 with a white border. 



3. N. Pseudo-Narcissus, 1. 17. (Common Daff.) Flowers solitary. 



Cup of the nectary bell-shaped, erect, crisped, with six marginal 

 segments ; its length equal to that of the ovate petals. 

 Woods and thickets. If. . 3. Pet. lemon yell. Nect. large, deep yell. 



187. ALLIUM. Garlick. 

 * Stem leafy. Leaves flat. 



1. A. Ampeloprdsum, 24. 1657, (Great round-headed G.) Umbel 



globose, without bulbs. Stem leafy below. Leaves flat. Three 

 alternate stamens deeply three-cleft. Keel of the petals rough. 

 Steep Holms in the Severn, imported. If . 7. L. 1 inch broad. 

 Umb. large. 



2. A. arenarium, 19. 1358. (Sand G.) Umbel globose, bearing 



bulbs. Stem leafy below. Leaves flat, with cylindrical sheaths. 

 Bracteas obtuse. " Alternate stamens dilated, three-cleft. Keel 

 of the petals roughish. 

 Woody mount, in the N. %. 7. L. half as broad, rough-edged. 

 Umb. small red. 



3. A. carinatum,24r. 1658. (Mountain G.) Umbel lax, bearing bulbs. 



Leaves flat. Bracteas tapering, longer than the umbel. Stamens 

 simple, awl-shaped. 

 Mts. rare. If . 7. L. narr. Bract, long. Pet. with a smooth heel. 



** Stem leafy. Leaves somewhat cylindrical. 



4. A. oleraceum, 7. 488. (Streaked Field G.) Umbel lax, bearirg 



