HEXAND. — MONOG. 103 



few-flowered, bracttas lanceolate obtuse, leaves linear chan- 

 nelled. Ligktf. p. 181 (S. lijolia). E. B. t. 23. 



Hab. Rocks covered with a shallow soil, near the sea; in lona and 

 Stafla abundantly ; Duncansby head, Caithness; Braes of Armi- 

 dale and Durness Coast, Sutherland, Mr. Borrer and Hook. Ork- 

 ney isles, abundantly ; and Shetland, Mr. Neill. Fl. May. 3/ . 



Plant 4 — 5 inches high. Leaves few, nearly as long as the scape. 

 Floivers deep blue, bracteas membranaceous, — This seems to be 

 little known on the continent. Smith considers it to be the .S'. hifolia 

 of Fl.Dan.; and it is probably confined to the more northern parts of 

 Europe. 



8. NARTHECIUM. 



1. N. oss'ifragum {Lancashire Asphodel). Light/. p. 181 {An- 

 thericiim ossif.). E. B. t. 535. 



Hab. Common throughout Scotland, in moorish ground. Fl. July, 

 Aug. %. 



Six to eight inches high, decumbent at the base. Root creeping. 

 Leaves all radical, ensiform, equitant, striated, about half as long as 

 the scape. Scape with several lanceolate scales, rather than leaves, 

 running into bracteas as they approach the tiowers. Spike terminal 

 solitary. Flower yellow ; perianth persistent, shorter than the brown 

 prismatic capsule. 



9. ASPARAGUS. 



1. A. officinalis [common y/5po?ao"z^5), unarmed, stem herbaceous 

 erect rounded very much branched, leaves setaceous fascicu- 

 late flexible, peduncles jointed in the middle. E. B. I. 339. 



H.\B. Sandy places by the sea-side, rare. Links near Gosford, Maugfi. 

 and Mr. E. J. Mauglian. Fl. Aug. 1/ , 



Root creeping, throwing up numerous scalv erect stems, which, when 

 cultivated in their early state, form the Asparagus of our tables;- 

 rarely in a wild state exceeding a foot in height. Flowers drooping, 

 greenish white. Berries bright scarlet, 



10. CON^^ALLARIA. 



* Flowers campanulate. 



1. C. majalis [Lily of the Valley), scape semicylindrical, leaves 

 ovato-lanceolate binous, flowers racemoso-spicate campanu- 

 late drooping on short footstalks. LightJ. p. \S2. E. B. 

 t. 1035. 



Hab. Woods and coppices, Scotland- Wald and Methven wood, Perth- 

 shire, Slhhald. Arniston and Collington woods, Edinb., Maugh. 

 Near the Falls of the Clyde, plentifully, Hopk. Den of Rechip, 

 Rev. Mr. M'Ritrhie. Cliesh, Mr. Arnott. In a small glen called 

 the Clough, N. of Gask, Perthshire, D. Don. Fl. May. 'U . 



Flowers very pure white and fragrant, segments curved back. Berries 

 red, spherical. 



'"* Flowers cijlindrical. 



2. C. verticillata {narrow-leaved Solomon's Seal), leaves lan- 

 ceolate whorlcd. E. li.tA2S. 



