HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. Convallaria. 



[In the Den of Rechip, 4 miles N. E. of Dunkeld, Perth- 

 shire, chiefly towards the head of the Den. First discovered 



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fruit-stalks axillary mostly 1 -flowered. 



Kmph. 3~Lud<w. Vf-FL dan. 337-E. hot. 2W-Wood 



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l-Ger. em. 5)04. 3-J 



44. 6-Barr. JU. l-Black<w. 251. 2-Ger. 756. I. 



sometimes 



the side opposite to the direction of the leaf; white with a green 

 line running down each segment; segments rather bent in. Ber- 



Woodward 





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Var. 2. Solomon's Seal with white Hellebore leaves and a 

 purplish stalk. Ray. 



Woods on the north of the Mendio Hills. \b. 



C. Leaves alternate, embracing the stem : stem cylindri- multiflo'ra. 



cal: fruit-stalks axillary, many-flowered. 



E. hot. 279-Mill. 101. \-Walc.-Fl. dan. 152-Fuchs. 585- 

 J. B. iii. 52<J. 1-Lonic. i. 170. 3~C!us. i. 275. 2-Dod. 

 345. l-Lob. obs. 36*8. 2~Ger. em. 903. \-Park. 6$6. 3- 



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Fruit-stalks branched, usually with 2 flowers above, 3 lower 

 down, frequently 4 at bottom, and in gardens more. Flowers 

 smaller, and segments more pointed than in C. Folygonatumj whi 

 tipped with green. Berries when ripe, black. Woodward. 



Common Solomon' s-seal. Woods. Bramdean, Hampshire; Roe- 

 hill, Kent ; about High Wickham, Bucks. [Copse at Gorlestone, 

 Suffolk. Mr. Wigg. Woods at Bigland Hall, Cartmel, plentiful. 

 Mr. Jackson. In the lane between Stockton and Stainton, 



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* In a scarcity of provisions the roots have been made into bread; 

 Sheep and goats eat it. Horses, cows, and swipe refuse it. 



+ The young shoots are eaten by the Turks as Asparagus, and the 

 roots have been made into bread as the C. Poiygonatvm. Linn. Cows, 

 ipats, and sheep eat it. 



