536 HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. Hyacinthm. 



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Var. 2. Dwarf English Solomon 's-seal. Ray. Woods 



HYACINTHUS. BJoss. bell-shaped, perma- 

 nent; segments rolled back : germen with 3 

 nectariferous pores at the top. 



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non-$crip f tus. H. Bloss. tubular-bell-shaped, with 6 divisions, segments 



rolled back; floral leaves in pairs. . 



E. hot. 377-Cnrt. 139~Clus. i. 177. \-Doi. 210. \-Lob. 

 obs. 53. 2~*Ger. em. 111. 1-Ger. 99. 1-J. B. ii. 586- 

 Walc.-Park.par. 12"), 5-Swert. 13. 1, 2, 3, and A* 



Leaves from the root, limber. Flowers pendant, fine blue. 

 The absence of the nectariferous pores on the gerinen, the very 

 deep divisions of the blossom, almost forming 6 distinct petals; 



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and the structure of the other parts of the fructification would 

 induce me to wish that Linnasus had arranged this plant under 

 the Genus Scilla. The blossoms shrivelling and not falling off, 

 and the ends of the petals being rolled back, seem to constitute 

 the only observable differences. Flowers varying, as many blue 

 ones are apt to do, to white or flesh colour. 



Harebell Hyacinth. English Hyacinth. Scilla nutans. E. 



bot. Woods and hedges. P.May.* 



A'CORUS. Spadix cylindrical, covered withflorets: 



bloss. 6 petals, naked : style none : caps. 3~ 

 celled. 



Calamus. A. Floral-leaf very much longer than the spike. 



E. bot. 356-/7. dan. H5S-Lud<w. 3\~Wood<v. \73-Knipb* 

 S-Leers. 13. \2-Blacl<w. ±66. Clus. i. 231. 2-Dod. 249- 

 3-Ger. em. 62. 1-Pari. 14C-J. B. ii. ?34-#. ox. viii. 



13. 4~C. B. th. 62(i-Dod. 249. S-Ia*. obs. 30. l~G*r* 



em. 62. 2-Clus. i. 231. l~Lob. obs. 30. 2. 



Spike about 3 inches long, closely studded with florets set 

 in spiral lines. Mr. Stackho-se. Root { to 1 inch diameter, 

 often If foot long or more, sending out a number of long coarse 

 fibres. The old one decays every year, but 2 young ones shoot 

 out from the crown of it. Stem flatted, bordered with a leafy 

 edge, and above the insertion of the spike expanding into a leaf. 



Leaves sword- shared, sheathino- rmp unnthpr. «nmp nlaited in * 



+ The fresh roots are poisonous. They may be converted into starcP 

 Tbal&na Plant a gi mU li vcs uponit. 







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