96 Orb. l. GarawTHEX. Cl. 6. Spathacee. Liriogame. 
Folia 3-6, lete viridia, lorata. Flores albi. Peduneulus cum foliis, 
crassus, nunc admodum compressus, anceps, 1—7-florus. icelli in 
fructu penduli. Species 4. L. ZEstivum L. Pulchellum P. L Carpa- 
ticum MS. fig. in Bot. Mag. No. 1993. Vernum L: 
Acis P. L. Pericarpium membranaceum, Tus dehiscens. Petala 
conniventia, subsequalia, 3 exteriora vel omnia retusa cum mucrone, 
disco apicis immaculata. Antheræ vacillantes, emarginatw, longe 
foraminoswm. Stylus sensim angustior. Herbe in Portugal, utráque 
ord Mediterranei maris, et fas. Corsica, arenosis, 5-7-polheares. 
Bulbus magnitudine vellan minoris. Folia 3—5, viridia, humi- 
angus 
cornet, inodori unculus ante folia vel simul ad latus, teretius- 
culus, 2—5-florus, succo luteo amaro. Pedicelli in fructu erecti, No- 
men Poeticum, petalis basi i cruore infectis. = ies 9. Leucoi 
Roseum Lors. Grandiflorum Vent. Autumn 
These cheerful harbingers of autumn and spring may be known 
from all other Monocotyledones by the fungous dise covering their 
Pericarpium, into which the Filaments are stuck like Pins, quite 
separate both from the Petals and from one another. SOLANDER 
thought them allied to Strumareæ ; from which they differ however 
very materially in the figure of their Filaments, Anthers, Style 
wnship 
Hipperholme near Halifax in Yorkshire, where I saw it last year; 
the place is so steep as to be almost inaccessible, and though very 
luxuriant it grew sparingly, that I have no doubt its Bulb or Seeds 
had been carried up there by some Bird, or possibly a Field Mouse, 
from one of the neighbouring gardens. Galanthus Latifolius has 
lately been sent to this country from Govenki ; its Flower hitherto 
has not proved larger than that of Mivalis, and its inner Petals are 
rtion to the outer, but its Leaves are much 
broader besi other species of this Order, 
hich L’EcLusE receiv PERATO, if TENoRE's description be 
correct, is p Generis, and may be called afte though 
he ds it at most as a Species, inserting it work as a 
is wo ef rieta B à in tutte le sue parti il doppio 
in February, but of this not till April or May, and that he found it 
where ** Ferrante Imperato l'avea raccolto a Monte Virgine”; lastl 
he adds, that “ per la forma de’ pos la diversità - tempo della 
> € l'intero abito, forse potrebbe formare una nuova Specie.” 
is characterized by its swelled Style - more ie equal eere 
constant i in de the four Species. Aeis differs y from 
in having very narrow w grass-like Leaves, Petals unspotted, paros 
