Liliaceae. 143 



IW.—GAGEA. 



Ga'g'ea lu'tea (41). Yellow Star of Bethlehem. 3 — 4. Leaf solitary 

 (1419) radical linear ribbed, flowers yellow 4 — 8 in an umbel with I — 3 bracts, 

 perianth-segments free spreading closed in the afternoon. 



[G. [Malham Cove), CI. St 

 Y.—HYACINTHUS. 



HYACIN'THUS NONSCRIPTUS (109). Bluebell. 4—6. Leaves 

 (141 1) 10 — 18 in. linear channelled, flowers blue or purple 6 — 12 in a raceme 

 drooping, bracts linear membranous, perianth campanulate, segments 

 united at the base, capsule 3-angled globose. Woods and banks. 



Yl.—CONVALLARIA. 



CONVALLA'RIA MAJA'LIS (56). Lily of the Valley. 5—6. Leaves 

 {1395) 2—3 ovato-lanceolate radical, flowers white in a 6 — 12-flowered 

 raceme drooping, perianth \ in. diameter shortly campanulate almost 

 globose, segments with free tips recurved, berry red globose. Woods. 



Nil.— POL YGONA TUM. 



Root stock creeping, stem leafy with many nodes, flowers pendulous 

 greenish-white without bracts, perianth campanulate. 



Polygona'tum multiflo'rum (32). Solomon's Seal. Stem 2 — 3 ft. round, 



(1392) leaves alternate oblong, peduncles 2 — 5-flo\vered, perianth f in. nar- 

 rowest in the middle, filaments hairy. [G. M. C. 



Polygona'tum officina'le (14). Angular Solomon's Seal. 5 — 6. Stem 



(1393) 6 — 12 in. angular, leaves alternate oblong perpendicular I — 3-flowered, 

 perianih I in. tubular widest in the middle, filaments glabrous. 



[G. {Kelcowe Cave, Malham), C. CI. St. 



Vin. FRITILLARIA. 

 Fritilla'ria Melea'gris (20). Snake's Head. 5. Stem 10 — 18 in. with a 

 (1417) single drooping flower, leaves linear, perianth campanulate, dull red 

 or purple tesselated. [F. M. R. T. C. CI. 



IX. ORNITHOGALUM. 



Leaves all radical linear, flowers white in racemes or corymbs, scape leaf- 

 less, perianth spreading, of 6 separate segments, stamens 6, hypogynous, ovary 

 and style 3-angled. 



ORNITHO'GALUM UMBELLA'TUM. Star of Bethlehem. 5—6. 

 (1413) Flowers 6 — 10 in a corymb white i — i^ in. diameter. [R. L. Wl. F. 



Ornitho'galum pyrena'icum (8). 6 — 7. Flowers in an erect raceme of 

 ■^1414) small greenish-white flowers. [T. 



Cultivated plants belonging to Liliacee are the Tulip, the White Lily 

 {Lilium candidum), the Orange Lily (Z. bulbiferum), the Turk's Cap {L. 

 Martagon), the Tiger Lily (Z. tigrin-um), Asparagus, Crown Imperial {Fritil- 

 laria imperialis), the Onion {Allium Cepa), and the Dog's Tooth Violet 

 {Erythronium Dens-canis). 



