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Genas 2. Galanthus. 
G. nivalis. Snowdrop. Fig. 1271. 
Flowers solitary, pendant. Meadows and thickets. 4-8 in. Perenn. 
Feb. and March. White, inner segments tipped with green. (g) 
E. B. 1. 19. E. B. 2. 466. H.fyArn. 442. Bab. 327. Lind. 2G5. 
Genus 3. Leucojum. 
L. jESTivum. Summer Snowdrop. Fig. 1272. 
Spathe with several flowers. Stalk 2-edged. Marshes. 8 in.-l ft. 
Perenn. May. White. Q) E.B. 1.621. E.B.2.467. II. Arn. 443. 
Bab. 327. Lind. 265. 
Order XCIII. LILIACEAE. 
Genus 1. Asparagus. 
A. officinalis. Asparagus. Fig. 1273. 
Stems usually erect, much branched. Leaves in tufts, bristle-shaped. 
Sea-shores. 6-8 in. Perenn. Aug. Green ; berries red. (|) E.B.l. 
339. E.B. 2.490. H.fyArn. 446. Bab. 328. Lind. 270. 
Genus 2. Ruscus. 
R. aculeatus. Butcher's Broom. Fig. 1274. 
A small evergreen shrub. Leaves ovate, spine-pointed, bearing the 
flower on the surface. Woods; common. 1-2 ft. Perenn. March 
and April. Greenish ; berries red. (|) E.B. 1. 560. E. B. 2. 1385. 
11. £ Am. 446. Bab. 329. Lind. 270. 
Genus 3. Convallaria. 
C. majalis. Lily of the Valley. Fig. 1275. 
Flowers in a drooping raceme. Leaves in pairs, ovate-lanceolate. 
Hill woods ; common. 6-9 in. Pefenn. May. White, berries red. 
0) E. B.l. 1035. E. B. 2. 491. H. Am. 447. Bab. 328. 
Lind. 270. 
C. verticillata. Narrow-leaved Solomon’s Seal. Fig. 1276. 
Leaves whorled, linear-lanceolate. Flowers cylindrical. Scottish 
woods. 2 ft. Perenn. June. White; berries blue, (g) E.B.l. 
128. E.B. 2.492. H.SrArn. 447. Bab. 3 28. Li?id.~270. 
C. multiflora. Solomon’s Seal. Fig. 1277. 
Stem round, curved. Leaves alternate, stem-clasping. Pedicles 
axillary, many-flowered. Woods. 1-2 ft. Perenn. June. White tipped 
with green. (g) E.B. 1.279. E.B. 2.493. H.fyArn.447. Bab. 
329. Lind. 270. 
C. Polygonatum. Angular Solomon’s Seal. Fig. 1278. 
Stem angular. Leaves stem-clasping, alternate. Peduncles axillary, 
mostly single-flowered. Woods; rare. 1-2 ft. Perenn. June. White 
and green; berries black. (|) E. B. 1. 280. E. B. 2. 494. 
H. Am. 44 7. Bab. 329. Lind. 2 70. 
Genus 4. Hyacinthus. 
II. non-scriptus. Wild Hyacinth. Hare-bell. Fig. 1279. 
Flowers in drooping racemes. Leaves linear, flaccid. Woods and 
thickets; abundant. Poisonous. 6-10 in. Perenn. May and June, 
lllue, sometimes pink. (|) E.B. 1.377. E.B.2.4S7. H.fyArn. 
449. Bab. 335. Lind. 270. 
Genus 5. Muscari. 
M. racemosum. Grape-Hyacinth. Fig. 1280. 
Racemes crowded. Flowers ovate, furrowed; upper ones abortive. 
Leaves linear, channeled. Naturalized. 6-8 in. Perenn. May. 
Purple-blue. (g) E. B. 1. 1931. E. B. 2. 488. II. Am. 450. 
Bab. 335. Lind. 269. 
