Puate XXXVI. 
SCILLA rratica, Linn. 
Natural Order Littace. 
Gen. Cuar.—Divisions of perianth free, deciduous, generally purple 
or blue. Stamens inserted on the base of the divisions of the perianth. 
Pedicels not jointed. 
Spec. Cuar.—Perianth spreading. Bracts in pairs underneath each 
flower, one of them being generally longer than the pedicel. Leaves 
2-4, 
Scilla italica, Linn. Sp. Plant. p. 442; Gren. et Godr. Fl. de Fr. iii. 
186; Woods, Tour. FI. p. 366. 
Hasitat.—Rocky ground on the Téte du Chien, etc. Rarely found 
on the shore-level, but rather at from 1000 to 4000 feet. April. 
_ Remarxs.—Scilla italica is generally very constant in colour, but 
last spring some fine plants were discovered at Mentone bearing pure 
white flowers, free from any tinge of purple. 
In rocky places at Mentone we have Scilla maritima, Linn., a very 
fine plant, with a bulb as big as a large turnip and handsome spreading 
leaves. This plant is the officinal squill, the crystals which abound in 
the bulb having strong medicinal properties. Scilla italica, Linn., is 
found in southern France at Grasse and Frejus; in northern Italy; in 
Switzerland at Berne; and in Baden. 
The specimens figured were gathered on the Mulaciers Mountain, 
in April, 1864. 
EXPLANATION oF Prats XXXVII.—Fig. 1, bracts and pedicel. 
