the Ilerharium of Professor Pallas. 265 



The specimens of Lilium camtschatcense, of which a figure is 

 annexed, Tab. XL, vary in length from six to eighteen inches, 

 with the upper leaves alternate, and thelower in whorls, generally 

 b}' fives ; but sometimes by threes, or in opposite pairs towards 

 the top. The roots are very remarkable, being composed of little 

 tubers or grains, imbricated round a central pillar, like the 

 grains of Maize, only much smaller, with a few branched fibres 

 at the base. The flowers are terminal, and vary in my speci- 

 mens from one to three on each stem. It has already been sup- 

 posed to be a species of Fritillaria, and the specimens seem to 

 confirm the conjecture, as the short stamens, large recurved 

 stigmas, and very short style, accord much better with that genus. 

 AVhat may be the situation or form of the nectaries I have not 

 been able to discover. 



VIII. Some 



