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5. L. TiNGiTANUM Baker in Journ. Linn. See. xvi. 678. — Closely 

 allied to L. tricliopkyUmii. Leaves narrow-linear, a foot long, con- 

 temporary with the flowers. Peduncle much stouter than in 

 trichophjlbim, 1-1|- ft. long ; flowers 5-6 ; spathe-valves 2, lanceo- 

 late, membranous. Perianth-limb white, |~|in. long; segments 

 oblanceolate. Stamens ^ in. long; filament shorter than the anther. 



Hab. Marocco, near Tangier, Blackmore ! Vernal. 



6. L. LONGiFOLiuM J. Gay ; Gren. & Godr. Fl. France, iii. 252. 

 Acis lomjifoUa Koem. ; Jord. et Four. Ic. t. 65, fig. 107. — Bulb 

 ovoid, |- in. diam. ; tunics thin, pale brown. Leaves 2-3, filiform, 

 very slender, flaccid, longer than the stem, |-1 ft. long. Peduncle 

 very slender, 3-6 in. long; flowers 1-3; spathe-valves 2, linear ; 

 pedicels short. Perianth-limb white, ^-^ in. long ; segments 

 oblanceolate, 5-nerved. -Stamens ^ in. long; filaments very short. 



Hab. Mountains of Corsica, alt. 4500 — 6000 ft. Flowers in April and May. 



7. L. AUTUMNALE Limi. Sp. PL 414; Bot. Mag. t. 960; Sahsb. 

 Parad. t. 21. Acis autumnaUs Salisb. A. oporantha and pulcheUa 

 Jord. et Four. Ic. t. 64. — Bulb globose, ^ in. diam. ; tunics thin, 

 pale brown, produced 1-2 in. above its neck. Leaves filiform, very 

 slender, usually produced after the flowers. Peduncle very slender, 

 8-9 in. long ; flowers 1-8 ; spathe-valve linear, single ; pedicels 

 longer than the spathe, cernuous. Perianth-limb ^-\ in. long, 

 white, tinged with red ; segments oblanceolate-oblong, laxly 5-7- 

 nerved. Stamens half as long as the limb ; filaments very short. 

 Capsule globose, ^ in. diam. A. cephalonica Gay is a form with a 

 2-valved spathe. A. pulcheUa Jord. et Four., from Algeria, has 

 large pendulous flowers, and leaves produced with the flowers. 



Hab. Portugal and Marocco to the Ionian Islands. Flowers in autumn. 



8. L. RosEUM Martin in Bibl. Physic. 1804, 344; Keich. Ic. 

 t. 944-946 ; PL Grit. t. 704. Acis rosea Sweet, Brit. Flow. Gard. 

 t. 297. — Bulb globose, ^-| in. diam. ; tunics pale. Leaves filiform, 

 produced after the flower. Peduncle very slender, 2-4 in. long ; 

 flower usually solitary, cernuous ; spathe-valves 2, small ; pedicel 

 very short. Perianth-limb ^ in. long, rose-red; segments oblanceo- 

 late. Stamens ^ in. long ; filaments very short. Capsule very 

 small, globose. 



Hab. Mountains of Corsica. Flowers in September and October. 



Subgenus Piuminia. 



9. L. HYEMALE DC. FL Frauc. Suppl. 326 ; Baker in Bot. Mag. 

 t. 6711. L. niccecnse Ard. Acis liiemalis Koem. Iluminia hi/emalis 

 Pari. R. niccBensis Jord. et Four. Ic. t. 65, fig. 108. — Bulb globose, 

 1 in. diam. ; tunics brown. Leaves 2-4, narrow-linear, con- 

 temporary with the flowers, finally a foot long. Peduncle 4-6 in. 

 long ; flower usually solitary ; spathe 2-valved ; pedicel short, 

 cernuous. Perianth-limb ^-^ in. long, white, tniged with green 

 outside ; segments oblong. Anthers ^ in. long ; filaments scarcely 

 any. Ovary with the disc produced into 6 minute scales. Capsule 

 depresso-globose, -J- in. diam. 



