miDE^. (iris family.) 773 



1. R. Bulbocodiiim, L. 2f Hirscnneh. Tunics deep brown, 

 leathery. Leaves linear, grooved at upper surface, erect or recurved, 

 nearly twice as long as scape. Bcape .1 to .3, 1-3-flowcred. Valves of 

 spathe lanceolate, unequal, the upper hyaline ; perigonium about twice 

 as long as spathe, ^M?e violet to white ^ yellow toward base; divisions 

 oblong-elliptical to lenticular, .03 to .03 long; throat hairy; stamens 

 shorter than style, filaments pubescent; stigma nearly equally G-lobed; 

 capsule ovate, .01 long, obtusely triquetrous; ^qg^.^ smooth — January 

 to April — Sandy and rocky places; coast to middle mountain zones, 

 and interior plains. 



2. R. nivalis, Boiss. et Ky. Ij! Tunics jjarchment-Uke. Leaves 

 linear, plicate, spreadiug-recurved, only a little longer than flowers. 

 Scape .OG to .1, 1-2-flowered; valves of spathe, linear-lanceolate, 

 herbaceous, margin narrowly^ membranous: perigonium .01 to .02 

 long, about twice as long as spathe, orange-yellow icith violet lines for 

 two-thirds of their length, the rest violet ; divisions oblong-elliptical ; 

 stamens shorter than trifid stigma; capsule ovate, .006 to .007 long; 

 seeds wrinUed-tiibercled — April to August — Subalpine Lebanon and 

 Antilebanon. 



3. R. Coluitiiiae, Seb. et Maur. 2f Tunics leathery brown. 

 Leaves linear, grooved, at upper surface, erect or recurved, much longer 

 than flowers. Scape .06 to .1, 1-3-flowered; upper valve of spathe 

 broad hyaline-margined ; perigonium .01 long, scarcely longer than 

 spathe, ^a?6 Wwe ^0 lohite, lemon-colored, glabrous at throat; divisions 

 oUong -lanceolate, acute, with three, deeper-colored lines; filaments 

 glabrous or sparingly hairy at inner face; branches of stj^le 3, bilobed; 

 capsule ovoid-hexagonal, seeds somewhat tubercled — February — 

 Syrian coast. 



4. GL.A»IOL.U^, L. SwoED Lily. 

 Perigonium petaloid, irregular, with short tube, and six divisions, 

 bilabiate. Stamens 3, inserted at the apex of the tube, included, lying 

 under the upper divisions of the perianth. Anthers linear, bifid a little 

 above the base, extrorse, the filament being inserted on their dorsal 

 aspect, at the apex of the cleft. Ovary inferior, 3-celled, the cells 

 many-ovuled. Style filiform : stigmas 3, filiform at base, dilated-spa- 

 thulate at apex. Capsule membranous, loculicidal. Seeds compressed 

 and winged, or globular-pear-shaped and wingless — Bulbous herbs, 

 with solitary flowers, arranged in a two-ranked or one-sided spike. 

 Probably the species of this genus are " the lilies of the field," Matt. 

 VI. 28. 



* Nerves of leaves irregular, not x>arallel. Flowers pink. 



t Seeds glolxdar-pyriform, not winged. 



1. O. segctiiiii, Gaul. If .0 to 1 or more. Spike of flowers loose, 

 flexuous, somewhat one-sided; valves of spathe unequal; lamina of 

 divisions of perigonium oblong -spathidate ; anthers longer than filament ; 

 stigmas gradually dilated into an oblong lamina; capsule umbilicate at 

 apex, 3-grooved — Spring — Fields among grain ; common. 



t |- Seeds compressed, winged. 



2. CJ. Iilyi*ieii«!i, Koch, li .6 to 1. Spike short, few-flowered, 

 loose, in two rows ; valves of spathe unequal ; divisions of perigonium 

 with long, slender claw, an^rhombic-oblong lamina ; aMhers shorter than 



