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at margin. Flowers numerous, tube twice aud a half as long as white 

 limb, divisions lanceolate-lenticular, with two parallel folds within 

 rarely ending in a triangular-lanceolate tooth ; stamens half as Ion*"' as 

 perigonium ; style straight, somewhat longer than anthers ; stigma dot^ 

 like — December to February — Sinai; Hauran: Damascus; Aleppo; 

 Aintd-b; Marash. 



Hart says thathe found C, montaiiuiii, L., on the Judeau plains, 

 also between Gaza and el-Ghor, and on the summit of Mt. Hor. Pro - 

 bably this species. 



5. C. Ritoliii, K. Va\ 21 Conn oblong, .03 to .O'd long, with 6 

 brown, leathery tunics, prolonged above bulb. Leaves lanceolate- 

 linear to linear, spreading-reflexed, the margin often scabrous. Flowers 

 2-8, pink to white, tube included, thrice as long as limb, divisions of 

 perigonium elliptico-linear, obtuse, T-9-nerved, with two parallel entire 

 or 1-4-fringed-incised folds at base of inner surface; filaments o-4 

 times as long as tawny anther; styles straight, somewhat longer than 

 stamens, stigma dot-like — December and January — Sinai ; Damascus 

 plateau, and northward to Antilebanon plateau and Aintab. 



6. C. bractiypliylluiii, Boiss. et Haussk. 2^ Corm .01 to .02 

 long, ovate, tunics not produced along scape. Leaves flat, .05 to .07 

 long, 02 to .03 broad, oblong to lanceolate, obtuse to acute. Flowers 

 numerous, white to pale pink, tube o times as long as 7-9-uerved, 

 elliptico-lanceolate, acute divisions; divisions with two, entire, parallel 

 folds at base of inner face; stamens half as long as limb, filaments 

 twice as long as tawny anther; style scarcely as long as anthers, 

 straight; stigma dot-like — December to January — Ain Sofar (Leban- 

 on) ; Co3iesyria ; Antilebanon ; Damascus ; Aleppo ; Aintab. 



7. C. Sleveiii, Kunth. 1^ Corm oblong, .02 long, with dark 

 brown tunic, prolonged into a tube as far as surface of soil. Leaves 

 5-7, linear-filiform. Flowers 3-10, clustered, 2nnJc or white; tube long- 

 exserted from spathe, 5-6 times as long as limb; divisions linear- 

 elliptical, .02 long; stamens half as long as limb; filaments twice to 

 thrice as long as yellow anther ; styles longer than anthers, with oblique 

 stigma — November — Coast and lower regions of coast ranges; Jebel- 

 Katarina (Sinai) ; Mt. Hor. 



8. C. Libaiioticutn, Ehr. 7i Corm small, oblong, tunics tawny, 

 scarcely produced beyond neck. Leaves 3, lanceolate, at flowering .03 

 to .04 long, .01 to .014 broad, acute. Flowers 2-4, pink; tube slender, 

 twice to thrice as long as limb, divisions .015 to .018 long, elliptical- 

 oblong, obtuse, 8-10-nerved, with, two folds at inner aspect of base; 

 stamens half as long as limb; anthers yellow, one-third as long as fila- 

 ments; styles as long as stamens, stigma dot-like — June — Near snow- 

 drifts; Sunnin. 



21. MEREXDERA, Kam. Mekendera. 

 Perigonium destitute of tube, 0-parted, divisions clawcLl, the la- 

 mina grooved below to receive the filament, with or without auricles at 

 base. Stamens G, inserted at base of limb, anthers extrorse, either oblong 

 and versatile, or linear and inserted by base. Ovary 3 celled, cells many- 

 ovuled. Capsule oblong, septicidally 3-valved from tip; seeds globular, 

 turgid — Stemless, cormed herbs with aspect of Colchicum, the leaves 

 and flowers appearing together, enclosed in an obtuse spathe. 



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