318 LiLiACE^ Asphodeline. 



laaprov. Aderbidjan Persiae (Szov!), iii Armeni^ Turcic& (Galv!), Rossic* 

 (C. Koch!). 



Pedalis, flores mag. A. Libumtcce a qiia potissimum difleil bracleis longis- 

 pedicellos aequantibus nec minutis deltoideis. 



* * Perigonium albuin. 

 -4- Filamenta interna caiteris duplo longiora. 



1. Caulis totA longitudine foliosus, 



5. A. Taurica (Pall. Ind. Taur. Gauc. I, p. 279 sub Asphodelo} 

 rhizoniate brevi ssepe obli(iiJO fibras lenues cylinericas edenle, cauie 

 robusto tcta iongiludine dense foiioso in racemum longum densi- 

 florum cyiiridricum abeunle, foliis striclis linearibus subulato-alte- 

 nuatis margirie scabridulis basi in vaginam membranaceam dilalatis, 

 bracleis magnis scariosis argenleis ovatis vel obiongis acutis vel cus- 

 pidatis flores occultanlibus, pediceliis strictis brevibus ad medium' 

 arlicuiatis infimis 2-3 nis, perigonii albi phyllis lineari-spathulatis 

 nervo medio fiiscescente, filamentis valde inaequaiibus longiorum 

 antheris tripio majoribus, capsuia ovatA valvulis ovalis obtusiusculis 

 vix rugosis, seminibus dorso trisulcatis ad latera eievatim tubercuia- 

 lis 0. Asphodeline Taurica K'^. Enum. Red. — Lil.tab.370. — Asph, 

 Moriskma Glem. Sert. 90. tab. 3 non Asph. Morisianus Parl. FL Ital. 



Hab. iu rupestribus regionis subalpinse et alpinae, Olympus Bithynus (Auch f 

 Boissl Clem!) Cadnius Caria?, supra Gheyra (Boissl), mons Akdagh Lyciae 

 (Bourg!), Taurus Gilicicus, Masmeneudagh Cappadocise et Tchochdagh (Bal. 

 8191), Libanus (l(y ! Bl!), Antilibanus supra Zebdani (Postl), Tauria (Stevl), 

 Gaucasus (M.B., Hoh!). 



2. Caulis triente inferiore foliosus. 



6. A. globiiera (J. Gay in Bal. exs. 1856. — Baker loc. cit 

 p. 274 1 rhizomate brevi fibras cyiindricas edente, caule crasso elato 

 Iriente inferiore dense foiiato superne nudo in raoemum simplicem 

 densissimum longum cylindricum abeunle, foiiis longis lineari-subu- 

 iatis triquetris scabriuscuiis erectis basi diiatatis, bracteis lanceola- 

 lis acutis scariosis pedicellos sequantibus carinatis nervo medio fusco» 

 pediceilis eiongatis strictis medio articuiatis inferioribus fascicu- 

 iatis, perigonii aibi laciniis oblanceoialis, staminibus valde insequalibus, 

 capsula parva gioboso-triquetra pedicello sextuplo brcviore basi sub- 

 anguslata valvulis ovalis elevatim carinatis apice acutis transverse 

 sulcatis, seminibus iaeviusculis dorso subbisulcatis 0. 



Hab. in Cappadoci.Te monte Masmeneudagh et in collibus supra paguni 

 Talasse 4000' (Ball), Syria inter Aintab et Marasch (Hauskl). 



Scagus bipedalis, racemus pedalis. Affinis A. Tauricce diflfert caule uiferne 

 tantum foliato, bracteis angustioribus; pedicelli multo longiores sont 1-1 V» 

 polbcares, capsula minor magnitudinePisi. Ab A. JDamascend foliis crassio- 



