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Ornitliogalnm continued. 



lOin. to 12in. long, iin. broad. Asia Minor, 1843. (B. R. xxxi. 21, 



nnder name of 0. marijinatum.) 

 O. fimbliatum (fringed), fl. greenish-white ; raceme corymbose, 



eight to twenty-flowered; scape pilose, lin. to 2in. long. 



February. I. six to eight, densely pilose, 6in. to Sin. long, 



iin. broad. Asia Minor, &c., 1820. (B. M. 3077; B. R. 555; 



L. C. B. vi. 8.) 

 O. glaucophyllum (glaucous-leaved), fl. pure white on the face, 



green behind, ten to fifteen, corymbose. 1. five or six, flat, linear, 



very glaucous, without the central band, 6in. long. Asia Minor, 



O. gramlnifollum (grass-leaved), fl. white; raceme six to 

 thirty-flowered ; scape less than 1ft. high. July. I. six to eight, 

 linear-filiform, Sin. to 12in. long, &in. broad, dilated at base. 

 Cape of Good Hope, 1794. Half-hardy. (B. M. 972, under name 

 of 0. juncifolium.) 



O. juncifolium (Rush-leaved), of Gawler. A synonym of 

 O. graminifolium. 



O. lacteum (milk-white), fl. white ; raceme dense, twenty to fifty 

 (or more) flowered, 6in. or more long, Jin. to lin. broad ; scape 

 erect, 1ft. to 2ft. high. June. I. nine or ten, fleshy-herbaceous, 

 ascendent, Sin. to 12in. long, iin. to lin. broad. Cape of Good 

 Hope, 1796. Greenhouse. (A. B. R. 274 ; B. M. 1134 ; L. B. C. 

 1159.) Of this species, there is a slender variety, conicum, 

 with narrow leaves, bracts, and perianth segments, and a loose 

 raceme. (B. M. 3538, under name of 0. conicum.) 



O. latifolium (broad-leaved), fl. white, green at back ; raceme 

 fifty to a hundred (or more) flowered, 1ft. to lift, long, Sin. to 4in. 

 broad ; scape erect, 1ft. to 2ft. high. June. I. five or six, fleshy- 

 herbaceous, lorate, flaccid, 1ft. to lift, long, IJin. to 2in. broad. 

 Tauria, &c., 1629. (B. M. 876; B. R. 1978.) 



O. longeforacteatum (long-bracted). /. greenish-white, in a 

 thirty to sixty-flowered raceme ; scape IJft. to 2ft. long. May. 

 i. ljft. to 2ft. long, lin. to IJin. broad. Cape of Good Hope, 1817. 

 Greenhouse. 



O. marginatum (margined). A synonym of 0. cuspidatum. 



O. montanum (mountain), fl. greenish-white ; raceme six to 

 twenty-flowered, sub-corymbose, Sin. to 4in. long and broad when 

 expanded ; scape 2in. to 4in. long. May. I. five or six, linear, 

 5in to 6in. long, iin. broad. Italy, 1824. (B. R. 1838, 28; 

 si. B. F. G. ser. li. 42.) 



O. narbonense (Narbonne).* fl. milk-white, with a narrow, green 

 stripe on the outside of each segment of the perianth, nume- 

 rously disposed in a twenty to fifty -flowered raceme, 4in. to 6in. 

 long, IJin. to 2in. broad ; scape erect, 1ft to lift. high. Spring 

 and early summer. 1. IJft. to 2ft. long, iin. to Jin. broad. South 

 Europe, &c., 1810. (B. M. 2510.) 



O. niveum (snowy), fl. white ; raceme somewhat loose, four to 

 ten-flowered, lin. to liin. long ; scape very slender, 2in. to 4in. 

 long. May. I. five or six, filiform, firm, Sin. to 6in. long, dilated 

 at base. Cape of Good Hope, 1774. Greenhouse. (B. R. 235.) 



FIG. 776. RACEME AND UPPER PORTION 

 ORNITHOGALUM NUTANS 



>. nutans (nodding).* fl. white on the upper side, green on the 

 back, forming a loose raceme, drooping, unilateral ; scape Sin. to 



Ornithog-alum continued. 

 12i 

 lift. 



. long. April and May. I. four to six, lorate, flaccid, If:, to 

 t. long, 4m. broad. South Europe (naturalised in Britain) 

 e Fig. 776. (B. M. 269 ; F. D. 912 ; J. F. A. 301 ; Sy. En B 

 1523.) The variety Bouc/ieanum is more showy than the type 



name o?0 c/<^;! ( '/^,/; lrger & m ^^ 5 ' L 131 ' U ^<* 



FIG. 777. ORNITHOGALUM PYRAMIDALE, showing Habit and 

 detached Single Flower. 



O. pyramidale (pyramidal).* fl. pure white, marked with a green 

 stripe on the back of each perianth segment, accompanied with 

 coloured bracts, and arranged in a conical cluster, 6in. to Sin. 

 long. Summer. I. generally withering before the plant ceases to 

 flower, h. lift, to 2ft. Spam, 1752. See Fig. 777. 



O. pyrenaicum (Pyrenean). fl. pale yellow within, green with- 

 out ; raceme very long ; scape upright, 1ft. to 2ft. high, erect. 

 June. I. five or six, fleshy-herbaceous, 9in. to 18in. long, Jin. 

 broad. South Europe (naturalised in Britain). (J. F. A. 103 ; 



fl. greenish-white; raceme five to 

 long and broad ; scape 2in. to 4in. 



Sy. En. B. 1525.) 



O. refractum (refracted), 

 fifteen-flowered, 2in. to Sin. 



long. May. I. six to eight, narrow-linear, 6in. to 9in. long, 

 about iin. broad. Hungary, 1820. (S. B. F. G. ser. ii. 58.) 



O. revolutum (revolute). fl. white ; raceme twelve to twenty- 

 flowered, deltoid, 3in. to 4in. long and broad ; scape firm, Sin. to 

 12in. long. May. I. four or five, fleshy-herbaceous, lorate, 6in. to 

 9in. long, Jin. to Jin. broad. Namaqualand, 1795. Greenhouse. 

 (B. M. 653 ; B. R. 315.) 



O. sororium (sisterly), fl. white; raceme sub - corymbose ; 

 scape none ; perianth liin. or more in diameter. I. about five, 

 lin ear- lanceolate - linguiform, glabrous, channelled. Taurus, 

 1875. 



O. tliyrsoldes (thyrse-like).* ft., yellow ; raceme dense, twelve to 

 thirty-flowered ; scape erect, 6in. to 18in. long. June. I. five or 

 six, fleshy-herbaceous, 6in. to 12in. long, lin. to 2in. broad. Cape 



