CI/. VI. 3 HEX AN DR I A MONOGYNIA. 167 



by Messrs. Babington and Christy. Eiig. Bot. Suppl. pi. 2813. Brit. 



Ft. 4th ed. p. 140. 505. 



*** Stalk from the root, leafless. 



7. A. ursintim. Broad-leaved Carlick. Ramsons. Leaves between 

 egg-shaped and lance-shaped, stalked ; scape triangular ; umbel level at 



the top. Leaves one or two, large, bright-green : flowers pure white, 



with acute petals. Perennial : flowers in May and June : grows in moist 

 woods, hedges, and meadows: common. Eng. Bot, vol. ii. pi. 122. 

 Eng. Ft. vol. ii. p. 138. 506. 



8. A. Schxnoprdsum. Chive Garlick. Leaves cylindrical, somewhat 



tapering at the point ; scape round ; umbel hemispherical. Flowers 



purple, with acute petals. Perennial: flowers in June: grows in mea- 

 dows and pastures in England and Scotland : rare. Used as a pot-herb. 

 Eng. Bat. vol. xxxiv. pi. 2441. Eng. Ft. vol. ii. p. 138. 507. 



5. FRITILLA'RIA. FRITILLARY. 



Calyx none. Corolla inferior, bell-shaped, of six oblong petals. 

 Nectary a cavity at the base of each petal, above. Filaments awl- 

 shaped, shorter than the corolla ; anthers oblong, four-cornered. 

 Germen superior, oblong, triangular. Style simple, long; stig- 

 mas three, oblong, downy on the upper side. Capsule oblong, 

 obtuse, three-lobed, three-celled, three-valved. Seeds very nu- 

 merous, flat. Name from frit illus, a dice-board. 184. 



1. F. Meledgris. Fritillary. Snake's-head. All the leaves alternate, 



narrow, lance-shaped, pointed ; stem single-flowered. Stem a foot 



high : flower terminal, pendulous, chequered with pale and dark-purple: 

 the points of the petals turned inwards. Perennial : flowers in April : 

 grows in rnoist meadows, in the east and south of England : rare. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. ix. pi. 622. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 1 39. 508. 



6. TULl'PA. TULIP. 



Calyx none. Corolla inferior, of six egg-shaped petals, bell- 

 shaped. Filaments erect, flattish; anthers oblong, four-cornered. 

 Germen superior, oblong, large, with three blunt corners. Style 

 none; stigma triangular. Capsule triangular, three-valved, three- 

 celled. Seeds numerous, egg-shaped, flat. Named from Taliban, 

 the Persian for a turban. 185. 



1. T. sytves'tris. Wild Tulip. Flower rather drooping ; leaves lance- 

 shaped ; stamens hairy at the base. Bulb egg-shaped : stem about a 



foot high, leafy at the middle: leaves alternate, lance-shaped, smooth, 

 clasping the stem : flowers bright-yellow, externally greenish. Perennial : 

 flowers in April : naturalized in chalk pits and quarries, in various parts 

 of England and Scotland. Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 63. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 140. 509. 



7. ORNITHO'GALUM. STAR OF BETHLEHEM. 



Calyx none. Petals six, inferior, lance-shaped, erect at first, 

 then spreading, permanent. Filaments erect, flattish, three of 

 them broader at the base; anthers oblong. Germen superior, 

 angular. Style awl-shaped, permanent ; stigma blunt. Capsule 

 roundish, angular, three-celled, three-valved. Seeds numerous, 

 roundish. Named from ornis, a bird, and gala, milk. 186. 



