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A. Schoenop'rasum proper; leaves straight, ribs smooth or scaberulous, 

 perianth-segments gradually acuminate. N. of England. — Var. A. sibir'i- 

 cum, L. ; larger, leaves recurved, ribs more scabrid, perianth-segments 

 abruptly-acuminate. A. arena'rium, Sm. in Engl. Bot. Kynance Cove. 



5. A. olera'ceum, L. ; leaves nearly flat or J-terete sheathing the 

 eylindric scape to the middle, head lax-fld. with bulbils, spathes 2, 

 beaks slender unequal, stamens equalling the perianth. Field Garlic. 

 Borders of fields, &c, rare, E. Scotland, Forfar and Perth to Berwick, and 



southd. to Devon and Kent ; fl. July. — Bulb small. Leaves very slender, 

 variable in breadth and thickness, flat towards the tip, with many strise, 

 ribs rough. Scapes 10-18 in., very slender. Pedicels flexuous, spreading ; 

 2-4 in. Perianth campauulate, segments obtuse, pale, olive-green pink or 

 brownish. Stamens included, filaments shortly connate, subulate. — Distrib. 

 Europe (excl. Greece), W. Siberia, Himalaya. 

 A . olera'ceum proper ; leaves narrow ^-terete subfistular grooved above. Devon, 

 Somerset, Gloucester. —Var. A. complana'tum, Bor. (A. carina' turn, Sm. not 

 L.); leaves broader linear almost solid nearly flat. Yorkshire and Northumbd. 



A. carina'tum, L. ; leaves linear channelled sheathing the cylindric 

 scape to the middle, head with bulbils, spathes 2, beaks long slender very 

 unequal, stamens at length twice as long as the perianth. 

 Nottingham, Newark, Lincoln, Edinburgh, and Perth ; naturalized ; fl. Aug.— 



Very similar to A. olera'ceum, but at once distinguished by the long filaments. 



Leaves flat towards the tip, with 3-5 strise. Flowers bright rose-pink, 



proterandrous.— Distrib. Europe (excl. Spain, Greece, Turkey). 



6. A. trique'trum, L. ; leaves linear sharply keeled sheathing the 

 base of the triquetrous scape, head lax-fld. without bulbils, spathes 2 

 lanceolate. 



Hedgebanks and meadows, Cornwall, Guernsey ; fl. April-June. — Bulb ovoid, 

 rather small. Leaves 5-7 in., |— J in. broad, recurved or revolute. Scapes 

 10-18 in., rather stout, bending over in fruit. Flowers secund, drooping or 

 inclined; perianth § in., white, campanulate ; segments linear-oblong; 

 pedicels curved, tip clavate. Stamens short, free, included, filaments slender. 

 Stigmas 3, distinct, filiform. — Distrib. S. France, Spain, Italy. 



7. A. ursi'num, L. ; leaves ovate-lanceolate sheathing the base of the 

 •°>-gonous scape, spathes 2 ovate acuminate. Ramsons. 



Woods, hedgebanks, &c, from Skye and Ross southd. ; ascends to 1,200 ft. in 

 Yorkshire ; Ireland ; fl. April-June. — Bulb narrow, compressed, on a short 

 rootstock, outer coat fibrous. Leaves 4-8 in., vernal, acuminate; petiole 

 2-4 in. Scape 6-18 in. Umbel regular, flat- topped ; spathes 1 in. ; pedicels 

 strict, l§-2 in. ; bulbils 0. Flowers honeyed, proterandrous, white ; segments 

 spreading, lanceolate, acute. Stamens shorter than the segments, filaments 

 free slender ; anthers dehiscing in succession, the inner first. Stigma 

 minute. Capsule turbinate. — Distrib. Europe (excl. Greece), N. Asia. 



8. MUSCA'RI, Tourn. Grape Hyacinth. 

 Perianth globose, mouth 6-fid. Stamens on the middle of the tube, 

 included, filaments very short ; anthers short. Ovary ovoid, deeply 3- 



