G. lingulatum, Baker {M. Aiiche. 

 BoUs. ). Lvs. 3 lines wide: raceme c 

 Aeeording to Index Kewensis this is 



, var. Unqiiliitiim, 

 ate. Asia Minor.— 

 L fjood species, but 



pliimosum,pIiimosnm monslrosnm , 

 euin . It is apparent tliat lie regards 

 form.s as varieties of M. vommu- 



16. polyanthum, Boiss. 

 from J/, neijhvhim and < 

 pedicels and the capsule 

 2 lines wide. 



17 compdctum, Baker. 

 compai fic^ m an obscuri 



Lvs. 2-3 lines wide. Differs 

 7mmiilaliim in having longer 



If Atlaiitiiu, 



aziirmm Hi.it > 



Hva( mthu^ -izurt-u- ulii h ii 

 lude-^ Kewensis tyn ih 71 J 

 \ ir amphibohs (51 Fiejm.i 

 Van Tubergen. 



inter 



luliHigen also .idvertises 

 -31 M>itHuyi, IS, offered by 

 W M 



I Ameri- 



trachysp^rmum, Nntt \M <liiiiiuAliim,va.T. Hodkeii, 

 Torr. it (ira\ ) Di i uiiiIh iif h •> , except the radical, 

 opposite, bipinii itihd Ms \ i How tr scabrous. Spring. 

 Saskatchenan t.. th. Ipp. i Missouri, the Platte, and 

 S W Montana — Procurable from dealeis in western 

 natn e plants 



MUSHROOM. While 1 



J. X. Gerard says the plant sold under this name is the 

 same as Hyacinthiis a^ureus. 



7. paradbxuin, C. Koch. Lvs. 3, ]/,-% in. wide. Ar- 

 menia. 



8. cdnicum, Baker. Lvs. about 6, narrower: fls. violet- 

 blue. Habitat unknown. Gn. 51:1106 (?)--Van Tu- 

 bergen says fls. black-blue. 



9. micrinthum, Baker. Fls. bright violet. Habitat 



consider- 



B.M. G85j. 

 filiform: scape 3-5 

 or nearly so. Cau- 



in. long, 1-1^2 lines 

 rranean, Caucasus. 



10. Szovitsianum, Baker. Pis. bright bl 

 alily larger ( ',j in. across, but only 1-12 

 31. mifranlhum). Persia, Caucasus. 



11. pillens, Fisch. Lvs. numerous, 

 in. long: raceme 12-20-fld. : fls. white 

 casus, Iberia. 



12. racemdsum, Mill. Lvs. 5-6. 5-6 

 thick: fls. odorous, dark 1.1m-. M.dite 

 B.M. 122 (as ffii(t,'i„lhus ,„,,,„„,„s] 

 and grandifloriim pi-.K':/ air . .11. red. 



13. latifdlium, 3. Kirk. Lvs. always solitary, %-l in. 

 ■wide : sterile fls. 6-10, much paler than the others. 

 Fhrygia. 



14. negrUctum, Guss. Lvs. numerous, 9-12 in. long, 

 lK-2 lines thick : fls. odorous, dark blue. Mediterranean 

 region. Gn. iOil.-.'i.-Tbis .liffcrs from M. commutatvm 

 and J/. pnhiinitliHiii in liavinir tin- segments of the peri- 

 anth trian-iilai- aial r.ri.-x.-.l. .)/. ,„.jJeHum multiflorion 

 and M. }ii '/h rl/iw Aihi t'fir/mi are trade names. See 

 supplementary list under J/. Allanticum, 



15. oommutitum, Guss. Lvs. 5-6, 5-6 in. long, lK-2 

 lines wide: fls. odorless, dark blue; segments very short, 

 not recurved. Sicily.— Krelage advertises vars atro- 



botiyoides CX K) 



lawns, pastures, etc. By others the word is employed 

 for all edible species, while toadstool is employed to 

 designate poisonous species; such persons usually 

 make an incorrect application of these terms to many 

 of the plants. The word is probably derived from the 



