166 HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. [CL. VI. 



flowers in April and May : grows in sandy fields, in England and 

 Ireland: rare. Eng. Bot. vol. ii. pL 276. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 132. 



498. 



3. N. Pseiido-Narcissiis. Common Daffodil. Flowers solitary ; 

 cup of the nectary bell-shaped ; erect, curled, as long as the egg- 

 shaped petals. Petals pale-yellow : nectary deep-yellow. Pe- 

 rennial : flowers in March : grows in woods and thickets in Eng- 

 land and Ireland : rare. Probably the above three species are not 

 indigenous : the two first at least are not. Eng." m Bot. vol. i. pi. 17. 

 Eng. FL vol. ii. p. 132. 499. 



4. AL'LIUM. GARLICK. 



Calyx none. Petals six, inferior, oblong, regular, the three 

 inner somewhat smaller. Filaments awl-shaped, flattened, as 

 long as the corolla ; anthers solitary, oblong. Germen superior, 

 turbinate, angular. Style simple, erect ; stigma acute. Capsule 

 three-lobedy three-celled, three-valved. Seeds few, roundish, 

 angular. 183. 



* Stem leafy. Leaves fiat. 



1. A. Ampeloprdsum. Great Round-headed Garlick. Umbel glo- 

 bose, without bulbs ; three alternate stamens deeply three-cleft ; 

 keel of the petals rough. Petals uniform, pale-purple, unaccom- 

 panied by bulbs. Perennial : flowers in August : Isle of Holmes 

 in the Severn, where it was formerly cultivated. Eng. Bot. vol. 

 xxiv. pi. 1657. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. ] 33. 500. 



2. A. arendrium. Sand Garlick. Umbel globose, bearing bulbs ; 

 three alternate stamens dilated and three- cleft ; keel of the petals 



roughish. Flowers deep-red, intermixed with dark-purple bulbs. 



Perennial : flowers in July : grows in woods and fields in hilly 

 districts : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. xix. pi. 1858. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 

 134. 501. 



3. A. carindtum. Mountain Garlick. Umbel loose, bearing 



bulbs ; stamens simple, awl-shaped. Flowers dull-yellow, 



spleckled with brown. Perennial : flowers in July : grows in dry 

 mountainous pastures and sandy ground : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. 

 xxiv. pi. 1658. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 135. 502. 



** Stem leafy. Leaves roundish. 



4. A. olerdceum. Streaked Field Garlick. Umbel loose, bearing 

 bulbs ; leaves semi- cylindrical, channelled above, ribbed beneath ; 

 stamens simple, awl-shaped. Flowers reddish : bulbs nume- 

 rous, purple. Perennial: flowers in July: grows in corn-fields 

 and their borders : rare. The leaves are boiled in soups. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. vii. pi. 488. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 136. 503 . 



5. A. vinedle. Crow Garlick. Umbel spherical, bearing bulbs ; 

 leaves cylindrical, smooth ; three alternate stamens deeply three- 

 cleft. Flowers small, pale rose-coloured, with green keels : 



bulbs greenish. Perennial : flowers in July : grows in dry pas- 

 tures, corn-fields, &c. : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxviii. pi. 1974. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 137. 504. 



6. A. sphcBrocephalum. Small Round- headed Garlick. Umbel 

 spherical, without bulbs ; leaves nearly cylindrical, smooth, chan- 

 nelled above. Scape leafy below : capsule triangular, with blunt 



edges : bulb accompanied by stalked offsets. Perennial : flowers 

 in June and July : grows on the sands of St. Aubin's bay ; Jersey, 



