CL. VI.] HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 167 



where it was discovered by Messrs. Babington and Christy. Eng. 



Bot. Suppl. pi. 2813. Brit. FL 4th ed. p. 140. 505. 



*** Stalk from the root, leafless. 



7. A. ursinum. Broad-leaved Garlick. 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. Fl vol. ii, p. 138. 506. 



8. A. Schcenoprdsum. Chive Garlick. Leaves cylindrical, some- 

 what tapering at the point; scape round; umbel _ hemispherical. 



Flowers purple, with acute petals. Perennial: flowers in 



June : grows in meadows and pastures in England and Scotland : 

 rare. Used as a pot-herb. Eng. Bot. vol. xxxiv. pi. 2441. Eng. 

 Fl. vol. ii. p. 138. 507. 



5. FRITTLLA'RIA. FRITILLART. 



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

 petals. Nectary a cavity at the base of each petal, above. Fila- 

 ments awl-shaped, shorter than the corolla ; anthers oblong, 

 four-cornered. Germen superior, oblong, triangular. Style 

 simple, long ; stigmas three, oblong, downy on the upper side. 

 Capsule oblong, obtuse, three-lobed, three-celled, three-valved. 

 Seeds very numerous, flat. Name from fritillus, a dice-board. 



184. 



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

 ternate, 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. Pe- 

 rennial: flowers in April: grows in moist meadows, in the east 

 and south of England : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. ix. pi. 622. Eng. Fl. 

 vol. ii. p. 139. 508. 



6. TULI'PA. TULIP. 



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

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

 nered. 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 Toliban, the Persian for a turban. 185. 



1. T. sylvestris. 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, exter- 

 nally 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. Cap- 

 sule roundish, angular, three-celled, three-valved. Seeds nu- 

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



186. 



