168 HEXANDBIA MONOGYNIA. [CL. VI. 



1. O. luteum. Yellow Star of Bethlehem. Stem angular, two- 

 leaved ; flower-stalks in an unbranched umbel. Stem from four 

 to six inches high : root-leaf narrow lance-shaped, ribbed, keeled, 

 erect, taller than the stem : flowers yellow, tipped with green on 

 the inner side, and nearly green on the outer. Perennial : flowers 

 in April : grows in woods and pastures : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. i. 

 pi. 21. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 142. 510. 



2. O. pyrendicum. Tall Star of Bethlehem. Cluster very long ; 

 filaments lance-shaped ; flower-stalks equal, spreading, afterwards 



erect. Stalk two feet high : leaves all radical, linear, channelled, 



smooth : flowers pale-yellow within, green without. Perennial : 

 flowers in June : grows in pastures in England : rare. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. vii. pi. 499. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 143. 511. 



3. O. umbelldtum. Common Star of Bethlehem. Flowers form- 

 ing a corymb, the partial stalks taller than the main one ; filaments 



dilated, entire. Leaves radical, linear, channelled, smooth, stalk 



about six inches high, bearing a corymb of flowers which are white 

 on the upper side, green on the back. Perennial : flowers in April 

 and May : grows in meadows, pastures and woods, but is not in- 

 digenous : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. ii. pi. 130. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 143. 



512. 



4. O. nutans. Drooping Star of Bethlehem. Flowers forming a 

 loose raceme, drooping, unilateral ; filaments broad, cloven, the 

 alternate ones longer, and with deeper lobes. Larger than the last, 

 especially in the flower, which is white on the upper side, green 

 on the back. Perennial . flowers in April and May : grows in 

 fields and orchards in England : rare, and not truly wild. Eng. 

 Bot. pi. 1997. Brit. Fl. 4th ed. p. 140. 513: 



8. SCIL'LA. SQUILL. 



Calyx none. Petals six, inferior, oblong, spreading. Fila- 

 ments all thread-shaped, simple, half as long as the petals ; 

 anthers oblong. Germen superior, roundish. Styles simple, 

 shorter than the stamens, deciduous ; stigma simple. Capsule 

 roundish with three furrows, three-celled, three-valved. Seeds 

 numerous, roundish. Named from scyllo, to injure. 187. 



1. S. ver'na. Vernal Squill. Corymb hemispherical, few-> 

 flowered : bracteas lance-shaped, obtuse ; leaves linear, channelled. 



Leaves numerous, deep-green : flowers deep-blue : stalk three 



or four inches high. Perennial : flowers in April, May, and June : 

 grows in sandy pastures by the sea-shore : rare. Howth and Kil- 

 liney, Ireland ; Isle of Man ; Anglesea, "Wales, Cornwall, lona, 

 Staffa, Caithness, Sutherland, Shetland, Orkneys, Barra. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. i. pi. 23. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 145. 514. 



2. S. autumndlis. Autumnal Squill. Cluster somewhat corym- 

 bose, without bracteas ; leaves linear, numerous. Flowers rose- 

 coloured : stalk about three inches high. Perennial : flowers in 

 September : grows in dry pastures in the south of England : rare. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. ii. pi. 78. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 146. 515. 



9. HYACIN'THUS. HYACINTH. 



Calyx none. Corolla inferior, of one petal, deciduous, with 

 a somewhat bell-shaped tube, and six-cleft reflected limb. Fila- 

 ments awl-shaped, equal; anthers oblong. Germen superior, 

 roundish, with three corners and three grooves. Style simple, 



