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rough. Head-bulbs deep purple. Sandy woods and fields in 

 the North. P. VI. VII. E. 8. I. 



tf Stem-leaves hollow. 



3. A. vinedle (L.) ; st. leafy below, /. terete slightly channelled 

 above, spath 1-valved short with a slender long point, umbel 

 globose with many bulbs, stain, exserted, anther-bearing point 

 of ^-pointed filaments equalling the undivided part and half as 

 long as the lateral points, E. B. 1974. R. I. t. 404. A. are- 

 nariuni Fries. St. 2 feet high. L. faded at the time of flower- 

 ing. Heads of few pale rose-coloured fl. with green keels and 

 long stalks. Head-bulbs small , oval, acute, greenish. fi. A.com- 

 pactum (Thuil.) ; umbel without fl., head-bulbs with a leaflike 

 point. Waste ground and dry fields. /3 is the more common 

 state. P. VII. Crow-Garlic. E. S. I. 



4. A. sphceroceph' alum (L.) ; st. leafy below, 1. subcylindrical 

 channelled above, spath 2-valved short, umbel globose without 

 bulbs, stam. twice as long as the perianth, anther-bearing point 

 of 3-pointed filaments as long as the undivided part longer than 

 the lateral points, bulb accompanied by stalked olisets. JE. B. S. 

 2813. St. 12 feet high. L. usually faded before the time of 

 flowering. Heads of many rose-coloured or purple fl. ; keels 

 darker and rough. St. Vincent's Hocks, Bristol. Sands in 

 Jersey. P. VII. E. 



** Stam. all simple, not 3-pointed, connected at the base. Spath 

 2- valued, one valve with a long point. St.-L narrow. 



5. A. olerdceum (L.) ; st. leafy below, 1. channelled above 

 ribbed beneath, 8path with one of the points very long, umbel 

 with bulbs, stam. equalling or shorter than the perianth. JE. B. 

 488. Height 12 feet. L. (of the Bristol plant) thick, fleshy, 

 solid, nearly flat but slightly and broadly channelled above, with 

 4 ribs beneath. Segments of perianth blunt. /3. A. complanatum 

 (Bor.); stam. shorter than the perianth,!, of equal thickness 

 throughout curved upwards at the sides so as to appear chan- 

 nelled with many ribs on each side. A. carinatum Sm., E. B. 

 1658. Borders of fields, rare. j8. Mountains in the North. 

 P. VII. VIII. E. S. 



6. A. carinatum (L.) ; st. leafy below, 1. nearly flat, umbel 

 nearly without bulbs, stam. much exceeding perianth. Height 

 1 2 feet. L. erect, slightly channelled below, flat in the upper 

 part, slightly furrowed (not keeled) beneath. Perianth-segm. 

 blunt, rose-coloured. Newark. Seguden, Carse of Gowrie. 

 By Esk above Mucselburgh, abundant. P. VIII. E. S. 



