422 88. LILIICE.IE. 



*** Slam, all simple, and distinct. Spath 2-valved, short. 

 Leaves hollow. 



7. A . Schcenop 'rasum (L. ) ; st. leafless or with one leaf, 1. terete 

 or slightly flattened above subulate, spath ovate pointed about 

 equalling the flowers, umbel many-flowered globose without 

 bulbs, stam. about half the length of the lanceolate segments of 

 the perianth. E. B. 2441. St. about 6 in. high. L. straight, 

 mostly with smooth ribs. Pet. lanceolate. Barren bulbs 

 with leaves. Fl. pink. Forming dense tufts. /3. A. sibiricum 

 (L.) ; 1. curved and bent downwards with crenulate ribs, pet. 

 lanceolate-attenuate, barren bulbs single-leaved, style longer 

 than the young germen. E. B. S. 2934. Height 6 in. to 2 feet. 

 Heads large. Possibly a distinct species. Meadows and pas- 

 tures in mountainous situations. /3. Rocks and cliffs near the 

 sea. Tintagel and Rill Head, also between Kynance Cove and 

 Mullion, Cornwall. P. VI. VII. Chives. E. S. I. 



Stam. all simple. Leaves flat , all radical. 



f8. A.trlquetrwn (L.) ; st. triquetrous, I. linear acutely folded 

 and keeled, spath 2-valved about equalling the erect bulbless 

 lax umbel, stam. half as long as the oblong segments of the peri- 

 anth.^. B. 8. 2963. R. x. 503. Bulb ovate. L. angularly 

 folded, acute. Segments of perianth white with a slender green 

 midrib. Hedges in Guernsey. Helston, Corn. P. V. VI. E. 



9. A. ursinum (L.) ; st. naked triangular, I. stalked ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, spath 2-valved ovate, umbel level-topped lax bulbless. 

 E. B. 122. Bulb slender, oblong. L. few, broad, smooth, bright 

 green. Stalk one, as tall as or taller than the leaves. Fl. white. 

 Smelling strongly of garlic when bruised. Damp woods and 

 hedges. P. V. VI. Jiamsons. E. S. 1. 



\_A. ambig'uum (Sin.) ; E. B. S. 2803. Rochester. Eye 

 Castle Hill, Sufi'. Not a native ; nor is A. paradoxum (Don) 

 e,t Binnig Craig, Linlithgow.] 



Tribe III. Anthericece. 



9. PUBILAKIA. Eaf. (Simethis Kunth, ed. viii.) 



1. P. bicolor (Raf.). E. B. S. 2952. Root of fleshy fibres. 

 L. linear, flat, or a little keeled upwards. St. and 1. enclosed in 

 sheathing scales and surrounded by brown fibres. Fl. panicled. 

 Pet. purple without, white within. Seed-stalks thick, white. 

 Seeds black. Sandy heaths. Near Bournemouth, Dorset. Near 

 Derrynane, Kerry. P. V. E. I. 



