334 86. LILIACE.E. 



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

 than the lateral points, bulb accompanied by stalked offsets. 

 E. B. S. 2813. St. 12 feet high. L. usually faded before the 

 time of flowering. Hquds of many rose-coloured or purple fl. ; 

 keels darker and rough. St. Vincents Rocks, Bristol. Sands 

 in Jersey. P. VII. E. 



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

 Spath 2-valved, 1 valve with a long point. St.-l. narrow. 



6. A. oleraceum (L.) ; st. leafy below, 1. channeled above 

 ribbed beneath, spath with one of the points very long, umbel 

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

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

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

 4 ribs beneath. Segments of perianth obtuse. /3. complanatum 

 (Fries) ; stam. shorter than the perianth, 1. of equal thickness 

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

 neled, with many ribs on each side. Perhaps a distinct species. 

 A. carinatum Sm., E. B. 1658. Borders of fields. /3. Moun- 

 tains in the north. P. VII. VIII. E. S. 



\_A. carinatum (L.) has protruded stamens.] 



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

 Leaves hollow. 



7. A. Schaznoprasum (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. simple about half the length of the lanceolate segments of 

 the perianth. J2. B. 2441. St. about 6 in. high. L. straight, 

 mostly with even striae. Pet. lanceolate. Barren bulbs with 2 

 leaves. Fl. pink. Bulbs forming dense tufts. j3. A. sibiricum 

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

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

 the young germ en. E. B. S. 2.934. Height 6 in. to 2 feet. 

 Heads large. This plant has retained its characters for several 

 years in Mr. Borrer's garden and is probably a distinct species. 

 Meadows and pastures in mountainous situations. /3. Rocks and 

 cliffs near the sea. Tintagel ; between Kynance Cove and Mul- 

 lion ; Cornwall. P. VI. VII. Chives. " E. S. 



**** Stam. all simple. Leaves fiat, all radical. 



[8. A. triquetrum (L.) ; st. triquetrous, 1. 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 perianth. 



