CXVIII. 



LILIUM CANDIDUM. 



White Lily. 



Class VI. Hexandria. — Order I. Monogynia. 



Nat. Ord. Liliace^e. 



Gen. Char. Perianth campanulate, of six spreading 

 reflexed leaves, channelled at the base. Capsule trigo- 

 nous ; valves connected by matted hair. 



Spec. Char. Leaves lanceolate, scattered, narrowed at 

 the base. Perianth campanulate, smooth within. 



SYNONYMES. 



Greek .... Kpivou ; \ciptov. 



f Lilium album. Bauh. Pin. 76. Ger. Em. 190. Rail Hist. 



j 1100. Park. Theatr. t. 37, f. 4. 

 Latin <( Lilium candidum. Fuchs. 359. c. 158. 



j Lilium. Cam. Epit. 570. 



LLilium candidum. Lin. Sp. PI. 433. 

 French .... Lis blanc. 

 Italian .... Giglio bianco. 

 Spanish . . . Lirio bianco ; Azucena. 

 Portuguese. Leirio. 

 German . . . Weisse Lilie. 

 Dutch .... Wite Lelie. 

 Danish. . . . Hvid Lilie. 

 Swedish . . . Hwit Lilie. 

 Polish .... Lilia. 



Description.— The root is bulbiferous, viz. consisting of several 

 thick, fasciculated descending" fibres, springing from a fleshy plat- 

 form, which supports the ovoid, yellowish, scaly body, named the 



