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0. Narbonense. A small-flowered and not very hand- 

 some species, the blossoms being small and straggling : 

 only desirable in a collection. 



0. Pyrenaicum. A green-flowered species of little 

 beauty. 



0. nutans. A pretty species, with drooping, white 

 flowers ; hardy if protected by leaves during the winter. 



0. pyramidale. A fine species, with a spike of white 

 flowers in June. The foliage is handsome, and appears 

 very early in spring, followed by the flower in June. 



0. bulbiferum, comosum^ montanum, and marginatum, often 

 prove hardy. Many of the tender species are very beautiful, 

 and should always find place in a collection of Cape bulbs. 



0. niveum has small snow-white flowers and grassy leaves. 



0. revolutum. An elegant species, with rich foliage 

 and showy flowers, which are white, with a rich yellow 

 centre, in a conical raceme. 



0. corymbosum. A native of South America, with 

 large, white, fragrant flowers. 



0. conicum. Flowers plure white, very large ; native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. 



0. lacteum. A fine species, producing an abundance of 

 rich white flowers. 



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