L iliacecE Hyacinth us. 



525 



Hyacinth, with white or pale blue flowers, although hardy, 

 is chiefly employed for early forcing. It is from the Mediter- 

 ranean countries. 



Puschkinia scilloldes is a dwarf Spring-flowering bulbous 

 herb about 6 inches high with linear-lanceolate leaves and a 

 loose spike of campanulate white- and blue-striped flowers. 

 Perianth-segments oblong, united at the base into a short 

 tube. Filaments united to very near the top. Native of 

 Southern Kussia. 



19. TRITELEIA. 



Very pretty little bulbous plants from North and South tem- 

 perate America, lately united with Milla, having narrow leaves 



Fig. 256. Triteleia uniflora. 



contemporaneous with the umbellate or solitary flowers. Peri- 

 anth-tube funnel-shaped, the segments equalling or rarely ex- 

 ceeding it in length. Stamens inserted on the tube in two 



