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scariose margin, and the smell is very disa- 

 greeable. 



5. sambucina. Stem many -flowered, ex- 

 ceeding L. Sheatlis leaf-like at base ; upper 

 part scariose. Tube of Cor. two or three 

 times as long as germen. Segm. of Cor. obo- 

 vate : outer purplish, deflexed ; inner notched, 

 of a dull blue. Lobes of Stigma touching. 

 p. 5, 6. Hills. G. rare, though widely scat- 

 tered. 



6. biflora. " Scape about 3-flowered, ex- 

 ceeding L. Germen terete, marked with 3 

 stripes. Pet. violet: beard ivhite. Floivers 

 twice in the year. p. Monte Gargano." — 

 Tenoee. 



ii. L. as long as, or longer than stem, espe- 

 cially when i?i fruit. 

 a. Stem many-floivered. 



7. bohemica. L. as long as 2-4-flowered 

 stem when in flower ; twice as long when in 

 fruit. Sheaths leaf-like, but thin, ovato-oblong. 

 Tube of Cor. 2 or 3 times germen. Outer 

 Segm. obovate, violet ; inner oval, with deeper 

 pencilled veins, suddenly contracted into claw. 

 Ovaiy subtei'ete, with 6, nearly equal furrows. 

 p. 5. Sunny borders, e. G. rare. 



8. Fieberi. L. as long as stem when in 

 flower ; twice as long when in fruit. Sheaths 

 leaf-like, thin, lanceolate, acuminate. Ovary 

 obtusely 3 -edged: sides fuJTowed. M. as in 

 Sp. 7- p. 5. Bocks and shady meadows. 

 Boh. Sn.— Koch. 



9. hung^arica. L. equalling flowers, twice 

 as long as fi-uit. Sheaths leaf-like, thin, ovate, 

 almost entirely violet. Ovary obtusely 3-edged : 

 sides furrowed. Fl. as in the two preceding. 

 p. 5. Hills. Millerschau in Boh. — Koch. 



10. varie^ata. Stem about as long as 

 falcato-ensiform L. Sheaths leaf-Kke. Segm. 

 of Cor. oblongo-obovate ; inner gradually at- 

 tenuate. Ovary obtusely 3-edged. Fl. yellow, 

 with dark veins, p. 5, 6. Grassy and woody 

 hills. Aust. . 



b. Stem \-flowered, rarely 2-floicered. 



11. lutescens. Stem fuUy as long as L. Tube 

 of Cor. included in the scariose sheath. Segm. 

 oblongo-obovate, yellowish, with violet veins. 

 p. 5. Calc. rocks. Eons. Hyeres. Sitten. 

 Sion, Sw. s. Fr. Cam, 



12. Chamseiris. "Dwarf. Stem 1 -flow- 

 ered, and, including the flower, exceeding L. 

 Sheaths inflated, acute, shorter than tube of co- 



rolla. Fl. yeUow, much smaller than in Sp. 13. 

 p. 4, 5. Sea-shore. Ardenza near Leghorn." 

 — Bert. 



13. pumila. Stem 1 -flowered, shorter 

 than L. Tube of Cor. exceeding sheath. 

 Segm. nearly equal, oblongo-obovate. M. pur- 

 plish, pale blue or white, p. 4, 5. Dry hills 

 and vjalls. s. Fr. Aust. Lig. Sic. 



B. Flowers not bearded. 

 i. L. ensiform. Germen 2>-edged. 



14. Pseudacorus. Stem terete, many- 

 flowered. Inner Segm. of Cor. narrower and 

 shorter than stigma. Fl. yellow. Seeds an- 

 gular, p. 6, 7- Water. 



15. foBtidissima. Stem compressed, 

 many-flowered. Inner Segm. of Cor. larger 

 than stigma. Germen 3-edged, with a fm-row 

 on the edge. Fl. dingy purple. Seeds glo- 

 bose, red. p. 6, 7- Shade. Eng. Fr. s. Tyr. 

 It. Not in G. or Sw. 



16. xyphioides. L. subensiform, lineari- 

 subulate, channeled. Sheaths leaf-like. Ger- 

 men with 2 edges. Stem 2-flowered. Outer 

 Segm. of Cor. broad obovate; inner larger 

 than stigma. Fl. blue. p. High. Pyr. 



ii. L. linear, channeled. 



17. sibirica. Root not bulbous. Stem 

 terete, about 3-flowered, hollow, exceeding 

 acuminate L. Sheaths scariose. Outer Pet. ob- 

 ovate, attenuate into short claw. Germen 3- 

 edged. Fl. bluish, with purple veins, p. 5. 

 Meadows or shade. Als. Dau. n. Sw. Fiume. 

 G. rare. Aosta. Pavia. 



18. spuria. Root not bulbous. Stem 

 terete, few-flowered, exceeding lanceolato-linear 

 L. Sheaths green. Outer Segm. of Cor. 

 subrotund, shorter than lanceolate claw, yel- 

 lowish, with blue veins. Germen 6-edged. Caps, 

 with a long beak. p. 6. Hoist meadows. 

 Elne. Narbonne. Mentz. 



19. ^aminea. Stem 2-edged, about 2- 

 flowered, shorter than linear L. Sheaths green. 

 Blade of outer Segm. of Cor. ovate, much 

 shorter than the broad claw. Germen 6-edge'd. 

 Claw purple, loith a yellow line. Blade 

 whitish, with violet lines, p. 5, 6. Grass. 

 RocheUe. Narb. Carcassonne. Vosges. Sil. s. G. 

 Lig. Bologna. 



20. scorpioides. Root bulbous. Stem 

 very short, 1-3 -flowered. Pii-st L. short; 

 later lanceolato-linear, acuminate, channeled 

 and keeled. Tube of Cor. very long and slen- 



