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783. LEUCOJUM. 



783. LEUCOJUM. 



A. Style filiform. 



1. hyemale. Sheath of 3 valves, with 2 

 flowers. Segm. of Cor. lanceolate, acuminate, 

 slightly exceeding stamens. L. nari'ow linear, 

 flat. M. white, p. 3. Rocks. Villa Franca 

 near Nice. 



2. roseuiu. Sheath of 2 valves, with 1 

 flower. Segm. of Cor. oblong, with a short, 

 blunt acumen. Style twice as long as stamens. 

 L. filiform. Fl. pink. p. 3. Corsica. 



3. autumnale. Sheath of 1 valve with 3 

 flowers. Segm. of Cor. oval ; the inner end- 

 ing in 3 teeth. L. filiform, p. 9-11. Rocks 

 on coast. Mtp. ? Nice. Cors. Sard. Sic. 



B. Style cluh-sJiaped. 



4. veruum. Sheath of 1 valve, with 1 

 very open, campanulate flower. Pet. tipped 



with green, p. 3, 3. 

 shade. Er. G, n. It. 



Moist meadows and 



5. sestivum. Sheath of 1 oblong valve, 

 many-flowered, p. 4, 5. Marshes, s. Eng. 

 s. Fr. s. and s. e. G. Lomb. 



783. GALANTHUS, 



1. nivalis. Bulb ovoid. L. naiTow li- 

 near. Outer Segm. of Fl. oblongo -lanceolate, 

 twice as long as inner. Inner with green tips. 

 p. 3, 3. Shady hills. Fr. G. u. and m. It. 



3. Imperati. Bulb globose. L. broad 

 linear, flat. Outer Segm. of Cor. ovato-ob- 

 long, one-third longer than inner, p. 4, 5. 

 K. Nap. 



784. AGAVE. 



1. americana. L. fleshy, with spinescent 

 teeth. Scape much branched, p. 6. Warm 

 rocky. Escapes. Occ. 



CV. ASPARAGE^. 



Perianth petal-like, 6-eleft, or of 6 L. (in Paris and Maianthemum the divisions are 

 only 4). Stamens as many as divisions of Perianth. Anthers bui'sting inwards. Fruit suc- 

 culent, of 3 cells (3 in Maianthemum, 4 in Paris). Seeds fixed to the central angle. L. with 

 anastomosing veins. 



PL. COMPLETE. GERMEN SUPERIOR. 



785. ASPARAGUS. 



A. Herbaceous, erect. 



1. tenuifolius. Branches numerous, leafy. 

 L. fasciculate, setaceous, flexile, quite smooth. 

 Fl. -stalks axillary, with joining near the top. 

 p. 5, 6. Woods and mountain meadows. Cev. 

 Avig. Grasse ? Istria. Shore of Cam. n. and m. 

 Italy. 



2. ofi5.cinalis. Branches and L. quite 

 smooth. L. filiform, in small fascicles. Fl.-' 

 stalks nodding, with joining in the middle or 

 a little above, p. 5. Sandy coasts, s. and s. w. 

 Fr. 3Ioist rocky, Cornw. Fertile meadows, 

 G. Shade, n. It. Sic. 



3. scaber. L. and stripes of Stem denti- 

 culate-scabrous. L. filiform. Fl.-stalks re- 

 curved; joining above the middle, p. 5. Sandy 

 shores. Mtp. Aigues Mortes. Shores of Adriatic. 



B. Shrubby. 



4. albns. Stem flexuose, with divaricate 



thorns. L. fasciculate, 3-edged, obtuse, fili- 

 form. Fl. -stalk with joining near the base. 

 s.S. Shores. Venice. Sic. Sard. Cors. 



5. acutifolius. Unarmed. Branches nu- 

 merous, hairy. L. many in a bundle, needle- 

 shaped, rigid, cuspidate. Fl.-stalks with join- 

 ing in the middle. AH Segm. of Cor. recurved. 

 •vr. 8, 9. Dry bushy, mdt. Fr. Trieste. Italy. 



6. aphyllus. Unarmed. Branches nu- 

 merous, hairy. L. few in a bundle, needle- 

 shaped. Fl.-stalks with joining in the middle. 

 Three Segm. of Cor. reflexed. •«?. 9, 10. 

 Woody coasts. Sic. — Bert. 



7. horridus. Leafless. Stem smooth. 

 Prickles angular, leaf-like, thick, alternate, 

 somewhat spreading, w. 4, 5. Sandy hills. 

 Val di Noto. 



786. STREPTOPUS. 



1. aiuplexifolius. Smooth. L. amplexi- 

 caul. Fl.-stalks solitary, geniculate, p. 6, 7. 



