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Mountain ivoods. Alps. Sil. Vosges. Pyr. Auv. 

 Calabria. 



787. PARIS. 



1. quadrifolia. L. 4-7. 



spreading, p. 5, 6. Woods. 

 Italy, occ. 



Cal. and Cor. 

 Eng. Er. G. 



788. CONVALLARIA. 



A. Corolla cylindrical. Stem leafy. 



1. verticillata. Stem erect, angular. L. 

 lineari-lanceolate, in whorls, p. 5, 6. Woody 

 kills. Sc. Fr. G. It. 



2. Polygonatum. Stem erect, angular. 

 L. alternate, elliptical, sutamplexicaul, smooth. 

 Stallis axLUary, smooth, 1-3 -flowered. Stamens 

 smooth, p. 5, 6. Woods. Eng. occ. Er. G. 

 Italy. 



3. latifolia. Stem erect, angular. L. al- 

 ternate, ovate, acuminate, somewhat stalked, 

 hairy on veins beneath. Stalks axillary, pubes- 

 cent, 1-4-flowered. Stamens smooth, p. 5, 6. 

 Woody hills. Aust. Styr. — KocH, Seems to 

 ie a var. of Sp. 3. 



4. multifiora. Stem round. L. amplexi- 

 caul, alternate, ovato-oblong or elliptic, smooth. 

 Stalks axillary, 3-o-flowered, smooth. Eil. 

 hairy, p. 5, 6. Moist looods. Eng. occ. 

 El-. G. It. 



;8. hracteata. Rac. somewhat leafy. 



B. Corolla campanulate. Scape naked. 



5. luajalis. Eac. terminal, one-sided. El. 

 cemuous. p. 5. Shade. 



789. MAIANTHEMUM. 



1. bifolium. 



date L. p. 5, 6. 



Stem with 2 alternate cor- 

 Woods. Er. G. n. It. 



FL. DKECIOUS. GEEMEN SUPERIOR. 

 790. RUSCUS. 



1. aculeatus. L. rigid, acuminate, mu- 

 cronate, bearing 1-2 flowers on the upper sur- 

 face. Bracts minute, scariose. s.S. 3, 4. 

 Thickets. Eng. Er. s. G. It. 



2. Hypoglossum. L. oblongo-lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, pointless, bearing several 

 flowers on the upper sm-face. Bract leaf-like, 

 lanceolate, acute. s.S. 3, 4. Thickets. Nice. 

 Cam. Monte Baldo. Rome. Nap. 



3. Hypophyllum. L. ovate, acute, bear- 

 ing the flowers beneath. s.S. Venetian is- 

 lands. Woods near Eiume. — Poll. 



• 791. SMILAX. 



1. aspera. L. subhastato-cordate, ovate 

 or lanceolate, coriaceous, aculeato-dentate. ■w. 

 8. Lry thickets. Mdt. 



2. nigra. L. cordato-oblong, coriaceous, 

 unarmed, 7-nerved. Stem with few or no 

 prickles. Berries black, w. Monte Maggiore, 

 Istria. — Poll. 



3. mauritanica. L. cordate, nervose, 

 coriaceous, unarmed. L. -stalks ■with Tendrils 

 at the base. El. in racemes.- — Lois. Berries 

 red. w. 5, 6. Isl. of Hyeres. Cors. Nap. 



FL. DKECIOUS. GER3IEN INFERIOR. 

 792. TAMUS. 



1 . communis. L. cordate, acuminate, un- 

 divided, p. 4. Hedges and thickets. 



CVI. LILIACEiE. 



Perianth inferior, petal-like, in 6 divisions. Stamens 6. Anthers bursting inwards. Ovary 

 of 3 cells and many seeds affixed to the central angle. Emit dry. Dissepiment attached to the 

 valves. 



SEEDS FLAT. STIGMAS?,. NECTARY 0. 

 STYLE 0. 



793. TULIPA. 

 A. Bulb woolly. 



1. g^esneriana. L. lanceolate, wavy. Stem 



1-flowered, smooth. El. erect. Pet. obovate, 

 obtuse, smooth. Eil. smooth, p. Mountains 

 about Nice. Not noticed by Bertoloni. 



2. prsecox. " Stem at last exceeding up- 

 per L. Outer Pet. aciiminate : basal spot 

 broad, ovato-oblong. p. 3, 4. Prov. It." — 



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