LlLIACEiE. 



3715 



2. fulva. Segm. of Cor. with uerves and 

 veins; inner wavy at tlie margin, p. 6 (7, 



8, Koch). Prov. w. Fr. lower Vail. Bologna. 

 Mantua. Brenta. 



CVir. COLCHICACEiE. 



Perianth iuferioi-, in 6 (or 7) parts. Anthers bursting outwards. Ovaries 3 ; or 1, with 3 

 cells. Fruit of 8 follicles, bursting inwards, naore or less combined into a 3-ceUed Capsule. 



809. BULBOCODIUM. 



1. vernum. L. lanceolate. Blade of the 

 Pet. subauiiculato-cucuHate. Fl. sometimes 4- 

 partite. p. 2, 3. High pastures. Pyr. Nice, 

 Cors. Alps of Dau., Prov., Sw., and Pdm. 



810. MERENDERA. 



1. Hulbocodium. L. linear, spreading, 

 appearing nearly with the flowers. High pas- 

 tures. Pyr. 



811. COLCHICUM. 



1. autumnale. Bulb usually many-flow- 

 ered. L. lanceolate, acute, appearing after 

 flowers. Segm. of Cor. oblongo-lanceolate, with 

 wavy nerves, nearly without veins. Three 

 Pil. placed higher than the others. Anthers 

 oblongo-Hnear. p. 8, 9. Moist meadov}s. 

 Fl. occasionally appear zvith the L. in the 

 spring, sometimes like the autumnal ones, 

 sometimes herbaceous, with long linear seg- 

 ments. 



2. alpinuna. Bulb 1 -flowered. L. lineari- 

 lanceolate, obtuse, appearing after the flowers. 

 Segm. of Cor. lanceolate, with wavy nerves. 

 Pn. placed equally, p. 7, 8. Moist moun- 

 tain meadows. Dau. ? s. Vallais. 



3. arenarium. Bulb 1-3-flowered. L. 

 appearing after flowers, lineari-lanceolate, chan- 

 neled. Div. of Cor. with straight nerves, p. 

 9, 10. Barren hills, s. Istria. 



4. Bivonse. Bulb many-flowered. L. ap- 



pearing after flowers, lineari-lanceolate, flat, 

 keeled. Segm. of Cor. broad ovato-oblong, 

 reticulate, with prominent veins, p. 9, 10. 

 Campo Casso. Trevento in Umbria. Sic. 



5. montanuxu. Bulb 1-7 -flowered. L. 

 appearing with flowers, lineari-lanceolate, re- 

 jj._„,i j)j^_ p£ Qqj._ uaany-nerved, without in- 



flexed. 



termediate veins. Anthers oblong, p. 9, 10 

 Genoa. Otranto. Sic. Sard. 



812. VERATRUM. 



1. nigrum. Segm. of Cor. elliptic, quite 

 entire, Stalks exceeding bracts, about as long 

 as flowers. Lower L. broad elliptical, hairless. 

 Fl. dark purple, p. 7, 8. Mountain woods 

 and pastures. Burg. Nice. Aust. s. G-. Monte 

 Generoso. 



2. album. Segm. of Cor. oblongo-lanceo • 

 late, denticulate. Stalks shorter than bracts 

 or flowers. L. narrow elliptic, pubescent be- 

 neath, p. 7, 8. Mountain meadows. Fr. 

 Alps. Sil. PL white within. 



/8. lohelianum. Fl. pale green. 



813. TOPIELDIA. 



1. calyculata. Stalks with 2 bracts : the 

 lower oblong : the upper calys-like, 3-lobed, 

 L. Hneari-ensiform, many-nerved, very acute. 

 p. 7, 8. Soggy inountain pastures. G. 



2. palustris. Stalks wdth one 3-lobed bract 

 at the base, naked at top. L. with about 3, 

 remote nerves, p. 7, 8. Boggy mountain 

 pastures. Br. Alps. 



CVIII. JUNCEiE. 



Perianth inferior. Sepals glume-like (except in the flrst two genera). Stamens 6, inserted 

 in the base of the sepals ; or 3, opposite to the outer series. Ovary 3-ceUed. Style 1. 



814. NARTHECIUM. 

 1. ossifi'aguni. Kac. uninterrupted. One 



Bract at the base, and the other above the 

 middle of each partial stalk, p. 7,- 8. Bogs. 



