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PohjgonatumJ\ xciv. liliace^. 447 



on the summit of tlie stamen-tube. — Fertile ft. Anthers 0, 

 \. Style 1, surrounded by the tube of the sterile stamens. Stigma 



capitate. Ovary 3-celled ; ovules 2 collateral in each celL 

 Serry usually 1 -seeded. — Name, anciently hruscus ; from 

 .■"■j Iruskelen^ in Celtic, box-holly. 



'i\i^ 1. E. aculedtus L. (common B.) ; stem rigid branched, leaves 



'• ovate-acuminate very rigid and pungent bearing the solitary 



flower on their upper surface. E. B. t. 560. 



]^, Bushy and heathy places and woods, especially in a gravelly soil. 



I Abundant in the south of England and Jersey. Bothwell woods, 

 orruj, and Skeldon woods near Ayr ; but not truly wild in Scotland. 1? . 



Mh. • 



Jk^ 3, 4. — Flowers minute, white, arising from the disk of the evergreen 



' leaves* Berry red, 



3. CoNVALLARiA Linn. Lily of the Valley. 



k Flowers perfect, not jointed with the pedicel. Perianth de- 



ciduous, campanulate, 6-cleft, segments recurved. Stamens 6, 

 distinct, inserted into the very base of the perianth. Anthers 

 linear, pointed. Ovary 3-celled, with 2 superposed ovules in 

 each cell. Style short, thick. Stigma 1, obtuse, Berry 3- 

 -i)[ celled, with 1 (or rarely 2) seeds in each cell. — Flowers race- 



se^ with a membranaceous bractea at the base of the pedicels, 

 Name, — convallis^ a valley ; from the locality of this plant* 



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Woods and coppices, particularly in a light soil. Frequent in 

 j3'i England, more rare, if indigenous, in Scotland. ^7/.. 5 — 7. — Leaves 

 ]m\ ^' ^vate-lanceolate, radical. Scape semicylindrical. Flowers racemed, 



very pure white, fragrant, segments recurved. Berries red, globose. 



4. PoLYGoisATUM Toumef. Solomon's Seal. 



Flowers perfect, jointed with the pedicel. Perianth tardily 

 deciduous, cylindrical, shortly 6-cleft at the summit, the lobes 

 erect. Stam. 6, distinct, inserted upon the middle of the tube 

 of the perianth. Anthers linear. Ovary 3-celled, with 2 super- 

 posed ovules in each cell. Style filiform. Stigma 1, obtuse. 

 Berry 3-celled; cells 2- (or rarely 1-) seeded. —Peduncles or 

 pedicels axillary^ without ?nembranaceous hvaoteas at the base. — 

 -Named from iroXvc^ many^ and yov?;, yovaroQ^ a knee or angle^ on 

 account of the angled stems. 



1. P. verticilldtum All. (narrow-leaved 5'.); leaves lanceo- 

 late whorled. Convallaria L. : F. B. t. 128. 



Woods and glens, very rare, and only found in Scotland. Den of 



Atechip, 4 miles N.E. of Dunkeld ; Blair in Athol ; Blair Gowrie ; 



0'^ and several other places in the same district. %. 6. — Stem 2 ft. 



nigh. Leaves numerous, bright green, 3—4 in a whorl Flowers 



