﻿PLATE DXXVIIT. 



ORNITHOGALUM ELATUM. 



Lofty Ornithogalum. 



CLASS VI. ORDER I. 



11EXANDRIA MONOGYNTA. Six Chives. One Pointal. 



Corolla 6-petala, 



dilatata. Capsula 3-locularis. Semin 



CHARACTER. 



nithogalum foliis lanceolatis : floribus in || Ornithogalum with lance-shaped leaves, 

 racemo longissimo crescentibus, albis et Flowers grow on a very long spike, are 



parvis : staminibus longitudinem corolla- |J white and small. The stamens scarcely the 



length of the blossoms. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1 . A petal and chive. 



2. A chive shown from the outer side. 



3. Seed-bud and pointal. 



4. The same magnified. 



This tall and delicate plant was introduced by J. M. Cripps, esq., who found the roots in Egypt I 

 plains of Alexandria, near the spot where the famous battle was fought in the year 1801 \ and 

 one which he planted in his garden at Jtaunton in Sussex our drawing was made. It agrees in 

 with the Ornithogalum latifolium, but is perfectly distinct both in the blossoms and foliage fron 

 species. The plant which our figure represents had already produced four side bulbs. It flowei 

 March last, and appears to propagate freely. 



