334 86. liliacEjE. 



point of 3-pointed filaments as long as the undivided part longer 

 than the lateral points, bulb accompanied by stalked offsets. — 

 E. B. S. 2813.— St. 1—2 feet high. L. usually faded before the 

 time of flowering. Heads of many rose-coloured or purple fl. ; 

 keels darker and rough. — St. Vincents Rocks, Bristol. Sands 

 in Jersey. P. VII. E. 



** Stam. all simple, not 3-pointed, connected at the base, 

 Spath 2-valved, 1 valve with a long point. St.-l. narrow. 



6. A. oleraceum (L.) ; st. leafy below, 1. channeled above 

 ribbed beneath, spath with one of the points very long, umbel 

 with bulbs, stam. equalling or shorter than the perianth. — E. B. 

 488.— Height 1—2 feet. L. (of the Bristol plant) thick, fleshy, 

 solid, nearly flat but slightly and broadly channeled above, with 

 4 ribs beneath. Segments of perianth obtuse. — /3. complanatum 

 (Fries) ; stam. shorter than the perianth, 1. of equal thickness 

 throughout, curved upwards at the sides so as to appear chan- 

 neled, with many ribs on each side. Perhaps a distinct species. 

 A. carinatum Sm., E. B. 1658. — Borders of fields. ^. Moun- 

 tains in the north. P. VII. VIII. E. S. 



[4. carinatum (L.) has protruded stamens.] 



*** Stam. all simple and distinct. Spath 2-valved, short. 

 Leaves hollow. 



7- A. Schiznoprasum (L.) ; st. leafless or with one leaf, 1. terete 

 or slightly flattened above subulate, spath ovate pointed about 

 equalling the flowers, umbel many-flowered globose without bulbs, 

 stam. simple about half the length of the lanceolate segments of 

 the perianth. — E. B. 24-11. — St. about 6 in. high. L. straight, 

 mostly with even striae. Pet. lanceolate. Barren bulbs with 2 

 leaves. Fl. pink. Bulbs forming dense tufts. — (3. A. sibiricum 

 (L.) ; 1. curved and bent downwards with crenulate striae, pet. 

 lanceolate-attenuate, barren bulbs single-leaved, style longer than 

 the young germen. E. B. S. 2.934. Height 6 in. to 2 feet. 

 Heads large. This plant has retained its characters for several 

 years in Mr. Borrer's garden and is probably a distinct species. — 

 Meadows and pastures in mountainous situations. /3. Rocks and 

 chffs near the sea. Tintagel ; between Kynance Cove and Mul- 

 lion ; Cornwall. P. VI. ^"11. Chives. E. S. 



**** Stam. all simple. Leaves flat, all radical. 



[8. A. triquetrum (L.) ; st. triquetrous, 1. linear acutely folded 

 and keeled, spath 2-valved about equalhng the erect bulbless lax 

 umbel, stam. half as long as the oblong segments of the perianth. 



