366 88. LiuACBa:. 



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

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

 nelled with many ribs on each side. A. carinatum Sm., M. B. 

 1658.— Borders of fields, rare. /3. Mountains in the North. 

 P. VII. VIII. E. S. 



6. A. earindtum (L.) ; st. leafy helow, 1. nearly flat, umhel 

 nearly without bulbs, stam. much exceeding perianf.h. — Height 

 1 — 2 feet. L. erect, slightly channelled below, flat in the upper 

 part, slightly furrowed (not keeled) beneath. Perianth-segm. 

 blunt, rose-coloured. — Newark. Seguden, Oarse of Gowrie. 

 By Esk above Musselburgh, abundant. P. VIII. E. S. 



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

 Leaves hollow. 



7. A. Sc7icenop'rasum (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. about half the length of the lanceolate segments of 

 the perianth. — M. B. 2441. — St. about 6 in. high. L. straight, 

 mostly with smooth ribs. Pet. lanceolate. Barren bulbs 

 with leaves. Fl. pink. Forming dense tufts. — ^. A. sibiricum 

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

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

 than the young germen. JE. B. S.2&S4. Height 6 in. to 2 feet. 

 Heads large. Possibly a distinct species. — Meadows and pas- 

 tures in mountainous situations. /3. Rocks and cliffs near the 

 sea. Tintagel and RUl Head, also between Kynance Cove and 

 MuUion, Cornwall. P. VI. VII. ' Chives. E. S. 



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



1 8. ^. triquetrum (L.) ; st. triquetrous, I. linear acutely folded 

 and keeled, spath 2-valv6d about equalling the erect bulblesi 

 lax umbel, stam. half as long as the oblong segments of the peri- 

 anth.— iJ. B. S. 2963. R. X. 603.— Bulb ovate. L. angularly 

 folded, acute. Segments of perianth white with a slender green 

 midrib. — ^Hedges in Guernsey. Helston, Corn. P. V. VI. E. 



9. A. ttrsinum (L.) ; st. naked triangular, I. stalked ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, spath 2-valved ovate, umbel level-topped lax bulbless. — 

 jE. B. 122. — Bulb slender, oblong. L. few, broad, smooth, bright 

 green. Stalk one, as tall as or taller than the leaves. Fl. white. 

 Smelling strongly of garlic when bruised. — Damp woods and 

 hedges. P. V. VI. Aamsons. E. S. I. 



\_A. amUg'uum (Sm.) ; E. B. S. 2803.— Rochester. Eye 

 Castle Hill, Suffl Not a native; nor ia A. pai-adoxum (Don) 

 at Binnig Craig, Linlithgow.] 



