AMARYLLIS FAMILY 



Spring Snowflake. Leucbjum vernum 



SPRING SNOWFLAKE 



Leucbjum virnum. 



From the Greek, leukos white, 

 and ion a violet. 



Bulb. — Small. 



Leaves. — Strap-shaped, six to 

 nine inches long. 



Scape. — Six to twelve inches 

 high, usually one-flowered. 



Flowers. — Nodding. 



Perianth. — Six-parted. 



Segments. — Ovate, white 

 tipped with green. 



Perianth Tube. — None. 

 Bloom in May. 



Leucojum is a genus of 

 hardy bulbous plants, na- 

 tives of the Mediterranean 

 region. The species chiefly 

 cultivated in this country is 

 the Spring Snowflake, Leuco- 

 jum vernum. It has not the 

 characteristic grace of the 

 snowdrop, the stems being 

 sturdier, the arch quite dif- 

 ferent in character, and the 

 perianth segments all simi- 

 lar in size, form, and mark- 

 ings. 



It bears at the tip of each 

 snowy petal a spot of soft 

 bright green, exquisite and 

 precise, "a snowflake with 

 green of living spring." 



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