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fl. open ; liom 1—2 in. long. H. pale purple, the keel of the 

 outer subemarginate segments greenish and roughish. Germen 

 rather globose; transverse projections at about the middle; 

 lower spaces slightly excavated. Head-bulbs very rare, when 

 present small, the size of peas. — Steep Holmes Island in the 

 Severn (remains of former cultivation). Clifls in Guernsey. 



P. vni.] £. 



1. A. BaUngtdnii (Borr.) ; st. leafy below, 1. acutely keeled, 

 spath long-pointed, umhel loose irregular with hemispherical 

 bulbs, stam. exserted, anther-bearing point of 3-pointed filaments 

 rather shorter than the undivided jpart and with an incurved tip 

 when young, bulb compound of few (2) divisions. — E. B. 8. 

 2906.— St. 4—6 feet high. L. long, linear, broad. Heads 

 large, with many bulbs about as large as hazelnuts (a character 

 quite constant in cultivation). Spath usually deciduous in two 

 pieces or persistent; horn 1—2 in. long. Fl. pale reddish 

 pui'ple, rather few, more conical than in the preceding, only 

 slightly opening; outer segments vsdth a green keel, ovate- 

 oblong, with callous points, edges and back rough with minute 

 peUucid points ; inner segments slightly emarginate and vsdth- 

 out points. Lengthened stalks 1—2 in. long, bearing secondary 

 heads, are usually present. Germen rather conical ; transverse 

 projection below the middle; lower spaces rather deeply ex- 

 cavated. — Roundstone sparingly, and South Isles of Aran plen- 

 tifully. Go. Galway. *ComwaU. P. VHI. ^. I. 



2. A. Scorodoprdsum (L. !) ; st. leafy below, 1. flat, sheaths 

 2-edged, spath short and broad with a very short point, umbel 

 globose with many spherical small bulbs, stam. included or 

 equalling the perianth, anther-bearing point of 3-pointed fila- 

 ments shorter than the undivided part or the lateral points, 

 bulb with many purple ofisets. — E. B. S. 2905. A. arenarium 

 Sm. — St. 2 — 3 feet high. Heads small, Fl. few, purple ; seg- 

 ments all with a minute apiculus, outer with the edges and ke"el 

 rough. Head-bulbs deep purple. — Sandy woods and fields in 

 the North. P. VI. VH. E. S. I. 



tt Stem-leaves hollow. 



3. A. mneSe (L.) ; st. leafy below, I. terete slightly channelled 

 above, spath 1-valved short with a slender long point, umbel 

 globose with many bulbs, stam. exserted, anther-bearing point 

 of B-pointed filaments equalling the undivided part atid half as 

 tang as the lateral points. — JS. B. 1974. R. I. t. 404. A. are- 

 narium Fries. — St. 2 feet high. L. faded at the time of flower- 

 ing. Heads of few pale rose-coloured fl. with green keels and 

 long stalks. Head-bulbs small, oval, acute, greenish. — /3. A. com- 

 pactum (Thuil.) ; umbel without fl., head-bulbs with a leaflike 



