322 86. LILIACES. 
Tribe II. Asphodelea. 
5. OrnnitHoGaLuM Linn. 
*]. O. umbellatum (L.); fl. corymbose, peduncles longer than 
the linear-lanceolate bracts, filaments lanceolate simple, 1. linear 
glabrous.—E. B. 130. _R.x.467.—L. longer than the stem ; or 
filiform and shorter. Height 8—12 im. Fl. white with a broad 
green longitudinal band externally—Meadows and pastures. 
P.V. Common Star of Bethlehem. E. §. 
2. O. pyrenaicum (L.); fi. in an elongated raceme, peduncles 
at first spreading afterwards erect, bracts lanceolate-acuminate, 
filaments dilated below with a long point, 1. fugacious linear 
grooved.—E. B. 499.—St. leafless, 2—3 feet high. Raceme 
very long. FL. greenish-white, segments of the perianth variable 
in breadth. L. withering before the stalk appears, rarely con- 
temporaneous.— Woods. Extremely common near Bath. Sussex. 
Bedfordshire. P. VI. Spiked Star of Bethlehem. E. 
*3. O. nutans (L.); fl. few in a lax nodding raceme, peduncles 
shorter than the bracts, filaments flat membranous trifid, the 
lateral points acute middle one very short bearing the anther, 1. 
linear-lanceolate.—E. B. 1997. Albucea R. x. 473.—Height 
9—12 in. Fi. large, white, greenish externally.—Fields and 
orchards, rare. P.IV. V. 
6. Gacea Salis. 
1. G. lutea (Ker.); radical 1. usually solitary lnear-lanceo- 
late flat, bracts 2 opposite, peduncles umbellate simple glabrous, 
segments of the perianth oblong obtuse, bulb ovate solitary.— 
E. B.2). R. x. 477. Ornithogalum L.—St. about 6 in. high, 
shorter than the leaves. Bracts lanceolate, 1 of them often longer 
than the yellow flowers.— Woods and thickets, rare. P. III. IV. 
E. 8. 
7. Sciuua Linn. 
1. S. autumnalis (L.); 1. linear numerous, raceme lax, pe- 
duncles ascending, bracts 0.—H. B. 78. R. x. 463.—Height 
4—6in. FI. purplish-blue with a green line down the back, in 
perfection before the 1. appear.—Dry pastures in the south and 
west. P. VIII. Autumnal Squill. 
2. S. verna (Huds.); 1. linear channeled hooded at the end 
numerous, raceme few-flowered corymbose, bracts lanceolate as 
long or longer than the peduncles—E. B. 23. R. x. 463.— 
Height d—5 in. Fil. blue. L. as long or longer than the stalk. 
—Western and northern coasts. P.IV.V. Vernal Squill. 
