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lick when bruised. — Damp woods and hedges. P. V. VI. Ram- 
sons. 
[A. amblguum (Sm.) which has broadly linear attenuated leaves, 
umbels few-flowered and with a few bulbs, spath 3 — 4-valved, 
and stam. about half the length of the perianth, has been found 
near Rochester and on Eye Castle Hill, Suff., but appears to 
have no just claims to be considered as a native. E. B. S. 
2S03.] 
Tribe III. Hemerocallidecs. 
9. Agrapiiis Link. 
1. A. nutans (Link) ; 1. linear, raceme nodding, fl. bellshaped 
cylindrical, apex of the sep. revolute, bracts 2.—-E. B. 377 '. R. 
Icon. f. 1125. Scilla Sm. Hyacinthus Hook. — Scape about a 
foot high. Fl. blue, rarely white. Stam. united to the perianth 
half way up. L. shorter than the scape. Not agreeing well 
with either of the genera to which it is usually referred, and there- 
fore it is far better to separate it from them. — Woods and thickets. 
P. V. English Blue-bell. 
10. Muscari Town. 
\\. M. racemosum (Mill.) ; fl. ovate nodding crowded upper 
ones nearly sessile abortive, 1. linear flaccid recurved. — E. B. 
1931. — Scape about a foot high. Fl. dark blue. — Sandy fields. 
Very plentiful near Pakenham, Suffolk. P. V. Grape-Hya- 
cinth. E. S. 
Order LXXXIV. COLCHICACE^. 
Perianth inferior, 6 — 7-parted. Stam. 6, inserted into the re- 
ceptacle or on the perianth. Anth. bursting outwards. Ovaries 
superior, 1 of 3 cells, or 3 of 1 cell more or less connected. 
Ovules numerous. Styles 1 — 3. Fr. bursting inwards of 3 se- 
parate 1 -celled follicles, or more or less combined into a 3-celled 
septicidal capsule. 
1 . Colchicum. Perianth funnelshaped with a very long tube ; 
limb 6-parted, petaloid. Caps. 3, connected throughout, 
1 -celled, opening at the inner edge, many-seeded. 
2. Tofieldia. Perianth 6-leaved. Anth. bursting longitu- 
dinally. Caps. 3, connected to above the middle, 1 -celled, 
opening at the inner edge, many-seeded. 
]. Colchicum Linn. 
1. C. autumnale (L.) ; 1. flat lanceolate erect. — E. B. 133. — 
Root large, tuberous. L. a foot long and often an inch broad, 
