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82. AMARYLLIDE.E. 
lobes erect wedgesliaj)C(l jagged at the end, bulb clothed with 
slender anastomosing fibres. — E. B. 344. — FI. violet-jmrple. — 
Near Nottingham ; and Mendham, Suff. — A native of the moun- 
tains of central Europe, never descending into the plains of France 
or Germany. Gay. — P. III. E. 
[2. C. sativus (L.); 1. succeeding the fl., spath double, throat 
bearded, stigma in 3 deej) linear divisions drooping, bulb clothed 
with slender anastomosing fibres. — E. B. 343. — Fl. purj)le. L. 
usually aj)pearing just before the fl. fades. — Formerly cultivated 
near Saffron Walden, not even naturalized. — Found wild only- 
near Ascoli in the Abruzzi, Italy. Gay.—F. IX. Saffron.^ Fl. 
3. C. nudijlorus (Sm.); 1. succeeding the fl., spath simple, 
sca])cs with a tubular sheath (?), stigma in 3 deeply laciniated 
divisions erect, bulb with a membranous coat. — E. B. 4fll. — L. 
a[)pearing in December. F’l. j)urple. Stigmas only a little 
higher than the anthers. — /3. speciosus ; stigmas rising consider- 
ably above the anthers. C. speciosus Hook., E. B. S. 2752. 
not Bieb. — Meadows. Between Nottingham Castle and the 
Trent. jS. Warwick; Warrington; Ilahfax. — A native of the 
west of Europe. Gay. — P. IX. E. 
** Scapes naked. 
[4. C. biflorus (Mill.) ; 1. and fl. at the same time, spath 
double, stigma longer than the stam. erect deeply trifid : divisions 
truncate and slightly notched at the end, bulb with a membranous 
coat. — E. B. S. 2()45. C. prcecox Haw. C. minimus Hook. — Fl. 
pale lilac with yellow and purj)le strij)es. — In the park (site of 
old garden) Barton, Suff. Not indigenous. P. HI.] E. 
[5. C. aureus (Sib.); 1. and fl. together, spath simple, stigma 
shorter than the stam. shortly 3-Jid : segments truncate or slightly 
notched at the end, bulb coated with compact fibres. — E. B. S. 
2()4(j. — Fl. yellow'. — With the preceding. P. HI.] E. 
Order LXXXII. AMARYLLIDE^. 
Stam. 6. Anth. bursting inwards. Otherwise like IRIDE.iE. 
1. Narcissus. Perianth 6-parted, spreading, with equal 
segments, and a bellshaped crow n within. Stam. alternately 
shorter, within the crow'n. 
2. Leucojum. Perianth 6-parted, bellshaped, the segments 
all equal and thickened at their points. Stam. equal. 
3. Galan'CHUS. Perianth 6-parted, 3 external segments 
spreading, 3 interior shorter erect emarginate. Stam. equal, 
subulate. 
