84. LILIACE.^;. 
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ribbed beneath, spath with 1 of tlie points veiy long, umbel with 
bulbs, stain, simple ecjualling or shorter than the perianth. — 
E. B. 488. — Height 1 — 2 feet. L. (of the liristol plant) thick, 
heshy, solid, nearly flat but slightly and broadly channeled above, 
with 4 ribs beneath. Segments of perianth obtuse. — /3. compla- 
nntum (Fries) ; stain, simple shorter than the jieriantli, 1. of equal 
thickness throughout, the margins curved ujiwards so as to make 
them a])])car to be channeled, with numerous ribs on both sides. 
Pcrha])s a distinct s]>ecies. A. carinatum Sni., E. B. 1G58. — 
Borders of flelds. /3. Mountains in the north. P. VII. VIII. E. S. 
\_A.jlexum (W. and K.) and A. carinatum (L.) are distinguished 
from the preceding by their protruded stamens.] 
*** Boot bulbous. Stam. all simple and distinct. Spath 
2-valved, short. 
7. A. Sclicenoprasum (L.) ; st. naked or with one leaf, 1. terete 
or slightly flattened above hollow subulate, sjiatli ovate pointed 
about as long as the flowers, umbel maiiy-flowered globose with- 
out bulbs, stam. simjile about half the length of the lanceolate 
segments of the perianth. — £.£.2441. — St. about (i in. high. 
L. straight with even strise. Pet. lanceolate. Barren bulbs with 
2 leaves. Style “ much shorter than the young germen.” FI. jiink. 
Bulbs forming dense tufts. — S- arcuatum ; 1. curved and bent 
downwards with crenulated striae, pet. lanceolate-attenuate, bar- 
ren bulbs single-leaved, style longer than the young germen. 
£. sjiirici/m Wind. ? Height 6 in. to 2 feet. Heads large. This 
plant has retained its characters for several years in Mr. Borrer’s 
gai'den and is probably (as considered by him) a lUstinct species. 
— Meadow s and pastures in mountainous situations. j3. Rocks 
and clift's near the sea in Cornwall. Tintagel. Rev. R. T. Bree. 
Between Kynance Cove and Mullion. P. VI. VII. Chives. E. S. 
**** Root bulbous. Stam. all simple. Leaves flat. 
8. A. ursinum (L.); st. naked triangular, 1. all radical stalked 
ovate-lanceolate, spath 2-valved ovate, umbel level-topped lax 
without bulbs, stam. simjde. — E. B. 122. — Bulb slender, oblong. 
L. few, broad, smooth, bright green. Stalk I, as tall or taller 
than the leaves. FI. white. Smelling strongly of garlick when 
bruised. — Damp woods and hedges. P. V. VI. Ramsons. 
[A. ambigvvm ( Sni.) which has broadly linear attenuated leaves, 
umbels few-flowered and with a few bulbs, S])ath 3 — 4-valved, 
and stam. about half the length of the ])crianth, has been found 
near Rochester and on Eye Castle Hill, Suff., but bas no just 
claims to be considered as a native. E. B. S. 2803.] 
