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ALASSIO AND ITS FLORA 
lanceolate, acute; the tube of the perigone 
longer than the limb, or the campanulate 
part of the corolla, named crown; fila- 
ments of the stamens connected for a good 
distance with the crown. The anthers are 
linear, curved, inserted by the concave part 
on the stamens which are 6 in number; 
style 1, very long, filiform, with only 1 
white stigma, 3-lobed. 
Capsule globular, obovate, 3-angled, the 
size of a walnut, and 3-loculicidaL valves 
with many black seeds, compressed, unequal, 
very numerous, smooth and shining. 
Flowers from July to September, but 
in the beginning of October it is possible 
to find some specimens still in blossom: 
numerous Convolvulus Hawkmoths in the 
evening fly from one flower to another in 
search of honey. During the winter the 
leaves may still be seen, as all do not die, 
indicating the place where a plant may be 
found. Nearly every winter the English 
people dig up many bulbs to send to En- 
gland where they enjoy an artificial life, 
if they live at all. 
