SCILLA SIBIRICA. 
Class. 
(Siberian Squill.) 
Order. 
HEXANDRIA. 
MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
ASPHODELACE^E. 
Generic Character. — Perianth inferior ; Sepals six, 
petaloid, spreading, deciduous. Stamens equal ; fila- 
ments filiform, glabrous, inserted at the base of the 
sepals. Capsule somewhat round, three or four-celled, 
many seeded. Seeds globose. 
Specific Character.— Bulb tunicate; leaves four; 
scapes many, striated, upright, decumbent after 
flowering ; flowers spikedly racemose, rather distant, 
This old but very pretty hardy bulb is very deserving of cultivation. It w 
raised from seeds imported from Siberia about the year 1796. It only grows a ft 
inches high, and is a bulb well suited to plant amongst rock-work, as it flowe 
early in March, and its bright blue colour is very striking. If grown in borders 
requires a rich sandy soil, and plenty of moisture during the time it is growin 
but when at rest it is liable to perish unless the soil be well drained. 
nodding ; pedicels short ; bractece minute, membi 
nous, shorter than the pedicels. Sepals six, campan 
lately rotate, blue. Stamens six, shorter than t 
sepals, flat, adhering to the sepals by their backs 
the base. Ovary ovate. 
Synonymes . — Scilla amcena, var. Sibirica, Bot. M 
1025. Scilla prascox, Don's Hort. Cant., old Edit. 
SCILLA BIFOLIA. 
(Two-leaved Squill.) 
Generic Character. — See above. i mose ; raceme loose, somewhat corymbiform. Bn 
Specific Character. — Bulb coated. Flowers race- | wanting. Leaves lanceolate, linear, mostly two. 
This species, although a native of this country, appears to be remarkably scar 
It is very pretty, and well deserves to occupy similar situations to the last. 
The generic name is derived from the Arabic name asgyl . 
