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GAGEA* *. 
Linnean Class and Order. Hexa'ndria, Monogy'nia. 
Natural Order. Asphode'le^e, Dr. R. Brown. — Lind. Syn. p. 
266 ; Introd. to Nat. Syst. p. 273. — Loud. Hort. Brit. p. 539. — 
Asphodeli, Juss. Gen. PI. p. 51.— Sm. Gram, of Bot. p. 74. — 
Lilia'ce^e, Rich, by Macgilliv. p. 403 . — Liliacin^e ; type, As- 
phodelacejE ; subtype, Scillid^e, Burnett’s Outl. of Bot. pp. 
425, 427, & 428. 
Gen. Char. Calyx none. Corolla (Perianthium, see p. 33y 
(fig. 1.) inferior, of 6, somewhat herbaceous, permanent petals, ap- 
proaching below, spreading above. Filaments 6, not dilated at the 
base, inserted at the bottom of the petals. Germen (fig. 2.) su- 
perior, egg-shaped, 3-sided. Style (fig. 2.) upright, permanent. 
Stigma gaping. Capsule (fig. 3.) 3-sided (triangular), of 3 cells, 
and 3 valves. Seeds many, small, and roundish. — Flowers yellow, 
umbellate or corymbose, with leafy bracteas. 
Distinguished from Ornithdgalum by the stamens being not dilated 
at the base, and by the stigma being bifid or gaping. — Mr. Salis- 
bury says, “ the character of the inflorescence, if there was no other, 
distinguishes it from all the neighbouring genera with an hypogynous 
(inferior) corolla.” 
One speeies British. 
GA'GEA LU'TEA, Ker. Yellow Gagea. Yellow Star of Belh- 
lehem. 
Spec. Char. Root-leaves 1 or 2, strap-spear-shaped, longer 
than the angular scape. Umbel simple. Bracteas strap-spear- 
shaped, longer than the umbel. Petals spear-shaped, blunt. 
Gagea lutea, Ker, in Botanical Magazine, t. 1200. — Lindl. Syn. p. 268. — 
Hook. Brit. FI. p. 155. — Gagea fascicular is, Mr. R. A. Salisbury, in Annals 
of Botany, v. ii. p. 555. — Gray’s Nat. Arr. v. ii. p. 180. — Ornithugalum luteurn, 
Engl. Bot. t. 21. — Hook. FI. Lond. t. 121. — Redout6 Liliacees, t. 302. fig. 1. 
Ray’s Syn. p. 372. — Linn. Sp PI. p. 439. — Huds. FI. Angl. (2nd ed ) p. 143. — 
Sm. FI. Brit. v. i. p.362. Eng. FI. v. ii. p. 142. — With. (7th ed.) v. ii. p. 426. — 
Lightf. FI. Scot. v. i. p. 180. — Sibth. FI. Oxon.p. 111. — Hook. FI. Scot. p. 102. — 
Grev. FI. Edin. p. 76. — Walk. FI. of Oxf. p.93. — Ornithogalum luteum, sive 
eepa agraria, Johnson’s Gerarde, 165. 
Localities. — In woods and pastures. — Rar e.~Oxfordsh. Woods near Ash- 
ford Mills; Fauler: Dr. Siisthorp. Blenheim Park, near new bridge; and 
outside of Cornbury Park Wall : J. Coles, Esq. F. L. S. — In Berksh. : J. E. 
Biciieno, Esq. — Cheshire; In a close near Willow-Moor at Bellow-Hill : Mr. 
Vernon, in Blacks. Sp. Bot. — Cumberland; Near Keswick. Mr. Hutton. — 
Derbysh. Park-Hall YVoods: Rev. Mr. Pashlev. In a meadow adjoining the 
Copper Mills, Derby : Mr. Whately. — Durham ; Near Pierce Bridge; Barn- 
ard Castle; and Whorlton ; and shores of the Tees near Egleston ; and Bishop 
Auckland: Rev. J. IIarriman. — Somersetsh. In a cornfield at Winstaunton : 
Merrett. — Suffolk; Found some years since by Mr. Ashby, in a hedge at 
Shipmeadow, between Beccles and Bungay ; there were but few plants, and he 
has never been able to see it since : D. Turner, Esq. — Surrey ; Meadow near 
Godalmin: Mr. Hill, in Blackst. Sp. Bot.— Westmoreland; Near Kendal: 
Dr. Withering. — Yorksh. Near Greta Bridge, andBignal: Ray. Welburn 
Fig. 1. Perianthium spread open to show the six Stamens. — Fig. 2. Germen, 
Style, and Stigma. — Fig. 3. Capsule, and permanent Style. — Fig. 4. A transverse 
section of the same. 
* So named (by R. A. Salisbury, Esq. F. R. S. in Annals of Botany) in 
honour of the late Sir Tho. Gage, Baronet, an excellent British Botanist. 
