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13. GAGEA. In honour of Sir Thomas Gage, a British 
amateur botanist of the last century. — JST. temperate regions. 
Small, glabrous, bulbous herbs ; stems short, erect, having 
only one leaf usually overtopping the flowers. Inflorescence 
umbellate or cymose, terminating the stem. Flowers yellow, 
stalked, star-like when fully expanded. Perianth persistent ; 
segments 6, nearly equal, distinct, green on the back. Stamens 6, 
at the base and shorter than the segments ; anthers adnate to the 
base. Ovary small, 3 -sided, 3-celled ; style straight, thick, tapering 
downwards, stigma entire ; ovules many in each cell. Capsule 
oblong, 3-grooved ; seeds numerous, flat. 
Inflorescence umbellate. 
Leaf P4 in. broad . . . . . . 1. G. lutea. 
Leaf grass-like . . . . . 3. G. reticulata. 
Inflorescence cymose . . . . . . . 2. G. persica. 
1. Gagea lutea, Schult. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 355. Stems 2-4 in. 
Leaf lanceolate, 4-6 xj-| in. Inflorescence umbellate. Bracts 2, 
unequal, leaf -like, usually nearly opposite. Flowers 3-6. Perianth 
! in. long, yellow ; segments linear-oblong, usually acute. 
Narkunda, in damp meadows ; April-June. — W. Himalaya, 6000-13,000 ft. 
— -N. Asia, N. Africa, Europe, including Britain (Star of Bethlehem). 
* 2. Gagea persica, Boiss. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 355. Stems 2-6 in. 
Leaf narrowly lanceolate, 4-6 xj-^ in. Inflorescence cymose. 
Bracts numerous, very short, linear, each bearing a flower or a 
bulbil in its axil. Flowers many. Perianth J-J in. long ; 
segments linear, obtuse. 
Kashmir to Kunawar, 5000-8000 ft., frequent on the inner, dry hills ; 
April-June. — Persia and Central Asia. 
* 3. Gagea reticulata, Schult. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 356. Stems 
2-3 in. Leaf 4-8 in., grass-like. Inflorescence umbellate. Bracts 
several, leaf -like, very unequal, whorled. Flowers several. 
Perianth J— J in. long ; segments linear, finely pointed. 
Kashmir to Almora, below 6000 ft. ; February- April. — Punjab plains. — ■ 
Turkestan, westward to N. Africa, Greece. 
14. IPHIGENIA. Name of classical origin. — India, Africa, 
Australasia. 
Iphigenia indica, Kunth. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 357. A herb having 
a solid bulb or corm ; stems 3-10 in., erect, leafy. Leaves 
alternate, sessile, linear, 6-8 in., finely pointed, the lower the 
larger. Bracts leaf-like. Flowers purple, erect, solitary and 
terminal or corymbose and axillary ; stalks 1-2 in. Perianth j-§ in. 
long, soon falling off ; segments 6, linear, distinct, nearly equal, 
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