Liliacese. 
375 
— Rad. Is not hollow ... . . . . . 4 
4. Peduncles fairly glabr. Rad. leaf 1 (rarely 2). Divisions 
of the perianth acuminate, the point curved outwards. 
PI. delicate.—Alp. and subalp., rare: (wanting in 0. U.) 6 
minima Schult. 2175. 
— Peduncles villous. Rad. Is 2 . . . . . 5 
5. FIs 2—20. Divisions of the perianth acute. Rad. Is linear, 
channelled (about 2'/2—3 mm broad).—Fields, grassy 
places; scattered (wanting in 0. U. L. A.). 4 
arvensis Dumort. 2176. 
— FIs 1—5. Divisions of the perianth obtuse. Rad. Is linear- 
filiform, channelled or half-cylindric (1 — U /2 mm broad). 
—Dry hills ; lower and central Wall. 3 saxatilis Koch. 2177. 
OBS. Hybrid: G. Liottardi-minima (Briigg.). 
589. Scilla. Squill. YI, 28. 
1. Bracts reduced or 0. Ls 2, rarely 3.—Woods, hedges 
and orchards; not everywhere (wanting in S.). 4 
bifolia L. 2178. 
— Bracts existing. Ls 2—7 ..... 2 
— Raceme composed of 2—5 fls. Bracts very short.— 
Orchards, rare (subspontaneous or naturalised); Bex, 
Bern, Solothurn, Schaffh. &c. 4 . amoena L. 2179. 
Raceme many-fld. Some, at least, of the bracts as long 
as the peduncles.—As the last; Bern. 4 italica L. 2180. 
590. Allium. Onion. YI, 26. 
1. Filaments of the 3 inner stas tr i c u sp i d a t e , the 
central tooth bearing the anther . ... 2 
— Filaments of the stas all simple or the 3 inner ones 
with an obtuse, very short tooth at the base . 10 
2* Ls fiat 5 
— Ls subcylindric or cylindric, hollow 8 
3. Umbel with bulbils. (Stas shorter than the perianth 
Ls broad-linear) ....... 4 
— Umbel without bulbils ...... 6* 
4. Spathe with 2 valves, shorter than the umbel. Fls deep 
purple. The lateral teeth of the tri-cuspidate filaments 
long, filiform. Bulb surrounded by reddish brown, pedi- 
celled bulbils. Ls scabrous at the edges. A. arenarium 
auct.—Hedges, grassy places; near B&le, Geneva, Kling- 
nau (Aargau). 6 Scorodoprasum L. 2181. 
Spathe undiv., prolonged in a beak much exceeding 
the umbel. Fls of a dirty white, sometimes almost 0. 
The lateral teeth of the tri-cuspidate filaments short, 
obtuse. Bulb surrounded by sessile, whitish bulbils 
Type of A. sativum ...... «5 
5. Bulbils oblong-ovoid. Garlic. 6 . t sativum L. 2182. 
