Colchicaceae. 
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3. Valves of the capsule incised at the top. Perianth ovoid. 
Ls 2—3 mm broad, narrowly channelled above.—Grassy 
places, slopes; distrib. 4 . . racemosum Dec. 220(>. 
— Valves of the capsule truncate at the top. Perianth 
ovoid-oblong. Ls3 —4 mm broad, more broadly channelled 
above. PI. more robust in every way than the last. — 
Vineyards; V., Bale, Winterthur and probably other 
places also. 4. neglectum Guss. 2207. 
118. Colchicaceae. 
593. Bulbocodium. Bulbocodium. VI, 17. 
1. FIs rose-coloured, rarely white, appearing with the ls. 
PI. with the habit of Colchicum, but the 3 styles are 
united in 1 which is 3-fid at the top!—Meadows; W., 
from Pissevache to Viege: Jaccard; Mt. Vuache in 
Savoy. 2, 3. vernum L. 2208. 
594. Colchicum. IVleadow-crocus. VI, 34. 
1. Outer divisions of the perianth obovate-oblong. Ls ob¬ 
long. — Rather damp meadows. 8, 9; the ls and fr. ap¬ 
pearing the following spring; late fls without Is are 
rarely found in the following spring (v. vernum) 
autumnale L. 2209. 
— Outer divisions of the perianth linear-oblong. Ls linear- 
oblong.—Alp.; T. W. 7, 8 . . alpinum Dec. 2210. 
595. Veratrum. Veratrum. VI, 38. 
1. Divisions of the perianth much longer than the pedi¬ 
cels, whitish inside or (b. Lobelianum Bernh.) greenish 
on both sides. —Pasturages of the Alp., subalp. and 
Jura. 7.album L. 2211 
— Divisions of the perianth as long as the pedicels, blackish 
red.—Tess. (S. Giorgio). 7 nigrum L. 2212. 
596. Tofieldia. Tofieldia. YI, 39. 
1. Pedicels with a 3-lobed, ealyx-like invol. below the 
ft., and a bract at tho base. Raceme more or less spike¬ 
shaped, elongated, rarely (in the Alp.) shortened to a 
head (b. gtacialis Gaud.). — Damp pasturages and peat¬ 
mosses. 7 .... calyculata Wahlb. 2213. 
— Pedicels with a 3-lobed invol. at the base, but with¬ 
out bracts Raceme shortened to a head. T. borealis 
Wahlb.—High Alp., rare; G. W. Uri, Glarus. 7 
palustris Huds. 2214. 
