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Genus 2. GALANTHUS. 3 
1s, Snowdrop. , ig. 1271, 
Piwers aslitery) ete Meadows and thickets. 4—8in. Perenn, 
Feb. and March. White, inner segments tipped with green. (4) 
E.B.1.19. £.B.2.466. H.§ drn. 442. Bab. 327. Lind. 265, 
Genus 3. LrucoJUM. 
_mstivum. Summer Snowdrop. Fig. 1272, 
Sethe with several flowers. Stalk 2-edged. Marshes. 8 in.—] ft. 
Perenn. May. White. (3) #. B. 1.621. EB. B. 2.467. H. & Arn. 443. 
Bab. 327. Lind, 265. ae 
Orper XCIIU, LILIACK. 
Genus 1. ASPARAGUS. 
A. OFFICINALIS. Asparagus. _ Fig. 1273, 
Stems usually erect, much branched. Leaves in tufts, bristle-shaped. 
Sea-shores. 6-8 in. Perenn. Aug. Green ; berries red. (4) #.B.1, 
339, #.B.2.490. H.& Arn. 446. Bab. 328. Lind. 270. 
Genus 2. RKuscus. 
R. acuteatus. Butchers Broom. Fig, 1274, 
A small evergreen shrub. Leaves ovate, spine-pointed, bearing the 
flower on the surface. Woods; common. 1-2 ft. Perenn. March 
and April. Greenish; berries red. (3) #.B.1.560. £. B. 2.1385, 
H. § Arn. 446. Bab. 329. Lind. 270. 
Genus 3. CoNVALLARIA. 
C. masauis. Lily of the Valley. Fig. 1275. 
Flowers in a drooping raceme. Leaves in pairs, ovate-lancevlate. 
Hill woods; common. 6-9 in. Perenn. May. White, berries red. 
(4) #. B.1.10385. #. B.2.491. H. §& drn. 447. Bab. 328. 
Lind. 270. 
C. vERTICILLATA. Narrow-leaved Solomon's Seal. Fig. 1276. 
Leaves whorled, linear-lanceolate. Flowers cylindrical. Scottish 
woods. 2ft. Perenn. June. White; berries blue. (3) #. 8.1. 
128. #.B.2.492. H.& Arn. 447. Bab. 328. Lind. 270. 
C. MULTIFLORA. Solomon’s Seal. Fig. 1277. 
Stem round, curved. Leaves alternate, stem-clasping. _— Pedicles 
axillary, many-flowered. Woods. 1-2 ft. Perenn. June. White tipped 
with green. (3) #. B. 1.279. FE. B. 2.493, H.§ Arn. 447. Bab. 
329. Land. 270. 
C. Potyeonatum. Angular Solomon's Seal. Fig, 1278. 
Stem angular. Leaves stem-clasping, alternate. Peduncles axillary, 
mostly single-flowered. Woods; rare. 1-2 ft. Perenn. June. Whitt 
and green; berries black. (4) 2#. B. 1. 280. 2. B. 2. 494. 
H.§ Arn. 447. Bab. 329. Lind. 270. 
Genus 4. Hyacinravs. 
H. non-scriprus. Wild Hyacinth. Hare-bell. Fig. 1279. 
Flowers in drooping racemes, Leaves linear, flaccid. Woods and 
thickets; abundant. Poisonous. 6—10in. Perenn. May and June. 
Blue, sometimes pink. (4) 2.6.1.377. 2£.B.2.487. H.& Arn. 
449. Bab.335. Lind. 27(). 
Genus 5. Muscat. 
M. RACEMOsUM. Grape-Hyacinth. Fig, 1280. 
Racemes crowded. Flowers ovate, furrowed ; upper ones abortive. 
Leaves linear, channeled. Naturalized. 6-8 in. Perenn. May: 
Purple-blue. (4) 2#.B.1.1931. 2. B. 2.488. H. § Arn, 400. 
Bab. 335. Lind. 269. 
