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P L A T E DXXVIIi.
O R N I T H O G A L U M ELATUM.
Lofty Ornith oga him.
C L A S S VL ORDER L
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One PointaL
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
COROLLA 6-petala, persistens. Filamenta basi
dilatata. Capsula S-locuIaris. Semina subrotundSj
nuda.
BLOSSOM (5-petalled, remaining. Threads widened
at the base. Capsule 3-celled. Seeds
roundish and naked.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
ORNITHOGALUM foliis lanceolatis : floribus in
racemo longissimo crescentibus, albis et
parvis: staminibus longitudinem corollar
um fere aequantibus.
OKNITHOGALUM with lance-shaped leaves.
Flowers grow on a very long spike, are
white and small. The stamens scarcely the
length of the blossoms.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A petal and chive.
2. A chive shown from the outer side.
3. Seed-bud and pointal.
4 . The same magnified.
THIS tall and delicate plant was introduced by J. M. Cripps, esq., who found the roots in Egypt on the
plains of Alexandria, near the spot where the famous battle was fought in the year 1801 ; and from
one which he planted in his garden at Staunton in Sussex our drawing was made. It agrees in habit
with the Ornithogalum latifolium, but is perfectly distinct both in the blossoms and foliage from that
species. The plant which our figure represents had already produced four side bulbs. It flowered in
March last, and appears to propagate freely.
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