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Leucoium (Perianth broadly campanulate)

Perianth broadly campanulate; tube none; segments sub-equal, ovate or oblong, connate towards the base. To the species described on p. 257, Vol. II., the following should now be added:

L. hyemale (wintry). fl., perianth white, the segments oblong, imbricated, 1/2in. long, tinged green at back, the three inner shorter and more obtuse than the outer; peduncle slender, erect, one or two-flowered. Spring. l. two to four, contemporary with the flowers, narrow-linear, 6in. to 12in. long. Bulb brown-tunicated. Maritime Alps. (B. M. 6711; Fl. Ment. 21.) SYN. L. nicaeense.

L. nicaeense (Nicean). A synonym of L. hyemale.

L. roseum (rosy). The correct name of the plant described on p. 14, Vol. I., as Acis roseus.

L. r. longifolium (long-leaved). This differs from the type in its larger flowers, longer leaves, and more floriferous habit Corsica, 1886.