Simethis
(so named after the nymph Simethis, the mistress of Acis). SYNS. Morgania, Pogonella. ORD. Liliaceae. A monotypic genus. The species is a slender, hardy, perennial herb, with a root of fascicled fibres. It is found at Bournemouth, and at Derrynane, in Ireland, but is only an alien or a denizen. A compost of heath mould and sand is most suitable. The plant may be multiplied by division.
S. bicolor (two-coloured). fl. 3/4in. in diameter, corymbose, jointed on the pedicel; perianth spreading, the segments white inside, purple on the back; scape panicled, as long as the leaves, bracteate. June. l. 6in. to 18in. long, 1/4in. in diameter, recurved, surrounded at base with torn, fibrous, brown sheaths. Europe, North-west Africa. (Sy. En. B. 1541.) SYN. S. planifolia. S. planifolia (flat-leaved). A synonym of S. bicolor.