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Ornithogalum lacteum, Jacq. Bulb whitish, subglobose, to 1½ in. diam.: Lvs. 9 or 10, somewhat fleshy, rosulate about base of st., lorate, 12 in. or less long, the margins lightly ciliate: peduncle strong and erect, 1-2 ft., bearing a dense 20-50-fld. raceme that becomes 6 in. long and about 2 in. wide, the pedicels erect-spreading and the lowermost as much as 1 in. long; perianth ½-¾ in. long, scentless; segms. oblong, about ⅓ in. wide, milk- white. S. Afr. R.B. 34:307. G.C. III. 57:193.—An interesting and variable species.
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Ornithogalum lacteum, Jacq. Bulb whitish, subglobose, to 1½ in. diam.: Lvs. 9 or 10, somewhat fleshy, rosulate about base of st., lorate, 12 in. or less long, the margins lightly ciliate: peduncle strong and erect, 1-2 ft., bearing a dense 20-50-fld. raceme that becomes 6 in. long and about 2 in. wide, the pedicels erect-spreading and the lowermost as much as 1 in. long; perianth ½-¾ in. long, scentless; segms. oblong, about ⅓ in. wide, milk- white. S. Afr.—An interesting and variable species.
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Ornithogalum lacteum, Jacq. Bulb whitish, subglobose, to 1½ in. diam.: Lvs. 9 or 10, somewhat fleshy, rosulate about base of st., lorate, 12 in. or less long, the margins lightly ciliate: peduncle strong and erect, 1-2 ft., bearing a dense 20-50-fld. raceme that becomes 6 in. long and about 2 in. wide, the pedicels erect-spreading and the lowermost as much as 1 in. long; perianth ½-¾ in. long, scentless; segms. oblong, about ⅓ in. wide, milk- white. S. Afr.—An interesting and variable species.


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