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Scilla hispanica, Mill. (S. campanulata, Ait. S. patula, DC.). Spanish Jacinth. Bell-flowered Squill. Lvs. 5 or 6, glabrous, ascending, lanceolate, 1/2-l in. broad, subobtuse, convex at back: scape long: raceme equilateral, compact: fls. cylindric-campanulate; perianth usually blue but often becoming rose-purple, or white: pedicels 1-1 1/2 in. long. May. Spain and Portugal. B.M. 1102. Gn. 78, p. 456; 79, p. 265.—Hardy. Several varieties of it are in the trade under the specific name campanulata, viz., alba, white; albo-major, large white; carnea, flesh-colored; hyacinthoides, hyacinth-like; rosea, rose-colored. This species is worthy of wider acquaintance. The bulbs are cheap and easily obtained in autumn, and if planted then they are sure to bloom the following spring.

Scilla hispanica, Mill. (S. campanulata, Ait. S. patula, DC.). Spanish Jacinth. Bell-flowered Squill. Lvs. 5 or 6, glabrous, ascending, lanceolate, 1/2-1 in. broad, subobtuse, convex at back: scape long: raceme equilateral, compact: fls. cylindric-campanulate; perianth usually blue but often becoming rose-purple, or white: pedicels 1-1 1/2 in. long. May. Spain and Portugal. B.M. 1102. Gn. 78, p. 456; 79, p. 265.—Hardy. Several varieties of it are in the trade under the specific name campanulata, viz., alba, white; albo-major, large white; carnea, flesh-colored; hyacinthoides, hyacinth-like; rosea, rose-colored. This species is worthy of wider acquaintance. The bulbs are cheap and easily obtained in autumn, and if planted then they are sure to bloom the following spring.

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