| 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. | | 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. |