Squill

a plant of the lily family. Squills are related to the hyacinth and camass, and more remotely, to the leek and onion. There are about eighty species, all stemless plants from onion-like coated bulbs. Several species are known as wild hyacinth. One kind is known in England as the bluebell. A sirup pressed from the bulb of one species is a well known remedy. Flowering squills are reared like the hyacinth and lily-of-the-valley as early blooming plants. There is a wide range of colors, as white, blue, purple, and pink. The chief species appear to be of Mediterranean origin. Others are from Japan, the Philippines, Peru, Java, etc.