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squill

(skwil),

The cut and dried fleshy inner scales of the bulb of the white variety of Urginea maritima (Mediterranean squill), or of U. indica (Indian squill) (family Liliaceae); the central portion of the bulb is excluded during its processing; squill contains cardiac glycosides (scillaren-A and scillaren-B) and scillaricide, a rodenticide.

Synonym(s): scilla

[L. squilla or scilla]

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Eventually, bulbs and corms like snowdrops, daffodils and narcissus, crocuses, grape hyacinths and scillas left in the same place, will develop into large clumps and become `blind' and stop flowering.

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IN adequately lit but fairly dry positions, some of the Scillas and autumn-flowering cyclamen will do quite well, but you will need to improve the soil first.