340 CLVI. LILIACEE. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Allium. 
WESTERN HIMALAYA, alt. 13-17,000 ft. ; in the interior ranges, and in WESTERN 
TIBET, from Kumaon to West Nepal. . 
Bulb large, oblong, often 5 by 1 in. ; scales coriaceous, entire. Leaves 6-10 ty 
3-4 in., ensiform, recurved, tip rounded. Scape 1-2 ft., terete, leafy Co, ow 
middle. Head 1-1} in. diam.; spathes ovate, obtuse. Sepals 3 m. long. hon 
ments much longer than the sepals, inserted near their bases, rather longer 
the style. 
8. A. Stracheyi, Baker in Journ. Bot. N. S. iii. (1874) 293; slender 
leaves narrowly linear obtuse, scape slender compressed above, alate 
globose or hemispheric dense-fld., pedicels shorter than the catapan free 
rosy or pale yellow flowers, sepals oblong obtuse, filaments io 
much exserted. Regel All. Monogr. 135. A. longistamineum, JO 
392 (name only). 
WESTERN HIMALAYA ; from Kashmir, alt. 9000 ft., Clarke, to Kumaon, alt. 
10-12,000 ft., Strache: Winterbottom, Edgeworth. . 
Bulbs small, ech? narrowly ovoid, outer scales fibrous, produced into peni 
neck, Leaves 3-4, 12 by Ae in., tips rounded. Head 1 in. diam. ; spa "inse 
deltoid ; pedicels 3;—] in., about as long as the sepals. Filaments filifo Kashmir 
on the bases of the sepals. Ovary globosely trigonous, cells 2-ovuled.— the 
specimens have very pale yellow flowers. 
9. A. consanguineum, Kunth Enum. iv. 431; leaves slender nar 
rowly linear obtuse flat keeled, head hemispheric, pedicels Sien n4 ple 
rather longer than the campanulate golden yellow flowers, filamen Monogr. 
filiform much longer than the oblong obtuse sepals. Regel All. 
131; Baker in Journ. Bot. 1874, 298. 
WESTERN HIMALAYA ; Kashmir, alt. 8-10,000 ft., Jacquemont, Thomson, KA 
Habit and characters of A. Stracheyi, but larger, flowers golden ye sort ed on 
longer pedicels, and larger longer bulbs with fibrous sheaths. Filaments in 
the bases of the sepals. Style slender, far exserted. 
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10. A. platyspathum, Schrenk Enum. Pl. Nov.i 7, i : ; win 
radical linear obtuse about equalling the tall scape, head n E obtuse 
pedicels about equalling the rosy flowers, sepals oblong-lanceo 153 . Rege 
or subacute, filaments simple, bases dilated. Kunth Enum. 1v. 499 5 
Monogr. All. 135; Ledeb. Fl. Ross. iv. 184 (excl. var. B). 
WESTERN Ter: (Var. B., only), Herb. Calcut. (Regel).—DrstRis. Kant, 
Bulb solitary or clustered, on a short perpendicular rootstock, scale specimed 
quite entire, outer dark. Leaves flat, sheaths hypogeous.—I have seen no Pohabits 
of this variety, which Regel suggests may be a different species.— Ihe tyP 
Soongaria and Turkestan. lobose dense- 
Van. B. falcata, Regel l. c. ; leaves ligulate glaucous falcate, head glo 
fid., flowers rose-lilac. 
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11. A. Thomsoni, Baker in Journ. Bot. 1874, 294; leaves rather Ré is 
linear fleshy obtuse shorter or longer than the scape, head globose, P 
equalling or shorter than the red-purple campanulate flower int e 
oblong-lanceolate acute, filaments simple filiform much exserted, 
minute. Regel All. Monogr. 141. 
KasnuMin ; alt. 12,000 ft., Thomson. 
Bulbs tufted, narrowly ovoid ; outer scales hard, chestnut-brown, 
4-5, 6-9 by i-i in., sheathing the lower third of the stout terete sapa Sepals 
1-2 ft. long, tip rounded. Head 1-14} in. diam. ; spathes short, de we? style 
} in. long, with the filaments on their bases. Ovary globose, cells 2- 
sepals 
