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Bulbs scaly; anthers versatile. 
Nectary a linear groove; perianth not campanulate. Litium (p. 191). 
Nectary a shallow pit; perianth campanulate-.... - Fritiniaria (p. 191). 
Bulbs corm-like; anthers not versatile. 
Leaves only two, rather broad. .......-..-------- EryturoniuM (p. 12). 
Leaves several, narrow, grass-like.........-.----- Lioyp1a (p. 193). 
ALLIUM. Onion. 
Bulbs oblong, cespitose, more or less rhizomatous. 
Leaves linear ........-.-------------- +--+ 2-2 +--+ eee eee ee ee 1. A. sibiricum. 
Leaves flat or channelled. 
Rhizome stout; flowers erect .....-.-.------------------ 2. A. validum. 
Rhizome scarcely developed; flowers nodding ...-.-.----- 3. A. cernuum. 
Bulbs globose, loosely cespitose or solitary, not rhizomatous. 
Bulb coats fibrous............-.---------------------- 222+ 4. A. geyeri. 
Bulb coats not fibrous, usually reticulate. 
Flowers red. 
Leaves flat, rather broad; reticulations wanting. 
Plants tall, 20 to 40 em. high; umbel globose, 
dense; scape terete........------- eee e eee eee 5. A. douglasti. 
Plants low, 5 to 10 em. high; scape flattened. 
Leaves 2 to 3 mm. broad; scapes smooth.... 6. A. tolmier. 
Leaves 1 to 1.5 mm. wide; scapes crenulate.. 7. A. crenulatum. 
Leaves narrow; reticulations evident. 
Reticulations polygonal, distinct; petals 10 to 14 
mm. long, serrulate........----------------- 8. A. acuminatum. 
Reticulations obscure, transversely-oblong or want- 
ing; petals entire, 6 mm. long... -...--------- 9. A. nevii. 
Flowers white. 
Scape tall; umbel dense, globose; reticulations narrow, 
transverse, sinuous... ..-...--------------------- 10, A. attenuifolium. 
Scape low; umbel flat. 
Reticulations none ...........----------------- 11. A. macrum. 
Reticulations narrow; very cernuous .....-..---- 12. A. collinum. 
1. Allium sibiricum L. Mant. 562. 1767. 
TYPE LOCALITY: Siberia. 
Rance: Alaska to New Brunswick, south to Oregon and Minnesota. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Wenache, Whited 26; Lake Wenache, Sandberg & Leiberg 630; 
White Bluff Ferry, Lake & Hull, August 9, 1892; Fort Colville, Lyall in 1861; Walla Walla, 
Tolmie. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Arid Transition. 
2. Allium validum S. Wats. Bot. King. Explor. 350. 1871. 
Type LocaLity; Mono Pass, California. Collected by Bolander. 
Rance: Washington to California and Nevada. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Mount Rainier, Flett 275. 
ZONAL DISTRIBUTION: Hudsonian. 
3. Allium cernuum Roth, Roem. Archiv. I 2: 40. 1798. 
Allium recurvatum Rydberg, Mem. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 1. 94. 1900. 
Type LocaLity: None given. 
Rance: British Columbia to Oregon and Texas, and in the Allegheny Mountains. 
SPECIMENS EXAMINED: Clallam County, Elmer 2506; Olympic Mountains, F'lett 822; 
East Sound, Henderson, July 3, 1892; Bellingham Bay, Suksdorf' 1005; Fairhaven, Piper 
