Siberia and certain deferts- of both Afiatic and European Ruffia. 

 But whence it has obtained the name of w Welfh Onion," we 

 can form no conjecture. By the Ruffians it is called " Rock 

 Onion" or " Stoneleek ;" and is a very favourite article of 

 food with them. In this country it feldom finds a place among 

 our culinary vegetables ; but is fometimes given to young 

 poultry mixed with their other food. The bulb is fmall in pro- 

 portion to the reft of the plant ; the fmell and tafte very powerful. 

 We do not fee why Willdenow has divided fijlulofum and aU 

 talcum into * and |3 ; to us they appear precifely the fame. G. 



CORRIGENDA. 



No. 1141, 1. i'lj pro " cyathiformi-campanulata" lege u ex cyathiformi- 



campanulata rotato-patente." 

 — — — 1. 13* P r <> " alternis carinatis," lege " coftato-carinatis." 



