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 Allium stellatum. Missouri Garlick. 



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Generic Cbaracler. — %fe JV0. 1420. 



Specific Cbaracler and Synonyms* 



ALLIUM ftelldtum ; bulbo ovato-oblongo ; foliis pluribus 

 (5 — 6)j craffiufculis, breviter fiftulolo-vaginantibus, indc 

 fafciculato-divergentibus, lineari-anguftis, triquetris, fubtus 

 acute carinatis ; fcapis (2-pluribus) tercti-ancipitibus f. 

 inaequiangularibus, rigidiufculis, primo fupra medium 

 reflexis inde ereclis ; fpatha univalvi ? ovato-lanceolata, 

 pedicellis breviore, perfiftente ; umbella erefta, multiflora, 

 laxius fafciculato-faftigiata; pedicellis flore aliquoties Ion- 

 gioribus; corolla hexapetalo partita, ftellato-campanulata, 

 laciniis asquilongis, extimis tnbus divaricate patentibus, 

 ovato-navicularibus carinatis incurvnlis acutis, tnbus intimis 

 ereclo-divergentibus convoluto-oblongis re6lis ecarinatis 

 obtufioribus ; filamentis uniformibus, fubifometris, fubulato- 

 fetaceis, corollam sequantibus, baii membrana hypogyna 

 anguitiffima inter fe connexa ; antheris fubexcluiis; genuine 

 deprefle turbinato, obtufe trigono,-tricorni fingulis/aciebus 

 membrana porum nectarifluum fovente ac furfum in acumen 

 bipartitum deflexo-protenfa marginatis ; flylo fetaceo corol- 

 lam tandem sequante ; capfula obcordato-trigona, apice 

 umbilicato-rotunda ac in margine fumma cujufque faciei 

 lamellulis binis dentiformibus ereclis alata. G. 

 ALLIUM Jiellatum. Frafefs Catalogue^ &c. 



A plant lately introduced from America, where it is faid to 

 have been found growing on the Banks of the MiiTouri, by 

 Mr. Nuttall. It has many characters in common with the 

 Allium cernuum of No. 1324 of this work (hkewife lately 

 given in the Liliacecs of Redoute, t. 345) ; but differs befides, 

 in being a fmaller plant with deep pink flowers, and m having 

 ar » upright umbel and filaments only equal to the corolla; while 

 that has a cernuous or nodding umbel and filaments about twice 

 the length of the corolla. When rubbed or bruited, the odour 



peculiar 



