Allium. HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 141 
_ celled, declinate ; segments of the border linear, revolute, 
and waved. Leaves linear. 
A native of China ; from thence introduced into the 
Botanic Garden at Calcutta, where it blossoms about the 
close of the rainy season, 
ALLIUM. Schreb. gen. n. 557. 
Spathe many-flowered. Umbels collected. Corol six- 
petalled, expanding. Capsules superior, three-celled. 
1. tuberosum, R. 
Root tuberous. Scape naked, nearly round, having 
only a ridge on one side. Leaves linear, flat. Umbels fas- 
tigiate ; capsule-bearing, : 
Beng. Bunga-gundeena. 
This plant I find cultivated about Calcutta by the Hin- 
doos, yet [cannot well reconcile it with any species hi- 
‘therto described. It grows in large tufts, like A. schoeno- 
prasum, or Cives. 
Root tuberous, perennial, with numerous long, white, 
fleshy fibres. Leaves radical, united for an inch or two, by 
means of their sheathes, into something like a short stem, 
above thesheathes they are linear, somewhat twisted,a lit- 
tle concave on the upper side, and convex underneath, 
smooth, about halfthe length of the scapes. Scapes naked, 
rising amongst the leaves, suberect, round, with a pretty 
sharp ridge on one side, tapering from the base. Umbel 
fastigiate, crowded. Spathe single, membranaceous, wi- 
thering. Petals oblong, acute. Stamens equal, simple, 
shorter than the petals. 
The Hindoos use it as an article of diet as leeks are 
used in Europe, and other countries. 
9 Perens: Willd. 2. GA. 
poe poate bie Umbel Se Stamens three-point ee 
