ALLIACEAE 263 



1. Allium cerniium Eotli. Bulbs membranous-coated : leaves basal ; blades erect 



or spreadinif, narrowly linear, 1-3 dm. long, nearly flat : scapes 2-6 dm. tall, '2-edged : 



umbel nodding, subtended by 2 deciduous bracts, several-many-flowered : pedicels slender, 



1-2 or 3 cm. long : perianth deep pink or purplish, ovoid-globose : sepals and petals ovate or 



ovate-oblong, 5-6 mm. long: filaments nearly flliform, commonly surpassing the perianth : 



capsules 4-5 mm. long and a little broader. 



In rocky hillsides, New York to Minnesota, British Columljia, Xorth Carolina and Tennessee. 

 Summer. 



2. Allium AUegheniense Small. Bulbs narrowly ovoid, 1-2.5 cm. long, with mem- 

 branous coats : leaves few, erect or ascending ; blades narrowly linear, 2-3 dm. long, 2-4 

 mm. broad : scapes 3-5 dm. tall, 2-edged at least at maturity, commonly overto])ping the 

 leaves: umbel 12-40-flowered, nodding: pedicels 1.5-2.6 cm. long, nearly filiform, becom- 

 ing much thicker at maturity, pink or purple : perianth purple, often deeply so, mostly 

 urn-shaped, 4-5 mm. high : sepals and petals oval or nearly so, the sepals obtuse or notched 

 at the apex, manifestly shorter than the petals : capsules 4-5 mm. high, with 2 large proc- 

 esses on each valve. 



On cliffs or in rocky soil, Virginia to Xorth Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. Summer and fall. 



3. Allium vineale L. Bulbs with membranous outer coats : stems 3-9 dm. tall, 

 leafy to about the middle : leaves mainly basal ; blades linear, 1-4 dm. long, somewhat 

 channeled, those of the stem 2-4, similar but shorter : umbel erect, subtended by 2 lanceo- 

 late acuminate bracts : pedicels few or very numerous, slender, 1-3 cni. long, wholly or 

 partly replaced by bulblets ; these furnished with filiform appendages : perianth green, 

 pink or purple : sepals and petals ovate and lanceolate, 4-5 mm. long, acute or obtusish : 

 filaments about as long as the perianth or shorter, flattened, the 3 interior each furnished 

 with 2 appendages : capsules 3-lobed, not surpassing the perianth. 



In meadows and fields, Connecticut to Missouri and Georgia. Naturalized from Europe. Spring 

 and summer. Wild Garlic 



4. Allium scaposum Benth. Bulbs ovoid, 1.5-3 cm. long; outer coats with rectilin- 

 ear reticulations: leaves 2-4, slender: scapes solitary or few together, 1-3 dm. tall, as 

 long as the leaves or usually overtopping them : spathe 2-valved : umbel loose, few-flowered, 

 erect: pedicels 1-1.5 cm. long: perianth white : sepals and petals lanceolate or oblong- 

 lanceolate, acuminate, 6-8 mm. long, usually with red midnerves : stamens not surpassing 

 the perianth : capsules 5-6 ram. broad, the valves crestless. 



On gravelly hillsides or in grassy places, Texas to Arizona and Mexico. Summer and fall. 



5. Allium Canadense L. Bulbs with fibrous outer coats : leaves basal ; blades nar- 

 rowly linear, 1-5 dm. long, rounded on the back : scapes 2-6 dm. tall, finely ridged in age : 

 umbel subtended by 2 or 3 ovate membranous bracts, most of the flowers replaced by bulb- 

 lets : pedicels few, slender : perianth pink or white : sepals and petals oblong-lanceolate, 

 obtuse, 4-5 mm. long, or sometimes longer : filaments dilated at the base, entire, about as 

 long as the perianth. 



In meadows and fields, Maine to Minnesota, Florida and Louisiana. Spring. Meadow Garlic. 



6. Allium continuum Small. Bulbs with fibrous outer coats : leaves basal ; blades 

 narrowly linear, often shorter than the scape, early withering : scapes often tufted, 3-4 

 dm. tall, topped by a head of ovoid or oblong-ovoid bulblets, subtended by an involucre of 

 3 reflexed acuminate bracts ; bulblets sending out relatively .stout scapes 1-2 dm. long: 

 flowers few, accompanying the bulblets : pedicels slender, 1-3 cm. long : perianth pink, 

 about 1cm. broad : sepals and petals lanceolate or almost linear, notched at the apex : fila- 

 ments dilated below : capsules lobed, the valves not crested. 



In and near the Oemulgee river-swamps, Georgia. Spring. 



7. Allium miutabile Michx. Bulbs with conspicuously fibrous outer coats : leaves 

 basal ; blades narrowly linear, 1-4 dm. long, channeled : scapes 2-5 dm. tall, usually sur- 

 passing the leaves : umbels erect, subtended by 2-3 ovate to oblong long-acuminate 

 bracts: pedicels often numerous, 1-2.5 cm. long, slender: perianth white, pink or rose- 

 colored : sepals and petals lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 5-7 mm. 

 long : filaments dilated at the base, shorter than the perianth : capsules surpassed by the 

 perianth, the valves not crested. 



In fields and dry soil, Virginia to Nebraska, Florida and Texas. Spring. Wild Onion. 



8. Allium microscdrdion Small. Bulbs ovoid, 1-1.5 cm. long, with fibrous outer 

 coats : leaves basal ; blades narrowly linear, 1-3.5 dm. long, becoming very slender : 

 scapes solitary or tufted, 2-4 dm. tall, mostly larger than the leaves: umbels erect, 10-45- 

 flowered : pedicels slender, 18-23 mm. long: perianth pink: sepals and petals oblong to 

 oblong-lanceolate, 4-5 mm. long, acute but slightly hooded at the apex : filaments lanceo- 

 late subulate at the tip, slightly coherent with the sepals and petals at the broad bases : 

 capsules about 3 mm. broad, the valves not crested. 



On hillsides or in sandy soil, Alabama to Florida, Texas and Colorado. Spring. 



