Ee | a е common in sandy soil. А very handsome s 
_ from only one to twenty flowers on a stem. 
118 DR. J. E. T. AITCHISON ON THE BOTANY OF 
cellis flore demum 2-4-plo superantibus, perianthio rubello segmentis oblongo-lan- 
ceolatis, staminibus inclusis filamentis longe monadelphis e basi ovata lanceolatis. 
Bulbus rectus, ovoideus, 6-9 lin. diam., tunicis multis іп squamas lanceolatas 
apice fibrosas dissolutis. Folia subbasalia haud superposita 6-9 poll. longa, 3—4 
raro 5--6 lin. lata. Umbella 20-30-flora, pedicellis strictis ascendentibus rubellis 
demum 6-12 lin. longis. Spathe valve membranacee, 5-6 lin. longæ. Perianthium 
9-4 lin. longum pallide rubellum, segmentis acutis saturate rubello-costatis. Sta- 
mina perianthio distincte breviora, basi in eupulam magnam eampanulatam ad peri- 
anthium adnatam coalitis. Stylus brevissimus. Capsula globoso-trigona, 3 lin. 
longa et lata. 
Ad A. roseum, Linn., et A. Thomsoni, Baker, magis accedit. 
Hari-rud valley : 289, April 21, 26, 1885; 414, May 9, 1885. Common in stony ground. 
ALLIUM ($ RHIZIRIDIUM) XIPHOPETALUM, Aitch. et Baker, n. sp. ; (Plate XLVIII.) bulbis 
ceespitosis ovoideo-oblongis, tunicis fibrosis, foliis productis 3 linearibus glabris 
superpositis, caulibus teretibus elongatis, umbellis multifloris densifloris, spath:e 
valvis 2-3 ovatis floribus brevioribus, pedicellis strictis ascendentibus floribus longi- 
oribus, perianthio rubello segmentis lanceolatis acuminatis, staminibus inclusis 
filamentis linearibus vel supra basin subulatis basi longe monadelphis. 
Bulbi oblique congesti, fibris radicalibus copiosis gracilibus elongatis, tunicis 
exterioribus reticulato-fibrosis. Caulis sesquipedalis vel bipedalis modice validus. 
Folia semipedalia 2-3 lin. lata. — Umbelle 40—50-florze, 2 poll. diam., spathæ valvis 
membranaceis rubellis cuspidatis 5-6 lin. longis, pedicellis strictis rubellis demum 
6-9 lin. longis. Perianthium campanulato-cylindricum 4% lin. longum, segmentis 
lanceolatis acuminatis pallidis costa saturate rubella pereursis. Stamina perianthio 
distincte breviora, filamentis basi in cupulam coalitis et cum perianthio adnatis. 
Ovarium oblongum, stylo ovario zequilongo. 
Flores A. tatarici, Linn. f., folia A. senescentis, Linn. 
Badghis : 384, May 3, 20, 1885. Native name Sir-piaz-ak. Та large quantities, though 
local, in the Badghis. The natives look upon this as wild garlie, and its abominable 
odour probably proves its right to a relationship. 
MUSCARI RACEMOSUM, Mill. ; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 295. 
Badghis: 117, March 7, 12, 19, 1885, May 22, 1885. Common throughout the 
Badghis, in loamy soil; flowering in early spring. 
HyaciNTHUS CILIATUS, Cyr.— Bellevalia ciliata, Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 302. 
Badghis : 185, March 23, 1885; Hari-rud valley: April 12, 1885. Not common 34 
plant here and there іп clayey and loamy soil. Flowers inconspicuous, of a grey-blue 
colour. 
20 ЕвТПЛАРТА Karetint, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. р. 268; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 188. 
. . Badghis: 137, March 19, 1885; Hari-rud valley: April 3, 7, 1885. Extremely 
pecies when in good flower; but it may have 
