Allium. HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 141 



celled, declinate ; segments of the border linear, revolutc, 

 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. Schreh. gen. n. 557- 



SpatJie 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 I 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 the sheathes they are linear, somewhat twisted, a lit- 

 tle concave on the upper side, and convex underneath, 

 smooth, about half the 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. Spatlie 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. 



2. A. Porrum. Willd. 2. 64. 



Stem flat-leaved. Umbel bearing. Stamens three-point- 

 ed. JRoo^ coated. 



