Although so similar to an Allium in appearance, there is 

 no smell of garlic, nor any tendency to produce a bulb. 

 On the contrary the immediate affinity of Sowerbaea appears 

 to be with Anthericum, Thysanotus, and other fibrous-rooted 

 genera of the order, especially the latter and Trichopctalum. 



Fig.l. represents a portion of a leaf, to shew its true form; 

 jig. 2. is the stamens and pistil, the floral envelopes having 

 been removed ; Jig. 3. is a section of the ovary, showing that 

 there are several ovules in each cell. 



