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characters and species alike. Allimn has no 

 meaning and clashes with many genera. Several 

 ancient Genera, Onion, Leek and Garlick, 

 were blended by L. without just cause; they 

 must be kept apart, having all good essential 

 characters. The sp, are in utter confusion, 

 altho' very easy to distinguish; I shall here 

 chiefly attempt a generic reform — The real G. 

 ALLIUM or rather aglitheis has. Fetalis 6 sub- 

 equalis dorso carinatis s. nervosis, sessilis pa- 

 tulis. Stam. 6 sub equalis ad basis, filamentis 

 planis subulatis simpl. Ovar. sessile, Styl. sim- 

 plex, stigma acutum. Caps, Sloe. 3valvis oligos 

 perma, sem. angulata. Flores umbell. spatha 

 l-2calvis gerens — To this G. belong all those 

 not enumerated in the following, but not the A. 

 sativum ! There are yet 40 sp. in it ; the types 

 being A tafarica, carinata., iirslna, Slc. I 

 have added many N. Sp. from N. Amer. tri- 

 flora, 5Jlo7'a, stenia, geminata, petiolata, 

 latifolia, triphyla &lc. see Monograph, Herb. 

 Raf. and New flora. 



^4. Gynodon R (pistil toothed) Diff*- 33. Fe- 

 talis connivens, Ovar. 3dent- coronans, stigma 

 obtus. Caps- globosa dentata 3 sperma — many 3 

 seeded sp- belong here, A. tricocum ? mutabile, 

 cernuum, Ellioti, rupestre Raf The types are 

 these 3 last sp- 1. G. cernuum- (A- Roth, Curtis 

 1824. Sm. W.) Caule 2ang. fol. lin. canal, umb. 

 cermia, petal is ovatis, stam- inclusis, caps- tri- 

 cornis. Mts. Caucasus. 2. G- Ellioti (A- cernuum 

 mg. E.) scapo compresso 2ang. fol. lin. planis 

 striatis, umb. nutans petalis lane. Stam- exertis, 

 caps, glob- 3dentata- mts- Alleghany- 3- G. ru- 

 pestre Raf. Scapo tercto 2ang. fol. lin. brevis 

 obtusis, levis, umb. nutans, laxa pancifl. petalis 



