( ENT. 1. "21 



P. rnonspefiSnlniium.Al. do (jJoiian t. 16, Vitni. 

 Scapo tereto, fol. lanceolatis, uinbella ^lohosa. 



45. Endotis R (/w.s/V/^^Y/r.v)Diff. 33. Fetalis 

 internis basi biauriculatis, alia char, examinan- 

 da — E. jif/fcfffiif'tf^ Caulescens, fol. ang. lin, 

 suhcariii. A. ajypevdicidatum Ram. Pcrs. 



40. Kkomon R (nam «t.) Dilf. 33. Fetalis 

 ineq. planis, 3 ext. latior brevior, 3 internis lane, 

 diiplo longior, Stam. Styloque longissimis fili- 

 formis, — Kr. parviflorutn. Al. do L. an aff. 

 Geboscon? 



47. LoNCOSTE3iON R (lance stom) Diff. 33. 

 Fetalis eq. scariosis vix patulis, Stam. eq. ex- 

 serta, filam. lanceolatis s. medio latior, apice fi- 

 lif. Caps. 3cocca, 3sperma ? — type L. victoriale, 

 Allium do. auct, and akin sp. — Thus the single 

 G. Allium of authors, offers 15 generic groups; 

 altho' some may be deemed mere sub. genera, 

 it will be hard to refer them properly. By bet- 

 ter and closer researches in the view of correct 

 distinctions, some of these will surely be further 

 improved. At present the Linnean G. is only 

 kept together by pure mistake, and mere habit 

 of fiowers in umbels, yet some sp. have only 2, 

 3, 4, or 5 flowers. 



48. MELOMniis R. 1815, (black knavel) Mel- 

 enomphale Ronealm. Ornithogalum arahiciim 

 L. et. auctoris. Fetalis 6 equalis concavis deci- 

 duis. Stam. 6 equalis hypogynis, basi vix coali- 

 tis, late subulatis planis. Disco hypogyno 3gono, 

 Ovar. globos. Gsulc. stylo 3gono, stigma 31obo. 

 Caps, globosa 31oc. 3valv. polysperma, semina 

 obi. induplice series Scapis feretis,fl. coryrn- 

 basis y siiaveclenSy alb^ hract. amplecienSy 

 Disco, Ovar. et Caps, nigris vcrnicatis — A 

 very natural and beautiful Genus, merely indi- 



