Liriogamæ. Cl. 5. Lorate. Orv. 4. CEPÆEE. 93 
densus, 7-13-florus. Pedunculus 3-queter, solidus ut mox quasi 
pondere fructuum dejectus. Pedicelli longiusculi, apice valde incras- 
sati. Bractew 2 itt mow caducæ absque interioribus. Nomen 
Poeticum ob fructus cernuos. Species 1. Allium Tiquetrum L. 
The foetid nna. Pesos these Vais so generally exhale, has 
been since the time of Lixx£, I may say, the only character of Allium ; 
Governor TuLBAGH some amends for not adopting that Genus which 
Hester had called by his name, he selected two Plants of the pre- 
ceding Order, to perpetuate it. The smell of Cepæeæ is indeed fre- 
quently so intolerable that after dissecting about half the species in 
our collections, I abandoned the rest. Those now described however 
seem to me types of legitimate Genera, differing often materially 
not only in Leaves and Flowers, but in their Fruits and Seeds, which 
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ties with one another, than 
Bulbs formed within their spathes, and which Lixw£ unfortunately 
adopted, a character according to Mr. J. B. Ker, not constant even 
in the same Species; but if it were, Allium Ampeloprasum is torn 
away from its nearest relations, Sativum, Scorodoprasum and Arena- 
rium; Triquetrum stands most unaccountably next to Cepa; and 
that to Moly ; while Chamemoly though closely allied to T'riquetrum 
is driven to the rear of all. With my present t limited knowledge of 
into a little Saucer. Calliprena has very Flowers and Fruit, 
but according to Mr. J. B. Ker esie rg Filaments; for I neg- 
lected to determine this point myself. ione is easily known by 
its 2-valved long tailed Spatha. Xylorhiza has Filaments, 
wW -i , recurved towards their top, and 3 of them much 
broader than the differs y in Habit from 
every plant of the Order, its Leaves being aaezi oval and ribbed, 
not e those ; its Fi are longer than 
others ; and its Pericarpium only contains 1 Seed in each Cell. 
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Leaves crowded near the ground. Porrum T. is a strong natural 
Genus, which even our Cooks do not confound with Allium, easily 
defined by its distinct Filaments, the alternate ones very broad and 
