1 82 ALIEN FLORA OF BRITAIN 



Narcissus Tazetta, L. A native of the Mediterranean 

 region. Found as a garden stray near Cardiff, 



Narcissus triandrus, L. A rare garden escape in 

 England. Native of the Pyrenees. 



LILIACE^. 



Allium ampeloprasum, L. Indigenous in the Medi- 

 terranean area. The species is absent as a native in 

 Northern Europe, but, if it is identical, as supposed,, 

 with the cultivated Leek, it is one of the most anciently 

 grown vegetables in the British Isles. It has long 

 been established on the Steep Holmes, a small island 

 in the Bristol Channel, and it has more recently been 

 found in South Dorset. In both stations its presence 

 is attributed to garden origin. 



Allium carinatum, L. Native in Europe on dry 

 hills extending to Northern France and Belgium. It 

 is also known in cultivated fields and waste ground 

 beyond this area. In the British Isles it is said to 

 be established in wet muddy situations on the banks 

 of the Tay, Ouse, and Esk, where it is suspected as 

 a garden escape. It might be expected, from its 

 geographical range, to occur as a native on the dry 

 hills of Southern England. Its presence in the above- 

 mentioned localities would hardly suggest a native 

 status. 



Aninm nigrum, L. Recorded under the name of 

 Allium ampeloprasum in Trimmer's Flora of Norfolk^ 

 p. 144. Probably of garden origin. 



