ALBUCA.—ALLIUM. 9 
ALBUCA. 
A large genus of uninteresting bulbs, closely allied to 
the Ornithogalum, mostly natives of the Cape of Good 
Hope. ‘There are more than twenty species; they can 
be grown in a frame in the same manner as the Ixias. 
ALLIUM. 
The Garlic and Onion. 
The name of garlic is so associated with the idea of 
rank smell and flavor, and the plant itself is so repug- 
nant to most persons of refined taste, that it seems diffi- 
cult to imagine that the genus contains any species 
worthy a place in the ornamental, or window garden. 
Yet, so far from this being the case, there is, perhaps, 
no genus of bulbous plants which contains more pretty 
flowers than the genus Allium, or flowers of one genus 
which possess more interest, from their great variety, 
as they are quite distinct from each other, varying 
widely in color and size, though still preserving so strong 
a family likeness as to render it impossible to mistake 
them. ‘The genus abounds almost everywhere, most of 
the ornamental species coming from the Cape of Good 
Hope. The following are worthy of cultivation in the 
border and window garden. 
A. Moly.—A low-growing species, producing, in 
-early June, a mass of golden-yellow flowers. After once 
planting, it requires no further attention, being perfectly 
hardy ; a native of the South of Europe. 
A. coeruleum.—A very pretty and showy species, 
with bright blue flowers; a native of Russia, and per- 
fectly hardy. 
A. acuminatum.—A species common in the State 
of Washington and Upper California. It has deep rose- 
eolored flowers, and is perfectly hardy. 
