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Allium—continued. 
long. June. 7. six to nine, springing from the base of the 
peduncle, lorate, flaccid, glaucescent, 1ft. long, 2in. broad in the 
middle. Bulb globose, 2in. to din. in diameter. Merv, 1885. 
(B. M. 6828; R. G. 1113.) 
A. Holtzeri (Holtzer’s). i. many, in a capitate, hemispherical 
umbel ljin. in diameter; perianth white, the segments elli) tic- 
oblong, acute, with a green middle nerve; anthers red; ovary 
green, prominent; scape flexuous, Sin. to 7in. long. J. filiform, 
more or less terete, equalling or exceeding the scape, glabrous. 
Bulbs fascicled-tufted, oblong-cylindrical. Turkestan, 1884. 
(R. G. 1169, a-c.) 
A. kansuense (Kansu).* /. blue, with the stamens shorter 
than the perianth segments; umbel hemispherical, many- 
flowered. J. linear, channelled in the lower part, having the 
margins rough. Stem leafy to near the middle. Bulbs 
slender, cylindric, tufted. Kansu, China, 1889. (RG. 1870, 
1317.) Syn. A. cyaneum brachystemon. 
A. lacteum (milky). A synonym of A. neapolitanum. 
A. Macleanii (Maclean's). jl. in a dense, globose umbel Sin. to 
4in. in diameter; perianth mauve-purple, tin. long, the segments 
oblong-lanceolate, acute; spathe valves two, membranous ; 
peduncle flexuous, 2ft. to 3ft. long. Summer. /. four or five, 
evanescent, lanceolate, about lft. long, lin. to 14in. broad, 
glabrous. Kabul, 1882. (B. M. 6707.) 
A. macranthum ca earths jl. fifty or more in a loose, 
globose umbel 3in. to 4in. in diameter; perianth bright mauve- 
urple, nearly jin. long, permanently campanulate; pedicels 
in. to 2in. long; scapes several in a tuft, 2ft. to Sft. long. 
July. 7. numerous, linear, thin, lft. to lft. long, tapering 
gradually to a long point. Rootstock indistinctly bulbous, with 
a dense tuft of fleshy root-fibres. Eastern Himalayas, 1883. 
(B. M. 6789.) 
A. narcissiflorum (Narcissus-flowered).* 7. of a beautiful 
rose-colour, campanulate, sin. long; umbel at first, nodding, 
then erect, few-flowered, fastigiate or almost hemispherical, 
i. linear. Stems erect, terete, striated, 4in. to 15in. high. Bulbs 
tufted. Italy, &c., 1875. (B. M. 6182.) 
A. oreophilum (mountain-loving). /. reddish-purple, nearly 
4in. long; umbel very many- (or rarely few-) flowered. /. linear, 
broadly linear, or narrowly linear-lanceolate, channelled above, 
convex beneath. Stems ljin. to 4in. above the ground. Bulb 
sub-globose, white-skinned. Caucasus, Siberia, &c. (R. G. 
1873, t. 775, f. 1-3.) 
A. orientale (Oriental). #. white, with greenish or reddish 
nerves ; umbel many-flowered, almost hemispherical. /. linear- 
lanceolate, 4in. to fin. broad, very flexuous or undulated, 
attenuated-acute. Stems erect, 4in. to 8in. high, with one or 
two leaves at base. Bulb large, roundish-ovate, white-skinned. 
Syria. 
A. o. rubellum (reddish). jf. bright rose-coloured. 7. small, 
glaucous. 1889. 
A. Ostrowskianum (Ostrowsky’s).* 7. rose-coloured, disposed 
in a many-flowered umbel; scape 8in. to 12in. high. J. two or 
three, linear, flat, flaccid, acute, glaucous. Turkestan, 1883. 
(R. G. 1089.) 
A. ovifiorum (ovate-flowered). . deep violet-purple, ovate- 
conical, nodding ; sepals connivent; umbel lax, roundish ; 
scape acutely four- to six-angled. 7. produced at the apex of 
the short, bulbless stems, sub-biseriate, lax, keeled, glabrous. 
Chumbi Valley, India, 1883. A pretty and interesting plant. 
(R. G. 1134.) 
A. parcifiorum (scanty-flowered). . purple, small, three to six 
inanumbel. /. two to four, slender, filiform, placed at from one- 
third to half-way up the stems. Stems one to three, slender, 4in. 
to 10in. high. Bulb ovoid, Corsica and Sardinia, 1888. Syn. 
A, pauciflorum., 
A. paucifilorum (few-flowered). A synonym of A. parcijlorum. 
A. Przewalskianum (Przewalski’s). 1. rosy-lilae ; umbel many- 
flowered, hemispherical or fascicled. 7. semi-terete-filiform. 
Stems terete, slender, 6in. to 10in. high, leafy below. Bulbs 
tufted, conico-cylindrical. Kansu, China, 1889. 
A. pulchellum (rather pretty). #. violet; perianth obconical- 
campanulate ; filaments one-and-a-half times longer than the 
perianth ; umbels many-flowered ; scape tall, terete, leafy to the 
middle. 7. narrow-linear, channelled above, striated beneath, 
equalling the scape. Orient. 
A. Schuberti (Schubert’s).* /., perianth rose-red, the segments 
connate at base, lanceolate, acute, twice exceeding the stamens ; 
umbel very large (sometimes lft. in diameter when bearing seed), 
sub-globose, containing fifty to 200 flowers; scape terete, thick, 
about lft. high. 2. broadly lorate-lanceolate, flat, more or less 
undulated. Bulb ovate, thick. Orient, 1898. (B. M. 7587-8.) 
A. Semenovi (Semenow’s). jl. yellow, on very short pedicels ; 
outer ee eens longer than the inner ones; stamens 
very short, united in a tube round the ovary; umbel small, 
dense; scape usually shorter than the leaves. J. glaucous, 
fistular, flat on the face, rounded at back. Alatau Mountains, 
1884. (R. G. 1156.) 
A. semiretschenskianum (name not explained). / flesh 
coloured, sin. long; umbel many-flowered, hemispherical. 
“. linear, channelled above, convex beneath. Stems erect, 
terete, Lift. high. Bulb tunics entire. Wernoe, 1879. 
Vol. V 
Allium—continuwed. 
A. Sprengeri (Sprenger’s). fl. yellowish, many in an umbel, 
. flat, linear. Bulbs ovoid, crowded ona short rhizome. Jaffa. 
Syria. 1889. 
A. stipitatum (stalked). fl. rosy-lilac, odorous; umbel hemi- 
spherical or sub-globose, bractless. 7. all radical, narrow-linear- 
lanceolate, slightly hairy on the margins, glabrous above. 
2sft. to Sft. high. Bokhara, 1881. 
A. subhirsutum (somewhat hairy). #. white, or with the 
middle nerve more or less purplish; umbel few- or many-flowered, 
convex. July. J. broadly linear, more or less villous or hairy, 
attenuated-acute towards the apex. Stems erect, 4in. to 12i 
high. Bulb ovate-globose. South Europe. (L. B. C. 943.) 
A ciliatum (B. M. 774). 
A. Suworowi (Suworow’s). 77., en dark mauve-purple, 
din. long, the segments keeled with green; umbel very dense, 
rlobose, Zin. to 3in. in diameter; scape stout, erect, 2ft. long. 
Jay and summer. J. six or seven in a basal rosette, ensiform, 
lft. to 14ft. long, lin. broad, glaucous-green, flaccid. Central 
Asia. (B. M. 6994.) 
ALLOMORPHIA (from allos, diverse, and morphes 
form; application not obvious). Orb. Melastomacer. A 
small genus (two or three species) of stove, branched 
shrubs or under-shrubs, natives of the Malayan Peninsula 
and islands. Flowers small, whorled, in terminal or 
almost radical panicles; calyx obtusely four- or five- 
toothed, persistent; petals four or five, acute, small; 
stamens eight or ten, almost equal. Leaves long-stalked, 
ample, ovate, ovate-oblong, or orbicular, entire or slightly 
toothed. Only one species has been introduced. For 
culture, see Melastoma. 
A. Griffithii (Griffith’s). 1. white, numerous, spreading ; panicle 
elongated, narrow ; scape red, erect, 8in. long. June. /. ample, 
orbicular, seepty cordate, leathery, glandular-toothed, seven- to 
nine-ribbed, bronzy green above, reddish beneath. Malayan 
Peninsula, 1893. (B. M. 7324.) 
ALLOPHYLLUS. A 
(which see). 
ALLOPLECTUS. Syns. Crantzia (of Scopoli) 
Lophia. Including Heintzia and Macrochlamys. About 
thirty species have been referred to this genus, all 
natives of tropical. America, from Brazil to the West 
Indies and Central America. To those described on p. 49, 
Vol. I., the following should be added: 
A. concolor (one-coloured). A form of A. dichrous, with red 
flowers. Brazil, 1846. (B. M. 4371.) 
A. Lynchei (Lynch’s). jl. yellow, hairy, in axillary clusters, the 
large calyces tinged with red. July. 7. oblong-lanceolate, 
acuminate, unequally crenate-serrate, green above with a red 
midrib and veins, sanguineous-purple ‘beneath, thickened into 
a enory petiole. Stem robust. Colombia (?), 1890. (B. M. 
+) 
A. Schlimii (Schlim’s). 7., calyx cinnabar, spotted with green, 
large; corolla scarlet or yellowish in the lower part, of a 
beautiful violet above, urceolate, nearly regular; pedicels, 
axillary, twin or few. _ 7. oblong, acuminate, rounded or almost 
cordate at base, dark green above, purplish-violet beneath. 
Colombia, 1851. (F. d.-S. 827.) 
A. tigrinus (tiger-marked). #7. erect or nearly so; calyx 
yellowish-green, tinged with red; corolla white, funnel-shaped, 
half as long again as the calyx, the lobes spotted with purple. 
Midwinter. JZ. large, opposite, fleshy, ovate, acuminate, hoary 
and pale beneath, strongly veined. kh. 2ft. to Sft. Caraccas, 
1852. Syn. Heintzia tigrina. (B. M. 4774.) 
ALLOTMENTS. These are readily procured in any 
district where the demand for such exists, as they are 
now regulated by Acts of Parliament—the Allotments Act 
of 1887, the Allotments Act of 1890, and the Local 
Government Act of 1894—the duty of making enquiries 
into such demands for allotments being delegated to the 
sanitary authority. Parish councils also have power to 
hire land for allotment purposes, and if they are satisfied 
that allotments are required, and are unable to hire by 
agreement land suitable for the purpose, they may make 
representations to the County Council. That body is still 
further empowered, and may make an order authorising 
the Parish Council to hire compulsorily such land as they 
specify. The period over which such hiring extends must 
not be less than fourteen years, nor more than thirty- 
five years. It is also provided that the Parish Council 
Stem 
synonym of Schmidelia 
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