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nec incrassatum v. capitellatum. Capsula membranacea, trigastra, tri- 

 locularis v. varius septis incompletis unilocularis, loculicido-trivalvis, 

 valvis medio septiferis, stylo psrsistents. Semina albumiuosa, in loculis 

 1 — 2 V. plura, angulo centrali supra basin affixa, atra, saepissime sub- 

 tiliter granuloso-punctulata; testa membranacea albumine carnoso ad- 

 nata. Embryo parum excentricus, cylimiraceus, subuncinato-curvatus, 

 radicula juxta liilum posita. 



Herbae bulbcsae ; bulbi tunicati solitarii v. rliizomati oblique des- 

 cendenti v. repenti adnati. Caulis (scapus) nudus v. basi v. supra me- 

 dium foliorum vaginis vestitus. Folia linearia usque ovata, plana v. 

 semicylindrica v. cylindrica v. carinata. iuterdum fistulosa. Umbella 

 terminalis, interdum bulbifera. Spatha initio iudivisa, demum lateralitcr 

 fissa V. plurivalvis, marcescens, initio umbellam involvens. Flores erecti 

 V. rarius penduli. 



DISPOSITIO SECTIONUM, 



A. PecUceUi apice vix v. iJatdlo incrassati. Sepala 1-nervia. 



Sectio I. PoRRUM. Bulbi rhizomate carentes. Filamenta tria in- 

 teriora dilatata, apice 3-cuspidata, cuspidibus lateralibus filiformi- 

 bus intermediam antheriferam superantibus v. subaequantibus v. 

 rarissime (A. caesium) brevibus dentiformibus. 



Sectio II. SCHCEXOPRASCM. Bulbi rhizomate carentes. Spatha 

 erostris v. breviter rostrata, umbellam nou superans. Caulis ima 

 basi V. ad medium v. supra medium foliatus. Folia fistulosa v. 

 semiteretia v. anguste v. late linearia. Filamenta omnia simplicia 

 V. interiora utrinque 1-dentata. 



Sectio III. Rriziridiu:»!. Bulbi rhizomati perpendiculari v. obliquo 

 V. repenti adnati, sojitarii v. saepe caespitosi. Filamenta omnia 



