ALLARDTIA 



ALLIUM 



Greenhouse Ferns ; division of the roots, or sowing 

 spores ; equal parts, turfy peat and loam. 



A. austra'lis (southern). Brown. Van Diemen's Land. 



1820. Syn. of Asplenium umbrosum. 

 axila'ris (axillary). 2. Brown. Madeira. 1779. 

 brunonia'na (Brownian). 2. Himalaya ; Java. 

 strigo'sa (strigose). 2. Brown. Madeira. 

 te'nera (tender), i. Brown. N. Holland. 1820. 

 umbro'sa (shade-loving). 4. Brown. Madeira. 1779. 



See ASPLENIUM UMBROSUM. 

 ALLA'RDTIA. See TILLA'NDSIA. 

 ALLEYS are of two kinds : i. The narrow walks 

 which divide the compartments of the kitchen-garden ; 

 and, 2. Narrow walks in the shrubberies and pleasure- 

 grounds, closely bounded and overshadowed by the 

 shrubs and trees. 



ALLIGATOR PEAR. Perse' a grali'ssima. 

 ALLIO'NIA. In honour of C. Allioni, an Italian 

 botanist. Nat. ord. Nyctagos. Allied to the Marvel of 

 Peru [Nyctaginacea?]. Linn. ^-Tetrandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Hardy annuals. Seeds ; sandy loam. 

 A. incarna'la (flesh-coloured). i. Flesh. August. 



Cumana. 1820. 



,, ova'ta (egg-leaved). See OXYBAPHUS FLORIBUNDUS. 

 ,, viola'cea (violet-coloured). See OXYBAPHUS. 



A'LLIUM. (From the Celtic all, meaning hot, or 

 burning ; referring to the well-known qualities of all the 

 Onionworts, which are now classed in the Nat. ord. Lily- 

 worts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Monogynia.) 



The onion, garlic, and leek, according to Dr. Royle, are 

 the plants translated as such in the Bible (Num. ch. xi. 5). 

 The genus includes the onion, garlic, &c. Hardy bulbs. 

 Seeds or offsets ; rich, light loam. 



A. acumina' turn, f. Deep rose. July. N.W. Amer. 



1840. 



ru'brum. Deep red purple. California. 

 A'kaka (B. T. O., 1894, 226). See A. KARATAVIENSE. 

 cdbopilo'sum (G. C., 1903, xxxiv. t. 34). 

 Alexia'num. Whitish, striped brownish - purple. 



Turkestan. 1890. 

 amblyopky'llum(Ga., t. 1190). 2. Purple. Turkestan. 



1885. 



,, ammo'philum. See A. ANGULOSUM. 

 A mpelopr a' sum (Wild-leek). 2. Purple. May. Eng- 

 land. 



a'nceps. . Purple. May. California. 1875. 

 Anderso'mi (Anderson's). See A. SENESCENS. 

 angulo'sum (angulose). i. Light purple. June. 



Siberia. 1739. 

 ,, ascalo'nicum (askalon, or shallot), i. Purple. June. 



Palestine. 1546. 

 ma'jus (greater askalon, or scallion). i. Purple. 



July. South of Europe. 

 ,, a'sperum (rough). See A. CARINATUM. 

 ,, azu'reum (blue-coloured). See A. C^ERULEUM. 

 backhousia'num. 3. Himalayas. 1885. 

 baueria'num. i. Pale red. Cyprus. 1874. 

 Bidwi'llia. J. Bright rose. July. Sierra Nevada. 

 ,, &rac/tys/e'non(short-stamened). See A. SUBHIRSUTUM. 

 Brcwc'ri. f. Deep rose. July. California. 1882. 

 cabu'licum (B. M., t. 7294). Afghanistan. 

 ceeru'lfum (sky-blue). Blue. June. Russia. 1840. 

 ,, carina' turn. i. Violet. June. Europe. 1823. 

 ca'spium. 3. Green. May. Astrachan. 

 Ctfpa (onion). 3. White. June. 

 ,. aggrega'tum (aggregated onion), i. White. June. 

 ,, pauciflo'rum (few-flowered onion). 2. White. 



June. 



,, cepcefo'rme (onion-form). See A. CEPA. 

 cinSreum (grey), i. Straw. July. Siberia. 1829. 

 ,, confefrtum (crowded). See A. SENESCENS. 

 ,, conge'stum (crowded-flowered). See A. STELLERIANUM. 

 controve'rsum (contrary-stemmed). See A. SATIVUM. 

 ,, cya'neum. Blue. Kansu. N. China. 1890. Syn. 



A. cyaneum macrostemon. 

 desce'ndens (down-flowering). See A. SPH/EROCE- 



PHALUM. 



Diosco'ridis. Purple, green, white. June. Sicily. 



1832. Syn. N ectaroscordum siculum. 

 ,. ela'lum (Gfl.. t. 1251). 3. Purple. Central Asia. 



1887. 



A. EUi'sii(B. M., 1.7875). Khorasan, Persia. Turkestan 



1880. 



Erde'lii. . WTiite. Palestine. 1879. 

 falcifo'lium. J. Pale rose. August. N.W. Amer 



1880. 



falcifo'rme. J. White. California. 1882. 

 Fetiso'wii. Rosy lilac. Turkestan. 1879. 

 Fische'ri (Fischer's), i. Lilac. July. Siberia. 1829 

 ,, fistulo'sum (pipe-leaved). Welsh onion. 2. Green 



yellow. April. Siberia. 1629. 

 fla'vum. i. Yellow. Italy. 1759. 

 Ira! grans (B. R., t. 898). See NOTHOSCORDUM. 

 giga'nteum (Gfl., t. 1113). ij. Rose lilac. 1883 



Merv. 



glau'cum (milky-green). See A. SENESCENS. 

 gra'cile (Andr. Rep., t. 107). See NORTHOSCORDTJM. 

 gutta'tum. See A. MARGARITACEUM. 

 Hieroso'lymce (Damm. Cat.. 1889, 3). f. White. 



Palestine. 

 Holtze'ri (Gfl., t. 1169, f. a.-c.). White, anthers rose. 



Turkestan. 1880. 



illy'ricum (Illyrian). See A. ROSEUM. 

 ,, inodo'rum (B. M., t. 1129). See NOTHOSCORDUM. 

 ,, intermedium (intermediate). See A. PANICULATUM. 

 kansue'nse (Regel. Descr., 6). Blue. Kansu, N. 



China. Syn. A. cyaneum brachystemon. 

 karatavie'nse (Gfl., t. 941). . White. Turkestan. 



May. 1878. 



,, litto'reum (sea-side). See A. MONSPESSULANUM. 

 longifo'lium (long-leaved), i. Dark purple. July. 



Mexico. 1826. 

 ,, Maclea'nii(B. M., t. 6707). Mauve, purple. Summer. 



Cabul. 1882. 



macnabia'num. i. Deep rose. N. Amer. 

 macra'nthum (B. M., t. 6789). Deep purple. E. 



Himalayas. 



ma'gicum. See A. NIGRUM. 

 margarita'ceum. ij. White. Europe. 

 ,, me'dium (middle). See A. TRIQUETRUM. 

 Mo'ly (moly). i. Yellow. June. South of Europe. 



1604. 



,, monspessula'num. 2. Purple. Italy. 1818. 

 ,, murraya'num. See A. ACUMINATUM. 

 ,, muta'bile. i to 2. White or rose. July. N. 



Amer. 1824. 



narcissiflo'rum. J. Deep purple. Italy. 1875. 

 ,, neapolita'num. ij. White. S. Europe. 1823. 

 ,, nevade'nse. \. White or rose. Sierra Nevada. 1882. 

 ,. ni'grum. 3. Violet or whitish. June. S. Europe. 



Syn. A. magicum. 



odo'rum. i. White, pink. July. Siberia. 

 ,, olera'ceum. 2. White. August. S. Europe. 1818. 

 ,, Ophiosco' rodon (garden rocambole). See A. SATIVUM. 

 ,, oreo'philum. i. Reddish-purple. Turkestan. 

 orienta'le. Asia Minor. 

 ,, ,, rube'llum (Damm. Cat., 1889, 3). 

 ostrowskia'num. 2. Purple. W. Turkestan. 1882. 

 oviflo'rum (Gfl., t. 1134). 3. Dark lilac. Tibet and 



Sikkim. 



oxype'talum. See A. OLERACEUM. 

 ,, panicula' turn. i. White. June. 1827. 

 ,, parado'xum. i. White. Siberia. 

 parciflo'rum (G. C., 1888, iv. 236). f. Purple. 



Corsica and Sardinia. 1888. 

 ,, pedemonta'num. See A. NARCISSIFLORUM. 

 Po'rrum (leek). 2. White. Switzerland. 1562. 

 ,, proli'ferum (proliferous). See A. CEPA. 

 ,, przewalskia'num. Rosy-lilac. Kansu, China. 1890. 

 ,, pu'lchrum (beautiful). See A. NIGRUM. 

 ., Pu'rshii (Pursh's). See A. VINEALE. 

 ,, ramo'sum (branchy). 2. Pale yellow. June. Siberia. 



1819. 

 reticula'tum. i. Pink or white. Summer. N. W. 



Amer. 1882. 



,, alternifo'lium. N. W. Amer. 

 ,, ro'seum. i. Pale rose. Summer. S.Europe. 1752. 

 ,, rotu'ndum. z. June. Hungary. 1826. 

 sati'vum (garlic). 2. White. June. Sicily. 1548. 

 ,, Schczno'prasum (chives). J. Flesh. May. Britain. 

 ,, Scorodo'prasum (rocambole). 3. Light purple. July. 



Denmark. 1596. 

 ,, SCOT zonercefo' Hum (scorzonera-leaved). i. Yellow. 



June. South of Europe. 1820. 

 Semeno'vi (Gfl., t. 1156). Yellow. Central Asia. 



1884. 



