340 CLVI. LILIACE.E. (J. D. Hooker.) [Allium. 



WESTERN HIMALAYA, alt. 13-17,000 ft. ; in the interior ranges, and in WESTKEN 

 TIBET, from Kurnaon to West Nepal. 



Hulb large, oblong, often 5 by 1^ in. ; scales coriaceous, entire. Leaves 5-10 by 

 i- in., ensiform, recurved, tip rounded. Scape 1-2 ft., terete, leafy below the 

 middle. Head 1-1 in. diam. ; spathes ovate, obtuse. Sepals % in. long. Fila- 

 ments much longer than the sepals, inserted near their bases, rather longer than 

 the style. 



8. A. Stracheyi, Baker in Journ. Bot. N. 8. iii. (1874) 293 ; slender, 

 leaves narrowly linear obtuse, scape slender compressed above, head 

 globose or hemispheric dense-fld., pedicels shorter than the campanulate 

 rosy or pale yellow flowers, sepals oblong obtuse, filaments simple free 

 much exserted. Regel 'All. Monogr. 135. A. longista mineum, Royle III. 

 392 (name only}. 



WESTERN HIMALAYA ; from Kashmir, alt. 9000 ft., Clarice, to Kumaon, alt. 

 10-12,000 ft., Strachey $- Winterbottom, Edgeworth. 



Bulbs small, clustered, narrowly ovoid, outer scales fibrous, produced into a long 

 neck. Leaves 3-4, 12 by ^ in., tips rounded. Head 1 in. diam. ; spathes small, 

 deltoid ; pedicels T V~i i n -j about as long as the sepals. Filaments filiform, inserted 

 on the bases of the sepals. Ovary globosely trigonous, cells2-ovuled. The Kashmir 

 specimens have very pale yellow flowers. 



9. A. consans nineum, Kunfh Enum. iv. 431 ; leaves slender nar- 

 rowly linear obtuse flat keeled, head hemispheric, pedicels equalling or 

 rather longer than the campanulate golden yellow flowers, filaments simple 

 filiform much longer than the oblong obtuse sepals. Regel All. Monogr. 

 131 ; BaJcer in Journ. Bot. 1874, 293. ' 



WESTERN HIMALAYA ; Kashmir, alt. 8-10,000 ft., Jacquemont, Thomson, &c. 



Habit and characters of A. Stracheyi, but larger, flowers golden yellow, with 

 longer pedicels, and larger longer bulbs with fibrous sheaths. Filaments inserted on 

 the bases of the sepals. Style slender, far exserted. 



10. A. plat y spat hum, SclirenJc Enum. PI. Nov. i. 7, ii. 8 ; leaves 

 radical linear obtuse about equalling the tall scape, head subglobose, 

 pedicels about equalling the rosy flowers, sepals oblong-lanceolate obtuse 

 or subacute, filaments simple, bases dilated. Kunth Enum. iv. 453 ; Regel 

 Monogr. All. 13Sy ~l7e~deb. Fl. Ross. iv. 184 (excl. var. /3). 



WESTERN TIBET; (Var. ., only), Herb. Calcut. (Regel). DISTRIB. Kansu. 



Bulb solitary or clustered, on a short perpendicular rootstock, scales hyaline, 

 quite entire, outer dark. Leaves flat, sheaths hypogeous. I have seen no specimen 

 of this variety, which Regel suggests may be a different species. The type inhabits 

 Soongaria and Turkestan. 



VAR. )8. falcata, Regel I. c. ; leaves ligulate glaucous falcate, head globose dense- 

 fid., flowers rose-lilac. 



11. A. Thomson!, BaJcer in Journ. Bot. 1874, 294 ; leaves rather stout 

 linear fleshy obtuse shorter or longer than the scape, head globose, pedicels 

 equalling or shorter than, the red-purple campanulate flowers, sepals 

 oblong-lanceolate acute, filaments simple filiform much exserted, anthers 

 minute. Regel All. Monogr. 141. 



KASHMIR ; alt. 12,000 ft., Thomson. 



Bulbs tufted, narrowly ovoid ; outer scales hard, chestnut-brown, entire. Leaves 

 4_5 s g_9 by i 5 in., sheathing the lower third of the stout terete scape, which is 

 1-2 ft. long, tip rounded. Head 1-1 i in. diam. ; spathes short, deltoid. Sepals 

 $ in. long, with the filaments on their bases. Ovary globose, cells 2-ovuled, style 



