Allium."] CLVI. LILIACE.E. (J. D. Hooker.) 341 



much exserted. Baker observes that this is closely allied to A. blandum, differing 

 in the slender habit, narrower leaves, and longer more acute sepals. 



12. A. Bakeri, Regel All. Monogr. 141 ; leaves basal narrowly 

 linear, scape tall slender, head lax-fld., pedicels much longer than the 

 campanulate red-pnrple flowers, sepals orbicular or oblong obtuse, fila- 

 ments simple linear- subulate inner dilated and 2-toothed at the base, 

 anthers minute. A. splendens, Miq. Ann. Mas. Bot. Luyd. Bat. iii. 154. 

 A. exsertum, Baker in Journ. Sot. 1874, 294 (not of Don). ? Caloscordon 

 exsertum, Herbert in Bot. Reg. xxxiii. under t. 5. 



KHASIA HILLS ; alt. 4-5500 ft. DISTRIB. China, Japan. 



Bulbs clustered, 1 in. long, ovoid -oblong ; scales white, membranous. Leaves 

 2-4, 6-9 by T ^ in., shorter than the slender terete scape. Head few- or many-fld. ; 

 pedicels -f iu. Sepals i- in. long, with the filaments on their bases. Ovary 

 subglobose, style far exserted. 



** Stamens equalling or shorter than the perianth. 



13. A. Wallichii, Kunth Enum. iv. 443 ; tall, leaves long linear or 

 ensiform flat longer than the stout triquetrous scape, head lax-fld., pedicels 

 much longer than the stellate purple flowers, sepals linear narrow reflexed 

 longer than the simple filaments elongate-subulate. Regel All. Monogr. 

 142 ; Baker in Journ. Bot. 1874, 291. A. caeruleum, Wall. Gat. 5076 (not 

 of Pallas). A. violaceum, Wall. mss. 



TEMPERATE HIMALAYA, alt. 8-13,000 ft. from Kumaon to Sikkim. Gilgit, 

 Tanner. 



Bulbs hardly developed, clustered, base of stem thickened, clothed with mem- 

 branous entire and torn sheaths. Leaves basal, 2-3 ft. by -f in., margins erose, 

 narrowed to an acute point. Scape 1-2^ ft. Head 2-3 in.diam. ; pedicels 1-1| in. ; 

 spathes caducous, as long as the pedicels. Sepals -| in., obtuse ; filaments inserted 

 on their bases. Capsule turbinate. 



14. A. Hookeri, TJiuaites Enum. 339 ; slender, leaves basal linear 

 membranous shorter than the tall subtrigonous scape 1 -nerved, head 

 globose laxly many-fld., pedicels much longer than the stellate white 

 flowers, sepals linear acuminate about equalling the filiform filaments. A. 

 Wallichii, var. Regel All. Monogr. 143. 



KHASIA HILLS; at Kali Pana, alt. 5000 ft., J. D. H. Sf T. T. CEYLON; 

 Newera Elia, alt. 7000 ft., Thwaites. 



Bulb hardly any ; base of stem clothed with long narrow membranous sheaths. 

 Leaves 12-18 by 4~i in-> acute. Scape 1-2 ft. ; heads 1 in. diam. ; spathe with a 

 long tail ; pedicels ^-f in., capillary. Sepals % in. ; filaments inserted on their bases. 

 Capsule obcordate ; cells usually 1-seeded. 



15. A. sikkimense, Baker in Journ. Bot. 1874, 292 ; leaves basal 

 narrowly linear channelled shorter than the slender flexuous scape, head 

 dense-fld., pedicels unequal longer or shorter than the campanulate lilac- 

 purple flowers, filaments broadly subulate much shorter than the oblong 

 subacute or obtuse sepals. Regel All. Monogr. 146. 



SIKKIM HIMALAYA ; in the inner ranges, alt. 11-14,000 ft., J. D. H., Elwes. 



Bulbs tufted, slender, cylindric ; outer scales of long parallel fibres. Leaves 2-3, 

 3_4 by T Vi in - subacute. Scape 4-12 in. Head 6-15-fld. ; pedicels T y- in. ; 

 spathe solitary, broadly ovate. Sepals to nearly i in.; inner filaments with a 

 broad triangular base adnate to the bases of the sepals; outer narrower free. 

 Capsule 3-lobed. Ovary subglobose ; style included, cells 2-ovuled. Baker regards 



