146 WILD FLOWERS. 



been met with by Mr. Babbington and Mr. Christy 

 on the sands of St. Aubin's Bay, in Jersey. 



The remaining plant is distinguished, like the 

 first named, the dllium ursmum, by its leaves being 

 all radical: it is the chive, or sive (A. schceno- 

 prasum), a plant well known in cultivation, and 

 occurring sparingly in a wild state in Berwickshire, 

 Westmoreland, Argyleshire, and Cornwall. Its 

 specific name, which is derived from two Greek 

 words signifying a rush and a leek, admirably de- 

 scribes the appearance of its bright and pretty little 

 tufted and emerald-hued leaves; while its purple 

 blossom gives it an additional ornament in the 

 month of June. 



The word dllium is said to be derived from the 

 Celtic, all, signifying hot, or pungent. While the 

 trivial name of the leek, porrum, is traced to the 

 word pori, to eat, in the same languages, or as it 

 more especially signifies in the Welsh, to graze i.e. 

 eat green, or vegetable, food. 



