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ALLAMANDA 



DD. Plant erect-bushy. 



grandilldra, Lara. St. thin and wiry: Ivs. thin, ovate- 

 lanceoiate, pointed, usually in 3's : fls. somewhat smaller 

 than those of A. Hendersoni but larger than A. cathar- 

 tica, lemon- or primrose-yellow. Braz. Gn. 39 : 794. 

 P.M. 12: 79.— Thrives well when grafted on stronger 

 Isinds. 



Williamsi, Hort. Very dwarf : Ivs. and young growth 

 generally somewhat pubescent , the Ivs. lona and narrow, 

 acuminate usually in 4's : fls. in continuous clusters, 

 rather smaller than those of A . Hendersoni and of better 

 substance, fragrant. Gn. 40: 832. -Certificated in Eng. 

 in 1891 by B. S.Williams & Son, and int. in U. S. in 1893. 

 Supposed to be a hybrid. Promising for pots. 



L. H. B. 



ALL-HEAL, See Brunella vulgaris. 



Allium (ancient Latin name). Lili&cem. Bulbous 

 plants, mostly cult, in the open ; but a few, of which A. 

 J^eapolitannm is an example, are of tener grown indoors. 

 Fls. in a simple umbel, from a 1-2-lvd. usually scarious 

 spathe; stamens and perianth segments 6; style slender, 

 the stigma either entire or parted. 



Alliums are of the easiest cult., for which consult 

 Bulbs. For the vegetable-garden members of the genus, 

 see Chives, Garlic, Leek, Onion, Shallot. Allium 

 vine&le, a bad weed in parts of the northeastern states, 

 has a slender scape sheathed below with hollow thread- 

 shaped Ivs., and greenish rose-colored fls. (or bulblets 

 in the place of fls.). 



The following species are known to be in the Amer. 

 trade : acuminatum, No. 4 ; anceps, 26 ; attenuifolium, 

 21; Bidwelli»,23; Bolanderi, 17; cernuum,9; Cusickii, 

 16; falcifolium, 25; flrabriatum, 24; Geyeri, 13; heema- 

 tochiton, 11; Sermettii.S; madid^im, 15; Moly, 1; Nea- 



Neapolitanum. 



; platycaule,27; reticulatum, 12 ; roseum,5; 



9; scaposum, 14; Schoenoprasum, 8; senes- 

 ■atnm.'."J: stellatum, 19; tricoccum, 7; uni- 

 i-;ili.liiiii. III; Victorialis, 2. 

 A. Viniiiilrhiili. N,i,. catalogued by Meehan, is perhaps 



a form of som.' (.ilicr species. It is described as "dull 



pink. July. IJi ft." 



foli 



ALLIUM 



I. Exotic garden Alliums. 



A. Fls. yellow. 



1. M61y, Linn. Lvs. fiat, broad : fls. numerous, in a 

 dense umbel, in early spring. S. Eu. B.M. 499. — Well 

 known, and a favorite for mussing. Hardy in the N. 



AA. Fls. white or whitish. 

 B. Jjvs. very broad, obtuse. 



2. Victori&lis, Linn. Tall : Ivs. ovate or broad-oblong, 

 short : Hs. greenish white, in large heads. Spring. Si- 

 beria. B.M. 1222.- Hardy. 



BB. Lvs. narrow, acute or tapering. 



3. Neapolit&num, Cyr. Fig. 62. Lvs. long and rather 

 narrow, loose-spreading, shorter than the scape : fls. 

 large, pure white, with colored stamens on long pedicels. 

 Eu.— Needs protection if grown outdoors. Much used 

 for cut-flowers in winter and spring. The most popular 

 species, A. HermHtii grandifldrtim, recently intro- 

 duced from Holland, is a clear white odorous variety, 

 well adapted to forcing. 



AAA. Fls. pink, rose, or lilac. 

 B. Segments with recurved tips. 



4. acuminitum. Hook. Scape 4-10 In.: Ivs. 2-4, not 

 longer than the scape, very narrow: umbel many-fld.: 

 perianth segments a third longer than the stamens, the 

 inner ones serrulate. W. Amer. 



BB. Segments not recurved. 



5. rbseum, Linn. Scape 12-18 in.: lvs. narrow, with in- 

 rolled tips: fls. few (10-12), on long pedicels in an open 

 umbel. S. Eu. B.M. 978. 



6. BenSsoens, Linn. Scape 1-2 ft. : lvs. narrow, erect, 

 often twisted: fls. rather small, numerous, in a rather 

 dense head. Eu. B.M. 1150. 



II. The above species comprise those which are in gen- 

 eral cultivation in this country. Aside from these there 

 are various native species, mostly from western Amer- 

 ica, which are offered by dealers in American plants. 

 These are recorded below. Monograph of American Alli- 

 ums by Sereno Watson, in Proc.Amer.Acad. Sci. 14: 226, 



A. Bulbs clustered, narrowly oblong; scape terete. 

 B. Lvs. elliptic-lanceolate, S or S. 



7. tric6cctmi,Ait. Common Wild Leek. Fls. greenish 

 white on scape 4-12 in. high in early spring. Grows in 

 clumps. N. Eng. to Wis. and N. C. 



BB. Lvs. terete and hollow, several. 



8. SchoBndprasum, Linn. Gives or Chives. Fls. rose- 

 color, in dense little heads: Ivs. short, in dense mats. 

 N. U. S. and Eu. 



BBB. Lvs. linear, flat or channelled. 



9. c6muum. Roth. Fls. rose-colored or white, in open, 

 nodding umbels. AUeghanies W. 



10 vdhdum, Wats. Fls. rose-colored or nearly white, 

 in dense erectish umbels : scape l-25^ft., very stout. 

 Nev tal.Or 



11 hsematochlton, Wats. Fls. deep rose, in a small, 

 erect umbel bulb-coats deep red : scape 1 ft. or less 

 high Cal 



A V Bulbs usually solitary, globose to ovate ; 



'icape terete or nearly so. 



B Coats of bulbs fibrous. 



1 ' reticul4tum, Fraser. Scape 3-8 in. : fls. white to 



r with thin segments. W. Amer. B.M. 1840, as A. 



t II iliim 



1 1 Gejen, Wats. A foot high : fls. rose, with broad 

 acute segments W. Amer. 



BB Coals of bulbs not fibrous. 



c. Lvs. S or several. 



D. Ovary with only S crests, or none at all. 



14. BcapAsum, Benth. Fls. white, red-veined, in a 

 loose, few-fld. umbel : bulbs dark : scape 1 ft. or more. 

 W. Amer. 



15. mAdidum.Wats. Fls. white or nearly so, in a many- 

 fld. umbel: bulbswhite: scape lessthanlft., angled. Or. 



16. Ciisickii,Wats. Fls. rather numerous, nearly white: 

 lvs. 2, Kin. wide: scape 3-4 in. Or. 



