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ALLAMANDA 



ALLIUM 



DD. Plant erect-bushy. 



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

 lanceolate, pointed, usually in 3's : tts. 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 

 kinds. 



Williams!, Hort. Very dwarf: Ivs. and young growth 

 generally somewhat pubescent, the Ivs. lonurand 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. 



ALLIGATOE PEAK, AGUACATE, AVOCADO. See 



Per sea. 



ALLIUM (ancient Latin name). Liliacece. Bulbous 

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

 Neapolitanum 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. A Ilium 

 vineale, a bad weed in parts of the northeastern states, 

 has a slender scape sheathed below with hollow thread- 

 shaped Ivs., ana 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; Bidwellise,23; Bolanderi, 17; cernuum, 9; Cusickii, 

 16; falcifolium, 25; fimbriatum, 24; Geyeri, 13; haema- 

 tochiton, 11; Hermettii, 3; madidum, 15; Moly, 1; Nea- 



62. Allium Neapolitanum. 



politanum,3; platycaule,27; reticulatum, 12; roseum,5; 

 Sanbornii, 20; scaposum, 14; Schoenoprasum, 8 ; senes- 

 cens, 6; serratum, 22; stellatum, 19; tricoccum, 7; uni- 

 folium, 18; validum, 10; Victorialis, 2. 



A. Camptchdticum, catalogued by Meehan, is perhaps 

 a form of some other species. It is described as "dull 

 pink. July. 1% ft. 1 ' 



I. Exotic garden Alliums. 



A. Fls. yellow. 



1. Moly, Linn. Lvs. flat, broad : fls. numerous, in a 

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

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



AA. Fls. white or whitish. 

 B. Lvs. very broad, obtuse. 



2. Victorialis; Linn. Tall : Ivs. ovate or broad-oblong, 

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

 beria. B.M. 1222.- Hardy. 



BB. Lvs. narrow, acute or tapering. 



3. Neapolitanum, 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. Herm&ttii grandiflorum, 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. acuminatum, 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. roseum, Linn. Scape 12-18 in. : Ivs. narrow, with in- 

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

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



6. senescens, Linn. Scape 1-2 ft. : Ivs. 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, 2 or 8. 



7. tric6ccum, 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. Schoendprasum, Linn. CIVES 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. cernuum, Roth. Fls. rose-colored or white, in open, 

 nodding umbels. Alleghanies W. 



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

 in dense erectish umbels : scape l-2%ft., very stout. 

 Nev.,Cal., Or. 



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

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

 high. Cal. 



AA. Bulbs usually solitary, globose to ovate : 

 scape terete or nearly so. 

 B. Coats of bulbs fibrous. 



12. reticulatum, Fraser. Scape 3-8 in. : fls. white to 

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

 stellatum. 



13. Geyeri, Wats. A foot high : fls. rose, with broad 

 acute segments. W. Amer. 



BB. Coats of bulbs not fibrous. 



c. Lvs. 2 or several. 

 D. Ovary with only 3 crests, or none at all. 



14. scaposum, 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: bulbs white: scape less than 1ft., angled. Or. 



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

 Ivs. 2, %in. wide: scape 3-4 in. Or. 



