CXLL 



ALLIUM CEPA. 



Common Onion. 



Class VI. Hexandria. — Order I. Monogynia. 



Nat. Ord. Liliace^:. 



Gen. Char. See Garlic {Allium sativum). 



Spec. Char. Scape ventricose beneath, longer than the 

 fistulous round leaves. 



SYNONYMES. 



Greek .... xpoppvov. Dioscorides. 



f Cepa vulgaris. Bauh. Pin. 71. Rati Hist. 1116. 



I Cepa alba. Ger. Em. 169. 

 Latin. ... .< Cepa. Fuchs. 421. c. 164. Lob. obs. 74. 



[ Allium esculentum. Salisb. Prod. 255. 



L. Allium Cepa. Lin. Sp. PI. 431. 

 French. .. Ognon; Ciboule. 

 Italian .... Cipolla. 

 Spanish. .. Cebolla. 

 Portuguese. Cebola. 

 German. . . Zwiebel ; Zizollen. 



Dutch Uijeu. 



Danish .... Logen. 

 Swedish. .. Rodltfk. 

 Polish .... Cebula. 



Russ Luck. 



Turkish. .. Sochan. 

 Persian. .. Pias. 



Arabic Bussul. 



Hebrew. . . . Bhazal. 



Hindoost .. Piaj. .<' 



Javanese . . Brangbang. 



Chinese . . . Tsum xi. 



