532 THE LILT FAMILY. 



In cultivated and waste places, dispersed over all Europe and Russian 

 Asia, except the extreme nortli. In Britain, cliiefly in southern England 

 and Ireland. Fl. summer. In southern Europe it occurs occasionally 

 without bulbs in the umbel. With us the umbel has often bulbs only, and 

 then it is distinguished from the crow A. by the long points of the spatha- 

 bracts. 



4. Chive Allium. Allium Schcenoprasum, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 2441, and A. sibiricum, Suppl. t. 2934. Chives.) 



Sten\s about a foot high, often several together. Leaves very narrow, but 

 cyUndi'ical and hollow, only one of them sheathing the stem at its base. 

 TJmbel contracted into a dense globular head of rather large, purphsh flowers, 

 without bulbs. Spatha of 2, or sometimes 3, broad, coloured bracts, much 

 shc«-ter than the flowers. Perianth-segments 3 to 4 lines long, very pointed. 

 Stamens all alike and simple, considerably shorter than the perianth. 



In rocky pastures, throughout temperate and northern Europe and Rus- 

 sian Asia, and in the mountain districts of southern Europe. Rare in 

 Britain, being only recorded with certainty from Northumberland and Corn- 

 wall, although indicated in a few other localities in northern England and 

 southern Scotland. Fl. summer. 



5. Round-headed Allium. Allium sphserocephalum, Linn. 



,(Eng. Bot. Suppl. t. 2813.) 



Stems 1 to 2 feet high. Leaves few and short, very narrow, nearly cylin- 

 drical, and hollow, their sheathing bases covering the lower half of the stem. 

 TJmbel globular, rather dense, with numerous purplish flowers, without bulbs. 

 Spatha of 2 bracts, shorter than the flowers. Perianth about 2 lines long. 

 Stamens usually longer than the perianth, the 3 inner filaments broad and 

 3-cleft. 



In cultivated and waste places, in central and southern Europe, extending 

 eastward to the Caucasus and northward over a great part of Germany and 

 Belgium. In Britain, confined to the neighbourhood of Bristol, and found 

 also in the Channel Islands. Fl. summer. 



6. Croiv Allium. Allium vineale, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 1974.) 



Very near the round-Tieaded A ., and perhaps only the bulb-bearing form of 

 that species. The stature, foliage, and flowers are the same, except that t!ie 

 perianth is usually much paler and greener, and the inner filaments ai-e said 

 to be rather more deeply cleft. The umbel always bears bulbs intemiixed 

 with the flowers, or bulbs only without flowers. In the latter case it is dis- 

 tinguished from t\\e field A. most readily by the want of the long points to 

 tlie spatha-leaves. 



In cultivated and waste places, over the greater part of Europe, and more 

 common in the north tlian the round-headed A., extending far into Scan- 

 dinavia. Frequent in England, Ireland, and southern Scotland. Fl. early 

 summer. 



7. Broad Allium. Allium ursinum, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 122. Ramgons.) 

 Readily distinguished by the thin, flat, spreading leaves, 6 to 8 inches 

 long and above an inch broad, on long stalks, not sheathing the stem above- 



