344 OLvi. LiLiACBiE. (J. D. Hooker.) [AlUum. 



22. A. Govanianum, Wall. Gat. 5071 ; leaves many basal sub- 

 disticbons linear flat obtuse about equalling the acutely angled scape, tip 

 rounded, head many-fld., pedicels equalling or exceeding the white stellate 

 flowers, sepals narrow at length reflexed, filaments very short perigynoas 

 subulate included bases dilated connate. Baker in Joum. Bot. 1874, 293 ; 

 Segel All. Monogr. 177. A. humile, Kunth Mnvmi. iv. 443 ; Segel I. c. 

 A. nivale, Jacquem. mss. 



Tempeeate Himalaya; from Kumaon westwards, alt. 8-12,000 ft. 



Bulbs and foliage as in A. odorum, from which it differs in the acutely angled 

 scape, in the larger flowers with narrower sepals -^ in. long, and much shorter 

 stamens. — The name humile being quite inappropriate, except for a very dwarfed 

 state, I follow Baker in retaining Wallich's, which commemorates the discoverer 

 of the species. 



23. A. oreoprasum, Schrenk in Bull. Imp. Acad,. Fetersh. x. 354 ; 

 Enum. PI. Nov. ii. 6 ; leaves basal narrowly linear flattish shorter than 

 the striate scape, head few- or many-fld., pedicels longer than the rosy 

 campanulate flowers, sepals oblong obovate with a recurved muoro, 

 filaments simple connate below the middle included, Ledeb. Fl. Bess. iv. 

 185 ; JRegel. All. Monogr. 180. 



Western Tibet; Zalnng-Karpo Pass, alt. 10-17,COO ft., SioKcsfca (Eegel). — 

 DiSTEiB. Soongaria, Eastern Turkestan. 



Sulb tufted, cylindric or elongate conic ; outer scales rigid, appressed fibres 

 strongly coarsely reticulated. Leaves 8-12 by ^-i in., often minutely serrulate. 

 Scape terete or somewhat 2-edged above. Sead 1-li in. diam., hemispheric, 

 6-12-fld., spathes 2, nearly as long as the pedicels which are J— | in., tips 

 thickened. Sepals i— J in. long, midrib dark. Filaments inserted much above 

 the bases of the sepals, ^ shorter than these, all connate at the base, outer 

 narrowly subulate, inner broadly subulate -lanceolate. Ovan/ globose, trigonous; 

 style short, stigma capitate. — Described from Turkestan specimens, I have seen no 

 Indian. 



24. A. Clarkei, SooJc. f. ; leaves very many subbasal erect very 

 narrowly linear or filiform shorter than the slender scape, head lax-fld., 

 pedicels much longer than the stellate white flowers, filaments hardly as 

 long as the linear-oblong acuminate sepals, inner broadly oblong obtusely- 

 toothed below the middle. 



Kashmib at Skardo, alt. 7-11,000 ft., Glarlee. 



Bulb small, ovoid, 1 in., outer scales closely finely reticulated, pale. Zeaves 

 4-8, 6-12 by -^^-^ in., obtuse, flat. Scape 12-18 in., terete j head 1-1^ in. diam. ; 

 spathes 2 one or both as long as the pedicels or shorter ; pedicels ^-| in. Sepals 

 ^ in., acuminate; filaments inserted near their bases, anthers large. Ovary sub- 

 globose ; style included. Capsule broadly obcordate, i in. diam, — Habit of A. 

 tuberosum. 



Sect. III. MoLnrsi. Bulbs not seated on a rootstock. Leaves flat or 

 keeled. Spathes shorter than the head. 



25. A. atropurpureunij Waldst. Sf Kit. PI. BiOr. Hung, i, 16, 1. 17 ; 

 leaves 2-8 basal narrowly linear-oblong or lanceolate shorter than the 

 tall erect terete fistular scape, head large very many and dense-fld., 

 pedicels much longer than the rose-purple stellate flowers, filaments 

 subulate about equalling the linear-oblong or- lanceolate sepals, base of 

 ovary 3-foveoi ate. Kegel All. Monogr. I'^T . Bon Monogr. All. ^Q ; Kunth 



