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9. AL'LIUffl, L. Garlic. Onion. (Celtic all, hot or bumiDg.) 

 Flowers in a dense umbel, with a membranous, 2-leaved spathe ; peri- 

 anth deeply 6-parted, segments mostly spreading, ovate, the 3 innei' 

 somewhat smaller; ovary angular; stigma acute; capsule 3-lobed. — 

 Strong-scented, bulbous plants. Lvs. mostly radical. Umbel on a 

 scape. 



§ Leaves flat, lanceolate, perishing before flowering. Capsnle S-scedod. Native No. 1 



^ Leaves flat, linear. Fiiainents sitniile. Ov.ary crested with a crown of 6 lvs. Native. (*) 



* Stamens conspicuously longer than the sepals. Umbel nodding No. 2 



* Stamens equaling the sepals in length. Umbels with bulblets or flowers Nos. 3, 4 



* Stamens evidently shorter than the sepals. Umbels with flowers only Nos. 5, C 



I Leaves flat, lanceolate or lancc-linear. Filaments tricnspidate. Cultivated Nos. 7, "i 



§ Leaves terete and hollow. — Stem leafy half way up. Filaments trieuspidate No. 9 



— Scape naked. Filaments not tricnspidate Nos. 10 — V^ 



X A. triodcoum Ait. Lan'CE-leaved Gablic. Scape terete ; lvs. lanceolati!- 

 oblong, flat, smooth; umbel globou.s ; ovule and seed solitary in each cell of tlio 

 3-celled capsule. — U A strong-scented plant, common in damp woods, N. H. to 

 Va. and Wis. Bulb oblong, acuminate. Lvs. 5 to 8' long, an inch or more widc^ 

 acute, tapering into a petiole, all withering and disappearing before the opening 

 of the flowers. Scape a foot or more high, bearing a thin, 2-leavod, deciduous 

 spathe at top, with an umbel of 10 to 12 white fls. Jn., Jl. 



2 A. o6munin Roth. Nodding Gaelic. Scape angular ; lvs. linear, flat, veiy 

 long ; umbel cernuous ; stam. simple, much longer than the perianth. — Mid. S. 

 and W. States. This is our handsomest species. Bulb 6 to 8" diam. Scape 

 mostly 4-angled, smooth, slender, 15 to 24' high, mostly recurved at top. TJmbcJ 

 12 to 20-flowered. Pedicels 1 to 8" long. Fls. rose-oolored. Ova. 6-toothed, 

 becoming a roundish, 3-seeded capsule. Jl. 



3 A. stellatum Nutt. Lvs. radical, Imear, about equaling the nearly terete 

 scape ; umbel many-flawered, erect (when in flower, nodding before) ; petals ob- 

 long-ovate, acute, equaling the stamens ; fllam. subulate, simple ; ova. 3-lobed, 

 each lobe bearing 2 -teeth, or 2-crested above; caps. 3-angled, 3-ceUed, 6-seeded. 

 — Mo., 111. to Can. W. A low species, in gravelly soils. Scapo and lvs. 10 to 15' 

 high. Fls. roseate. Bulb oblong-ovate, eatable. 



4 A. C'anad^nse Kalm. Scape terete; lvs. linear; wniel capitate, Imlbi/eroue ; 

 filam. simple, dilated at base.^-y In woods. Lvs. radical, f as long as tho 

 scape, smooth, nearly flat above. Scape 12 to 18' high, round, smooth, bearing 

 a spathe of 2 ovate, acute bracts at top, with a head of bulbs and flowers. Tho 

 bulbs are sessile, each furnished with a bract beneath, and among them are a few 

 whitish flowers on slender pedicels. Jn. 



5 A. mutdbile Mz. Lvs. linear-setaceous, thin, sheathing at base, shorter than 

 the terete scape; nmbel many-flowered, erect; spathe 3-leaved, purplish; segna. 

 ovate-lanceolate, longer than the stamens; filam. simple; ova. crested; caps. 

 S-lobed, 3-seeded.- — Damp woods, Ga., Fla. and Ala. Common .nt Montgomery. 

 Bulb small, an inch or two in tho ground, clothed witli a thick net-work of fibers. 

 Scapo 12 to 20' high, strict. Fls. 20 to 40, white or roseate. Perianth 2" long. 

 Filam. purple, anth. white. Tastes strong of garlic. Mar. — May. 



6 A. striaimm Jaoq. Scape slender, 3-angled, longer than the linear, striate loaves 

 which are sheathing at base ; spathe of 2 ovale bracts ; umbel few (3 to lyjlmv- 

 cred; segm. ovate-lanceolate, with midvein greenish purple, near twice longer than 

 the stamens ; filam. dilated at base ; caps, downy, perfecting, 2 ot- 3 seeds in each 

 caU, — Woods and prairies, 111. (Hall, Lapham), and S. States. Scapo 8 to 12' 

 high. Lvs. 1 to 3" wide. Pedicels 1 to 2—3' long, seldom more than 5 in num- 

 ber. Fls. larger than in our other vrild species, spreading alx>ut 10", white. 

 Mar. — May. 



7 A. sativum L. Common Gablio. Bulb compound ; st. leafy to the mid- 

 dle ; lvs. linear-lanceolate ; spathe 1-leaved, long-acuminate ; umbel bulbiferous ; 

 etam. tricnspidate. — Gardens. The bulb is composed of several smaller ones sur- 

 rounded by a common membrane, acrid and very strong-scented. St. 2f high. 

 Fla. small, white. Used in seasoning and sometimes in medicine. Jl. | Sicily. 



8 A. pdmjm L. LEric. St. compressed, leafy; lvs. sheathing at bass^ 



