332 The American Naturalist. [April, 
Rhubarb is called in France, hubarbe ; in Germany, rhabarber ; 
in Flanders and Holland, vabaréer ; in Denmark, rhabarber ; in 
Italy, rabarbaro, robarbaro ; in Spain and Portugal, rucbarbo™. 
ROCAMBOLE. Allium sorodoprasum L. 
The culture of Rocambole is limited in this country, but in 
southern Europe the Genoese bring vast quantities to Provence 
under the name of ail rouge’. It is not of ancient culture, as it 
cannot be recognized in the plants of the ancient Greek and Roman 
authors, and finds no mention of garden cultivation by the early 
botanists. It is the Scorodoprasum II. of Clusius’’, 1601, the 
Allii genus, ophioscorodon dictum quibusdam, of J. Bauhin 7, 
1651, but no indications of culture in either case. Ray”, in 
1688, does not refer to its cultivation in England. In 1726 
Bryant '* classes it with edibles. In France, however, it was 
grown by Quintyne™ in 1690. It is enumerated for American 
gardens in 1806'*. No varieties are mentioned. 
Rocambole is called in France, aí rocambole, ail rouge, ail 
d Espane, eschalote d’ Espagne, rocambole ; in Germany, roccambol; 
in Denmark rokaméol ; in Italy aglio d’Indi; In Portugal, alho 
de Hespana?® It 1698 in England it was called Spanish-Garlick, 
and in 1826 rockambole. 
1% Vilmorin. Les. Pl. Pot., 538. 
185 Bon Jard. 1882, 414. 
13 Clusius. Hist., 1601, 190. 
ty. Bauhin. 1652, 11., sco. 
138 Ray. Hist., 1688, II., 1120. 
1389 Townsend. Seedsman, 1726, 25. 
42 McMahon. Am. Gard. Cal., 1806, 190. 
143 Vilmorin. Les. Pl. Pot., 3. 





