464 THE LILY FAMILY. | [ Allium. 
In Britain, indicated as an introduced plant in two or three spots in western 
England, and said to be more abundant in the Channel Islands, and per- 
haps indigenous on the coast of Galway, in Ireland. Fl. summer. The 
A. Babingtonii, Borr, is a variety with sessile bulbs in the umbel in lieu of 
most of the flowers, a character which it loses by cultivation, and our 
garden Leek (A, Porrum, Linn.), isa cultivated variety of the same species. 
2. A. Scorodoprasum, Linn, (fig. 1047). Sand Leek, Sand Allium. 
—This has the flat leaves, short spatha, bell-shaped perianth, and flat, 
3-cleft inner stamens of 4, Ampeloprasum; but the umbel is usually 
smaller, seldom (if ever in this country) without bulbs, and the stamens 
are not longer than the perianth. It is also usually not so stout a plant, 
the bulb smaller, with the young offsets on slender stalks, and the umbel 
is occasionally reduced to a head of bulbs without any flowers. A. aren- 
arium, Sm. 
In sandy pastures, and waste places, and occasionally in woods, scattered 
over northern and central Europe, but not an Arctic plant, and not common 
in the south. In Britain, chiefly in northern England, southern Scotland, and 
some parts of Ireland. #7. summer. It may possibly prove to be a bulbi- 
ferous variety of the Continental A. rotundum. 
3. 4. oleraceum, Linn. (fig. 1048). Field Allium.—Stems 1 to 2 
feet high, with a rather small bulb. Leaves narrow-linear, nearly flat, but 
rather thick, 1 to 14 lines broad, their sheathing bases covering the stem 
a considerable way up. Spatha of 2 broad bracts, with long, green, linear 
points, one of which at least is much longer than the flowers. Umbel much 
looser than in the allied species ; the flowers pale brown, on pedicels from 
4 to above 1 inch long, always (in Britain) intermixed with bulbs. Fila- 
ments all simple, rather shorter than the perianth. 
In cultivated and waste places, dispersed over all Europe and temperate 
Asia, except the extreme north. In Britain, it occurs on the borders of 
fields in east Scotland and many counties of England, but not in 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 dis- 
tinguished from A. vineale by the long points of the spatha-bracts. 
4, A.Schoenoprasum, Linn. (fig. 1049). Chive Allium, Chives.— 
Stems about a foot high, often several together. Leaves very narrow, 
but cylindrical and hollow, only one of them sheathing the stem at its 
base. Umbel contracted into a dense globular head of rather large, pur- 
plish flowers, without bulbs. Spatha of 2, or sometimes 3, broad, coloured 
bracts, much shorter 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 from Northumberland, Lancashire, Brecon, 
and Cornwall. ££. summer. y 
5, A. spheerocephalum, Linn. (fig. 1050). Round-headed Allium.— 
Stems 1 to 2 feet high. Leaves few and short, very narrow, nearly cylindri- 
eal, and hollow, their sheathing bases covering the lower half of the stem. 
Umbel globular, rather dense, with numerous purplish flowers, without 
bulbs. Spatha of 2 bracts, shorter than the flowers. Perianth about 2 
