46 MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS ALLIUM. 
breviora. Ovarium oblongum, luteum. Stylus teres, albus, interdum 
brevissimus. «S'%wa obtvisiusculum, Cajo^w/a obtuse trigona : loculis Im 
vel 2-spermis. 
Obs. The AUmm pollens differs from Allium panicula- 
tim in having the flowers much shorter and whiter, and 
the alternate laciniae of the perianth truncate. The base of 
the spaths are ovate, while those in Allium paniculatum are 
narrow and lanceolate. 
Sect. 3. — -Floribus roseis, staminibus brevioribiis. 
55. All. tenuijlorum, caule inferne folioso, foliis semi- 
teretibus supra canaliculatis, umbella efFusa multiflora, pe- 
rianthii laciniis linearibus obtusis, apice revolutis. 
Allium tenuiflorum, Fer. Fl. Neap. i. p. 165. t. 30. Prod, p. 22. 
Hab. in Italia. Floret Julio. 
Bulbus ovatiis, albus. Caulis pedalis, teres, inferne bifolius. Folia 
semicylindrica, supra canaliculata, subtus convexa, longitudine caulis. 
Spatha bivalvis, longissime producta, foliacea. Umbella effusa, multiflora. 
Pedicelli filiformi, unciam longi. Perianthium pendulum, roseum, cam- 
paniforrae, post florescentiam erectum : lacinice lanceolatse, obtusje, li- 
neolis dorsalibus saturatioribus, carinatte. Stamina perianthio multo 
breviora. Filamenta subulata, lutescentia. Anther as oblongse, luteje. 
Pistilla stamina superantia, interdum sequantia. Ovarium viride, ob- 
tuse trigonum. Stylus subulatus. Stigma obtusiusculum. 
Sect. 4. — Floribus violaceis ; staminibus longe eocsertis. - 
56. All. pulchellum^ foliis semicylindricis subtus sulcatis 
margine costisque ciliatis, umbella efFusa, perianthii laci- 
niis oblongis truncatis. 
Allium paniculatum, Red. Liliac. v. t. 252. Lam. et Decand. Fl. 
Fr. V. No. 1972. Hornem. Hafh. 
A. coloratum, Spreng. Sys. ii. p. 38. 
A. Nitschmanniani, Willd. Herb, ex Trev. AIL p. 15, 
