34 MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS ALLIUM. 
Sect. 5. — Caule inferne folioso ; foliis seimcylindricis ; 
staminibus suhulatis periantMo hrevioribus vel aqua- 
libus. 
38. All. coerulescens^ foliis anguste linearibus, umbella 
globosa, perianthii laciniis ovato-lanceolatis acutis stellatim 
expansis, staminibus basi dilatatis membrana connexis peri- 
anthio brevioribus. 
Allium coeruleum, Pallas, itin. ii. app. t. et in Herb. Lamb. 
Hab. in R,uthenia. Pallas. 
Bulhus rotundus, solitarius, tunica externa fusca obductus. Caulis 
pedalis et sesquipedalis, teres, infra medium foliosus. Folia linearia 
angusta, semicylindrica. Spatha 2-valvis, brevis. Umbella globosa. Pedi- 
celli filiformes, semiuncianj longi. Perianthium parvuni, coerulescens, 
expansum, stellatum ; lacinise ovato-lanceolatse, acutse, lineolo dorsali 
saturatiore. Filamenta subulata, basi dilatata, alterna latiora basi mem- 
brana connexa perianthio breviora. Capsula obtuse trigona ; loculis tri- 
sperrnis. 
39. All. tenue^ foliis brevibus angustis semiteretibus, basi 
connata, umbella globosa, perianthii laciniis oblongo-lanceo- 
latis obtusiusculis, staminibus perianthio aequalibus. 
Hab. in Ruthenia. Pallas. 
Bulbus ovatus, solitarius, albus. Caulis pedalis et ultra, teres, in- 
ferne foliosus. Folia semiteretia, angusta, brevia. Spatha 2-valvis 
brevis, basi connata. Urnbella globosa. Pedicelli filiformes, \ un- 
cise longi. Perianthium parvum, rubrum : lacinice lineari-lanceolatje, 
acutiusculge. Stamina perianthio sequalia. Filamenta subulata, basi di- 
latata, alterna latiora. Pistilla staminibus longiora. Stylus teres. Stigma 
obtusiusculum. 
Obs. The description of this plant, and the preceding, 
have been taken from specimens in the Herbarium of Pro- 
fessor Pallas, now in the possession of Mr Lambert. 
