monoguaph of the genus aelium. 31 
C. rupestris, radice turbinata dulci, Stell. Fl. jrc. 449. Gmel. Sib. 
i. p. 64. 
C. plunum caulium, Bauh. Pin. 71' 
C. sectilis, Cam. Epit. p. 325. 
Cipolla sectile, Math. Disc. p. 584. 
Hah. in Sibiria. Floret Junio et Julio. 
Bulbus oblongus, aggregatus, albus. Caulis basi foliosus, cylindri- 
cus, fistulosus, inflatus, glaucescens, 2-3 pedalis. Folia cylindrica, fis- 
tulosa, inflata, acuta, glaucescentia. Spatha 2-valvis ; valvis ovatis, 
mucronatis, longitudine pedunculorum inferiorum. Umbella sphaerica, 
confertiflora. Pedicelli apice incrassati. Perianthium mediocre, luteo- 
viride ; lacinise ovatse, mucronatje, hyalinse, interdum apice sub micro- 
scopum minutissime laceratse ; interiores latiores carinis viridibus. Sta~ 
mina perianthio duplo vel triplo longiora. Filamenta filiformia, albida, 
omnia basi membrano connexa. Antherce oblongse, lutese ; polline luteo. 
Stylus subulatus, albus. Stigma obtusiusculum. Ovarium viride, trique- 
trum. Capsula acute trigona ; loculis dispermibus. 
Var. /3 majus et viridius. Pedicelli breviores apice incrassati, tri- 
angulati. 
Allium Altaicum, PalL Itin. v. ii. No. 108. t. R. 
Hab, in alpibus Altaicis. Floret Junio et Julio. 
34. All cepteforme, caule inferne ventricoso, spatha 2 
vel 4-loba, umbella globosa, perianthii laciniis oblongis ob- 
tusis mucronatis cucuUatis viridi-carinatis, staminibus subu- 
latis alternis latioribus, perianthio duplo longioribus, bulbis 
aggregatis. 
Hab. ? Floret Julio et Augusto. 
Simillimum Allio Cepae, sed staminibus simplicibus, nee basi trifidis, 
et bulbis magnitudine et forma Allii Ascalonici, differt. 
Obs. This plant has lately been introduced into our 
gardens as a new sort of shallot ; but it has no qualities to 
recommend it further than that it is more prolific than the 
old kind. 
