90 MONOGRAPH OF THE GENUS ALLIUM. 
Bulhus rotundatus, albus, bulbillis numerosis circumdatus. Scapus 
teres, Igevis, viridis, crassitudine pennse anseriiice, 2-3-pedalis et altior. 
Folia lorata, lato-lanceolata, acuta, humi-patentia, supra canaliculata, 
subtus convexa, basin scapi involventia, et eodem multo breviora. Spa- 
tha bi- ad qtiadriloba lobis mucronatis, longitudine medio pedunculo- 
rum. Umbella fastigiata, multiflora, medio convexa, expansa. Pedicelli 
teretes, fere biuncias longi. Perianthium album, expansum, magnum : 
lacinics lanceolatte, obtusse, alternse magis concavse, lineolis mediis viri- 
dibus carinatse. Stamina perianthii dimidio breviora. Filamenta subui- 
lata, alba, compressiuscula, basi membrano lato connexa. Antheros ob- 
longse, ochroleucse : poUine ochroleuco. Pistilla longitudine staminum. 
Ovarium subrotundum, nigro-fuscum, sexstriatum. Stylus teres, albus. 
Stigma acutum. Capsula obtuse trigona : locuHs bi- v. ssepe tetraspermis. 
Obs. There is a pale red variety of this plant, (see 
Flora Grseca, Swert., Parkinson 1. c, &c.) ; but I think 
this variation of colour is owing to the climate in which it 
is flowered. Rudeeck's plant also belongs to this variety. 
125. All. atropurpureum, foliis lorato-lanceolatis, spatha 
bi- ad quadriloba, umbella fastigiata multiflora, perianthii 
laciniis linearibus obtusis, staminibus perianthio breviori- 
bus. 
Allium atropurpureum, Walds. et Kit. PI. rar. Hung. i. p. 16. t. 17. 
Horn. Hafn. p. 324. Spreng. Sys. ii. p. 36. 
Hab. in Hungaria. Floret Junio. 
Bulbus ovatus, albus, bulbillis numerosis circumdatus ut in Allio 
nigro. Scapus teres, Isevis, nudus, bipedalis et ultra, crassitudine pennee 
corvinte. Folia lineari-lanceolata, loriformia, acuta, basi purpurascens, 
supra canaliculata, subtus convexa, pedalem longa, humi patentia, sub 
terra vaginantia, margine sub microscopo scabro-serrulata. Spatha bi- 
ad trivalvis, brevia, basi connata. Umbella fastigiata, multiflora, ex- 
pansa, medio leviter convexa. Pedicelli unciam longi, viridi-purpurei, 
teretes. Perianthium expansum, atropurpureum : laciniis linearibus ob- 
tusis, linea media viridi carinatis. Stamina perianthio breviora. Fila- 
m£nta atropurpurea, basi pallidiora, et latiora membrano lato connexa. 
Antheroe atropurpureae, defloratse fuscescentes. Pistilla fere longitudine 
staminum. Ovarium subrotundum, sexstriatum, viride. Stylus teres, 
atropurpureus, >S'%;«« acutiusculum. Capsula obtuse trigona: loculis 
dispermis. 
