MONOGllAPH OF THE GENUS ALLIUM. 91 
Obs. This plant is in habit hke the preceding. The 
colour of the flowers, the narrow lacinise of the perianth, 
and narrower leaves, seem to be the only characters which 
it differs in. 
126. All. coeruleiim^ foliis brevibus loratis obtusis, spa- 
tha bivalvi, umbella fastigiata muitiflora, perianthii laci- 
niis linearibus obtusis, staminibus perianthium fere a^quan- 
tibus. 
Allium coeruleuni, in Herb. Lamb. Ranch Nom. p. 74. 
Hab. ill Kossia. 
Bulbus rotundus, albus. Scapus niidus, teres, laevis, bipedalis et ul- 
tra, solidus. Folia lorato-lanceolata, obtusa, brevia, recurva, supra 
canaliculata, subtus convexa, Isevia, sub terra vaginantia. Spatha bi- 
valvis, mucronata, fere longitudine pedunculorum. Umbella fastigiata, 
muitiflora, expansa, medio convexa. Pedicelli unciam longi et ultra. 
Perianthium expansum, coeruleum, stellatum : laciniis linearibus, obtu- 
sis. Stamina perianthium subsequantia. Filamenta subulata, compressa, 
basi latiora membrano lato connexa, expansa, stellata. Stylus teres, 
longitudine staminum vel interdum iisdem longior. Stigma obtusiuscu- 
lum. Capsula acute trigona : loculis 1 vel 2-spermis. 
127. All. tuberosum^ foliis lorato-linearibus flaccidis, 
spatha bivalvi, perianthii laciniis oblongis obtusis, stami- 
nibus perianthium fequantibus, umbella fastigiata multi- 
flora. 
Allium tuberosum, Rottl. in Spreng. Sys. ii. p. 38. 
Hab. in Malabaria. 
Bulbus ? Scapus nudus, teres (anceps), Icevis, solidus, bipedalis 
et ultra. Umbella fastigiata, muitiflora, medio paululum convexa. Spa- 
tha bivalvis, brevis (caduca). Pedicelli fere unciam longi, crassi. Cap- 
sula obtuse trigona : loculis 1 rarius dispermis. 
Obs. The specimen which I had to examine being im« 
perfect, I am unable to give a further description of this 
curious plant. 
