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pactum (Thuil.) ; umbel without fl., head-bulbs with a leaflike 
poiut. — Waste ground and dry helds. /3. is the more common 
^tate. P. Vn. Crmc Garlic. E. S. I. 
4. A. sphe^roceph 'alum (L.) ; st. leafy below, 1. subcylindrical 
channeled above smooth, spath 2-valved short, U7nbel globose 
without bulbs, stam. twice as long as the perianth, anther-bearing 
'point of 3-pointed filaments as long as the imdivided part longer 
than the lateral points, bulb accompanied by stalked ofisets. — 
K B. S. 2813.— St. 1—2 feet high. L. usually faded before the 
time of iloweiing. Heads of many rose-colom-ed or pm-ple fl. ; 
keels darker and rough. — St. 'N'incents Eocks, Bristol. Sands 
in Jei-sey. P. VII. E. 
, ** Stam. all sinrple, not 3-pointed, connected at the base. 
Spath 2-valved, one valve with a long point. St.-l. narrow. 
5. A. oleruceum (L.) ; st. leafy below, 1. channeled above 
ribbed beneath, spath -n-ith one of the points very long, umbel 
with bidbs, slam, equalling or shorter than the perianth. — E. B. 
488.— Height 1—2 feet. L. (of the Bristol plant) thick, fleshy, 
solid, nearly flat but slightly and broadly channeled above, with 
4 ribs beneath. Segments of perianth blimt. — ^. complanatum 
(Fries) ; stam. shorter than the perianth, 1. of equal thickness 
throughout, curved upwards at the sides so as to appear chan- 
neled, with many ribs on each side. Perhaps a distmct species. 
A.carinatu>nSin.,£.B. 16oS. — Borders of fields, rare. jS. Moun- 
tains in the North. P. YH. VLH. E. S. I. 
[A. carindtum (L.) has protruded stamens.] 
•** Stam. all simple and distinct. Spath 2-valved, short. 
Leaves hollow. 
6. A. Schcenoprdsum (L.) ; st. leafless or with one leaf, 1. terete 
or slightly flattened above subulate, spath ovate pointed about 
equalling the flowers, umbel many-flowered globose without 
bulbs, stam. about half the length of the lanceolate segments of 
the perianth. — E. B. 2441. — St. about Q m. high. L. straight, 
mostly with smooth ribs. Pet. lanceolate. Barren bulbs with 
leaves. Fl. pink. Bidbs fonuing dense tufts. — (3. A. sibiricum 
(L.) ; 1. cur\-ed and bent downwai-ds %vith crenidate ribs, pet. 
lanceolate-attenuate, barren bulbs single-leaved, style longer 
than the young germen. E. B. S. 2934. Height 6 in. to 2 feet. 
Heads large. Possibly a distinct species. — Meadows and pas- 
tures in mountainous situations. /3. Rocks and clifls near the 
sea. Tintagel and between Kynance Cove and Mullion, Cornwall. 
P. YI. vn. Chives. E. S. 
**** Stam. all simple. Leaves fiat, all radical. 
[A. triquetrum (L.) ; st. triquetrous, /. linear acutely folded 
