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var. rubella B. P. ii, 1067. rubella H, S. 652. 
v. Guraniya alu. 
Generally cultivated. 
var. purpurea B. P. ii. 1067. D. purpurea H. S. 652. 
v. Rakto guraniya alu y lal guraniya . 
Generally cultivated. 
CY.-LSLIACEiE. 
563. Asparagus Linn. 
* Asparagus racemosus Willd. ; H. S. 674 ; B. P. ii. 1070, 
v. Sata mult. 
Hedges and thickets, occasional. 
564 . Smilax Linn. 
* Smilax prolifera Roxb.; H. S. 648; B. P. ii. 1071. 
v. Kumarika, 
Hedges and thickets, general. 
Smilax macropliylla Roxb. ; B. P. ii. 1071. S, ovalifolia H. S. 648. 
v. Kumarika, 
Reported by Voigt from Serampore, a quite probable record but 
one that needs confirmation; the species is commDn in West Bengal* 
565, Clloriosa Linn. 
* Gloriosa superba Linn. ; B. P. ii. 1073. Methonica superha H. S 3 
655- 
v. Ulat chandal. 
Hedges, generally. 
566. Poliaiithes Linn. 
Polianthes tuberosa Linn. ; H. S. 656. 
v. Raj am gandha . The Tuberose. 
In native gardens, general ; native of S. America. 
567. Allium Linn. 
Allium ascalonicuni Linn.; H. S. 668; B. P. ii. 1075. 
v. Gandhan, The Shalot. 
In gardens everywhere, cultivated ; native of the Orient- 
Allium Cepa Linn.; H. S. 668; B. P. ii, 1075, 
v. Piyaj. The Onion. 
Cultivated generally; native of the Oriental and Mediterranean 
regions. K 2 
