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Aitchison on the Source of Badsha . 
EXPLANATION OF FIGURES IN PLATE X. 
Illustrating Dr. Aitchison’s paper on Badsha, or Royal Salep. 
Fig. 1 #, Shows the specimen of ‘ Amber-kund ’ in the Museum at the Royal 
Gardens, Kew, with a separate drawing of the base, c, and apex, b. 
Fig. 2 a , Specimen of ‘Piaz’ from the Indian Museum, now at the Museum, 
Royal Gardens, Kew. b, A separate drawing to show basis of a. 
Fig. 3. One of the smaller specimens of ‘ Giant Salep ’ from Bombay, at the 
Museum, Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Fig. 4. A bulb of Allium Macleanii, Baker, in growing condition, received from 
the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Oct. 12, 1888. 
Fig. 5. Section of bulb of Allium Macleanii , Baker, made at the Royal Botanic 
Garden, Edinburgh, on Oct. 23, 1888, in the Museum of which the specimen 
now is. 
Fig. 6. Bulb of an undetermined species of Allium collected in Afghanistan, 
1885, which has been in the Royal Gardens, Kew, but has not as yet flowered. 
The rootlets on injury and exposure to the air changed their colour to brick -red. 
f f. fragments of scales. 
Fig. 7. Vertical section of bulb of Allium giganteum, Regel, received from 
the Royal Gardens, Kew, Nov. 19, 1888. 
Fig. 8. The same after having been placed in a solution of common salt. 
Fig. 9. Transverse section of the same. 
The specimens from which Figs. 7, 8, and 9 were taken are now in the Museum 
of the Royal Gardens, Kew. All these drawings are natural size, and were done 
by Miss M. Smith from the originals, except Fig. 5, which was taken from a sketch 
made by myself. 
