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3. Allium Wallichii, Kunth ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 341. Bulbs 
small, clustered. Stem-base clothed with leaf-sheaths. Leaves 
4-6, narrowly sword-shaped, 2-3 ft. Xj-f in. Scapes 1-24 ft., 
robust, acutely 3-angled. Umbel 2-3 in. diam. ; stalks 1-1J in. 
Perianth rotate, purple ; segments \ in. long, ultimately reflexed. 
Stamens shorter than the segments. 
Huttoo ; July, August. — Temperate Himalaya. — Turkestan. 
4. Allium Govanianum, Wall. ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 344/ Bulbs 
clustered. Stem-base clothed with leaf -sheaths. Leaves many, 
narrow, 6x4 in., flat, obtuse. Scapes 4-12 in., acutely angled. 
Umbel 1-1 4 in. diam. ; stalks \ in. Perianth rotate, white ; 
segments 4 in. long, ultimately reflexed. Stamens much shorter 
than the segments. 
The Chor and perhaps Huttoo ; June. — Temperate Himalaya, 8000-12,000 ft 
7. DIPCADI. Derivation unexplained.— South Europe, Africa, 
Western Asia. 
Dipcadi hydsurieum, Baker ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 347. A glabrous, 
bulbous herb. Leaves 3-4, radical, narrow, 6-12 in. Scapes 1-2 
ft., erect. Flowers many, bracteate, rather distant, racemose. 
Perianth J in. long, nearly cylindrical, white, green-ribbed ; 
segments 6, in 2 series, the outer 3 -parted, reflexed, the inner 
erect, less deeply divided, tips diverging. Stamens 6, attached 
to the middle of and shorter than the segments. Ovary shortly 
stalked, oblong, 3-celled ; style straight, thick, 3-grooved ; ovules 
many in each cell. Capsule about \ in., 3-angled, 3-valved ; 
seeds many, black. 
Simla, on grassy slopes below 5000 ft. ; July. — Western Himalaya. — Punjab. 
8. URGINEA. From the Latin urgere, to squeeze, referring to 
the flattened seeds. — S. Europe, Africa, W. Asia. 
Urginea indiea, Kunth ; FI. Br. Ind. vi. 347. A glabrous herb. 
Bulb | in. diam. or more. Leaves radical 6-18x4 in* Scapes 
12-18 in., erect ; bracts soon disappearing ; stalks 1— 14 in., slender. 
Flowers appearing before the leaves, drooping or spreading, 
distant in a terminal raceme 6-12 in. long. Perianth 4 in. long, 
bell-shaped, 6-parted ; segments white, with 3 green ribs in the 
centre, tip rounded. Stamens 6, at the base of the segments and 
shorter. Ovary 3-celled, 3-grooved ; style shorter than the ovary, 
straight, tapering downwards ; ovules several in each cell. Capsule 
4-f in., oblong, 3-valved ; seeds many, flat, black. 
Simla, below 5000 ft., Subathoo ; May. — W. Himalaya. — Deccan. — Burmah, 
Tropical Africa. 
9. LILIUM. Derivation variously explained ; perhaps from 
the Greek leirion , a lily. — N. temperate regions. 
