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Plate 59] ALLIUM 175<br />
Allium rubellum,<br />
M.Bieb.<br />
(Bubelbim means reddish.)<br />
Bulb solitary, egg-shaped-oblong, small, outer coats streaked,<br />
inner membranous. Leaves 4-6 in. long, longer than the<br />
flowering stems, filiform, narrow, half-round or flattish ;<br />
sheaths elongate. Flower-heads f-1 in. diameter, almost<br />
globose. Flower-stalks much longer than the very small,<br />
bell-shaped, rosy flowers. Perianth- segments pink, S-G in-*<br />
twice as long as the stamens, oblong or elliptic-oblong, longpointed.<br />
Filaments included, united at the very base, linearlance-shaped,<br />
simple from a broad wedge-shaped base, inner<br />
broadest. Style short.<br />
Locality. Up to 8,000 ft.<br />
Distribution. W. Himalaya, from Kashmir to Kumaon,<br />
Punjab, westward to the Ural and Caucasus, Siberia.<br />
Allium Schoenoprasum, Linn. Chives.<br />
Bulbs narrow, small, tufted. Stem 6-15 in., leafless, or<br />
there may be 1 leaf. Leaves hollow, rounded, grooved or<br />
flattened above, awl-like, straight, smooth-ribbed, with barren<br />
bulbs, 4-6 in. long. Flowering stems slender or stout, hollow,<br />
as long as the leaves. Flowers light purple or pink, small<br />
and many in a globular head, without bulbs. Spathes 2,<br />
egg-shaped, pointed, as long as the flowers. Stamens<br />
united below, included, about \ the length of the lance-shaped,<br />
bell-shaped, perianth-segments.<br />
Locality. Between 8,000 and 11,000 ft.<br />
Distribution. W. Himalaya, from Kashmir to Kumaon,<br />
westwards to Europe, N. America.<br />
Allium Semonovii,<br />
Eegel.<br />
Bulbs tufted, cylindric, not seated on a rootstock ;<br />
scales<br />
membranous. Leaves 2-3, stout, about as long as the<br />
flowering stem, hollow, J-4 in. diameter, sharp-pointed.<br />
Sheaths very long. Flower-heads li in. diameter, almost<br />
globose, dense-flowered. Spathes persistent. Flowers pale<br />
yellow, bell-shaped ;<br />
stalk shorter than the flowers. Perianth<br />
6-parted. Segments i-f in. long, oblong-lance-shaped, longpointed.<br />
Stamens 6, at the base of the segments ; filaments<br />
included. Ovary 3-angled, 3-celled. Style straight. Capsule<br />
3-valved, seeds 1 or 2 in each cell, black.<br />
Locality hi elevations of 8,000-14,000 ft.<br />
Distribution. From Kashmir to Garhwal, Alatau and<br />
Thian Shan Mts.
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