ALLIUM

(Lat.), n. n. A2l(a8l)/li2-u8m(u4m), Perhaps allied to 4Adas, a sausage; or to Celtic, all,hot, Fr., ail. Ger., Lauch. It., aglio. Sp.,ajo. Garlic. 1. A genus of bulbiferous liliaceous plants belonging to the tribe Asphodelcæ, having white or rose-colored flowers, disposed in umbels and provided with straight stamens. 2. In the U.S. Ph., the bulb of A. sativum (q. v.)—Acetum allii, Fr., vinaigre Pail, oxéolé d'ail. It.,acetodi aglio, Sp.,vinagre de ajo. Syn.: all i at rum. A preparation consisting of 1 part of sliced garlic (bulb of À. sativum) infused in 9 parts [Ph. Wurzb. (1796)], or 12 parts [Ph. Sax. (1837)] of strong vinegar. [L, 8.]—Acetum allii compos i tum. See AcETUM anti sept i cum.—ANlil bulb us [Greek Ph.]. The bulb of A. sativum., 95.J—A. acutangulum ESchrader. A European species closely related to A. fallax. [B, 64.)—A. aginum. The A. ophioscorodon. [L, 104.J—A. albescens. See A. ampeloprasum,—A. alpinum. the major list.—A. altaicum [Pallas]. Fr., ail renflé. Syn. re ventricosa [Bernhardi]. A variety of A. fistulosum. [B, 173.]—A. ampeloprasum [Linnæus]. Fr., ail ampéloprase (ou d'orient), poireau d’été. Ger., Sommerlauch. Syn.: erin ampeloprasum. A European species flower- O, no; 0%, not; 03, whole; Th thin; Th?, the; U, like oo in too; U3, blue; U%, lull; U4, full; US, urn; US, like ü (German). ing in July and August, distinguished by its purplish flowers. It is related to A. porrum, and was formerly much esteemed as a diuretic, as an emmenagogue, and as an antidote to the bites of sernts. [B, 71, 200.J—A. anguinum [Matthioli]. The À. victor i ale. B, 173.]—À. angulosam. Fr. ail anguleux, ail de mulot. Syn.: Cepa angulosa |Bernhardi]. 1. Of Jacquin, the A. fallax. 2. Of Pollich, the A. acutangulum. [B, 64, 177.]—A. an gust i folium umbellatum album. See A, nigrun.—A. aren ail des sables. 1. Qf Linnœus, a variety of A. vine Smith, the A. scorodoprasum. {B: n, ascaloni nus). Lat., as cal on i a cep a [Pliny]. Fr., échalotte. lauch, Schalotte. It., scalogno, cipolla d'inverno. ‘Sp… chalote, escaluña. Shallot; a perennial species found in great abundance about the city of Ascalon, in Palestine, whence its epectig name. {thas an edible compound bulb like that'of garlic. [B, 19.]—A. ascendens. The 4. anipeloprasum. [B, 177.]—A. aureum [Lamarck]. The A, moly. [B,173.)—A. Bertolonii. The A. ompeloprasum. {B,177.]—A. bulbo compos i to. The A. sativum. |L, ieee can a dense [Kalm]. A North American species, dist in i shed by the umbels being capitate and bearing se ile bracteoite bulbs. The stamens and sepals are equal in length, It has been substituted for the common garlic and is equally useful. {B 34; L, 61.]—A. eapillare [Lamarck], The À. moschatum. |B, 173.]—A. car in a tum. Ger., Berglauch (ist def.). 1. Of Linnæus, a species found in Germany, Switzerland, and the Tyrol. 2. Of others, a variety of A. oleraceum. [B, 64.|—A. carneum [Tenor] The À! roseum. [B, 177.]—A. cep a. See the major list.—A. © nense [Don], A Chinese species. [B, 180.|—A. com pactum [Thuillier]. Fr., ait GA euae A variety of A. vineale. [B, Ta A, con trover sum [Schrader]. See A. ophioscorodon (2d def.). [B, 180.]—A. descend ens. 1. Of Linnæus, the À. sphærocephalum. 2 Of Koch, a variety of A. vineale. [B, 61.j—A. Dioscoridis [Sibthorp]. Ân undescribed species, made as an equivalent for the moly of Homer. [B, 180.J—A. fallax Won), À German species, allied to A. acutangulum. {B, 64.]—A. fistulosum [Linneus], Fr., ciboule, oignon d’hiver. Ger., Winterzwiebel, Rôhrenlauch. Rock onion, stone onion, Welsh onion; a species indigenous to Siberia and Ru ia, and cultivated in western Europe, where it is eaten. It has a long tapering root without a bulb, [B, 19.]—A. flexum, A. flexuosum. See À. car in a tum-(1st def.).—A. foliosum [Clarion]. The 4. schenoprasum. [B,173.J—A. gallicum [Mar cell us Empiric us]. ‘ 1. The Portulaca oleracea, or purslane. 2, The comfrey, or Symphytum of ficin ale. 200; L, 104.]—A. Gasparrinil. The A, ampeloprasum. [B, 177.]—A. illyricum. The A, roseum, [B, 177.]—A. lati folium. See the major list.—A. leptophyllum. Fr., ail leptophylle(ou à feuilles étroites). An East Indian species, the bulbs of which aré eaten and the dried leaves used as a condiment. [D, 92; a longum. The 4. victor i ale. [D, 92.]—A. lusitanieum [Lamarck]. Fr., ail de Portugal, ciboule de Saint Jacques. A species the leaves of which are made into salad, [B, 173,|—A. magicum [Curtis]. The A. nigrum, [B, 180.]—A. majale. The A. roseum, [B, 177.—A, moly [Linuæus]. Fr., ail moly, ail doré. ° Ger., goldgelber Lauch. Syn.: Cepa moly [Minch]. Garden garlic; a species, distinguished by its yellow flowers, believed by Linnaeus to be the moly of the ancients, which is now referred to A. nigrum. The A. moly grows in the south of France. re its seeds and rootlets are used as an aperient, and is cultivated in the United States. [B, 138, 173,|—A. montanum. See the major list—A. moschatum [Linnæus]. Fr., ail musqué. A species growing in the south of France, the bulbs of which are diuretic. [B, 173.J—A. multibulbosum [Jacquin]. See A. nigrum.—aA. multiflorum [Desfontaines]. The A. ampeloprasum. [B.177.|—A. nigrum [Linnæus]. It., cipollone, cipollaccio. Syn.: Moly homericum [Cæsalp in us] (seu album, seu moutanum, sen eee [Clusius}), Ornithogalum indicum. A European species allied to A. ursinum, with radical, non-fistular, lanceolate leaves and whitish flowers with spreading sepals. The moly of Theophrastus and of Dioscorides, which was recommended by the latter author to be applied as a pe ary for “relaxations of the uterus,” is usually identified with this species, although Linnæus identified it with his A, moly, and Sibthorp created for it a separate species, the A. Dioscoridis. [B, 64, 177, 180, 200.] — A. obliquum'[Linnæus|. Fr., ail ob- … Syn.: Ce obliqua {Monch}. An edinie Siberian species. [B, 173.|—A. odorum [Linnæus]. An edible European species. [B, 180.1—A. oleraceum [Linnæus]. Fr., ail des potages. Field garlic? a European species, used in cooking. The bulb is said to be diuretic. [D, 92; L, 63,J—A. ophioseorodon. 1/ Of Don, a species closely allied to A. sativum and peauaDS only a variety of the latter. The separate bulblets (cloves) of the bulb are more rounded than in À. sativum, 2 Of Link, a species distinguished from A, sativum by its non-compound bulb. 178.]—A. parviflorum [Thuillier]. The À. oleraceum. [D, 9.1—A. petiolatum [Lamarck], The À. ursinum, [B, 173.] —A, plantagiueum [Lamarck]. e A victor i ale. [B, 173.|—A. porrum [Linnœus]. Fr., porreau. Ger., Porree, Aschläuch, gemeiner Lauch. It., porro. Sp., ‘THE ALLIUM PORRUM. [A, 827.] puerro. The leek. A species having flat lanceolate leaves, tricuspidate stamens rather longer than the sepals, and a globous umbel of white flowers. The se yacwuindrical bulb is used in cooking, and has occasionally been employed medicinally asa stimulant. tB 34, %.|—A. pratense. A variety of A. vineale. [B, 173,]—A. ramosi imum [Jacquin]. The A. obliquum. [B, 173.]—A. redolex The Teucrim scordium. [L, 116.J—A. roseum [Linnæus]. Ger., Rosenlauch. It., aglietto, aglio salvatico. Sp., ajo de calebra. A species with rose-red flowers, cultivated in France. us 178; L, 80.) —A, rotundum [Linnæus]. A European species related to À. ampeloprasum. Abs 61.]—A. sativum. See the major list.—A: seal on i cum. e À. as cal on i cum. (L, 74.}—A. sehœnoprasum [A, 327.] !'I.înnœlls]. Fr., civette, ciboulette, fau e échalotte. Ger., Schnittlauch, Suppenlauch. It.,erba cipollina, Sp., cibollino francés, ajo morisco, Syn.: Cepa scheenoprasa [Mönch]. Chive or cive; a's pecies cultivated in Europe and the United States, with terete, filiform, fistulous leaves, purple flowers, and a small oval bulb. The leaves are used for seasoning food. [B, 19, 34.]—A. scorodoprasum [linneus}, Fr., rocambole, ail d'Espagne. Ger., Roggenbole, Rocamboll. Sp., ajo fino (6 pao: Syn.: Porrum scorodoprasum. Rocambole; a perennial European species closely resembling A. sativum, but with smaller bulblets and a more delicate flavor than the latter. It is the ophioscorodon of Dioscorides, and is sometimes confounded with the A. ophioscorodon. It is used for the same purposes as À. sativum. ‘[B, 115, 178, 180, 200.]—A. senescens [Linneous]. Ger., Narci entauch, A European species with leaves like those of the narci us. [L, 80.|—A. setaceum [Waldstein and Kitaibel]. The A. moschatum. [B, 178.1—A. sibiricum [Linnæus|. The A. roseum [B, 180], or the A. schæœnoprasum. {B, 178.]—A: spectabiie. The A. ampeloprasum. [B, 177.|—A. sphiwrocepha- Jum [Linnæus]. A German species. [B, 64, 180.]—A. staminibus tricuspid at is. The A. sativum. [L, 84.]—A. suaveolens [Jacguin. An Austrian species with bright purple flowers. [B, 178; „ 30.]—A. subhirsutum [Linnæus]|. A European species’ with linear ciliated leaves. According to some, the moly of Dioscorides. THE ALLIUM SCHŒNOPRASUM. [B, 71, 180.] —A, subrotundum. The A. ophioscorodon. [D.92.]— A. Tenorii eoengells The A, roseum. [B, 178,|—A. tuberosum. Fr., ail tubereux. A species cultivated in India. [D, 92.]— A. uligiuosum [Don]. An Asiatic species, used in China as a depurative of the blood, and given in urinary troubles, hæmorrhages, and spermatorrhcea. Locally it is applied as a remedy in tooth: ache. [L, es ursinum. See the major list.—A. victor i ale, A. victoria lis [Linnœus]. Fr., ail serpent in, faux nard, faux spicanard. Ger., Siegwurz, netzwurzeliger Lauch. It., aglio serpent i no, radice vittoriale Syn.: Cepa victoria lis, Victoria lis longa. A European species with a capitate umbel, flat elliptical non-fistular leaves, and a long rhizome along which the bulbs are disposed. The rhizome and bulbs were formerly regarded as prophylactic against wounds, accident, and enchantment, and were also used to relieve abdominal pain in pregnant women; and the emanations from the plant were believed by the miners of Silesia and Bohemia to counteract the effect of the noxious vapors rising from the mines. [B, 49, 71,173; L, 84.|—A. vineale [Linnæus]. Fr.. ail des vignes. Ger., We in bergs lauch. Crow garlic; a European species which has become naturalized in the United States. It gives a disagreeable odor to the milk and butter of the cows feeding upon it, and to wheat with which it becomes mixed by growing in the same field. [B, 34, 138; D, 9.]—A. vulgare. See the major list. — Bulbus allii [Belg! Ph., Swed. Ph.], Radix allii. The bulb of A. sativum (q. v. Syrupus allii [U. S. Ph.], Syrupus de allio. Fr., sirop dail. Ger., noblawehsyrup, It, sciroppo di aglio. Sp.,jarabe de ajo. A preparation made by macerating 15 parts of garlie in 25 parts of dilute acetic acid for 4 days, adding 15 patie of dilute acetic acid, ee and filtering until 40 parts of filtrate are obtained, and adding 60 parts of sugar. A similar preparation, made by infusing 1 part of garlic in 2 parts of boiling water, and adding 2 of sugar, was formerly official in various continental pharmacopceias. [L, By