ALLIUM. Widespread, Northern Hemisphere. In addition to such food plants as the onion, garlic and chives, the alliums include many fine ornamental bulbs for border, rock garden and container culture. A few are evergreen; most are deciduous at some time of the year. Most have narrowly strap shaped to cylindrical basal leaves during the growing season, and all display small 6-parted blossoms in umbrella-like clusters (sometimes contracted into spherical heads atop naked flowering stalks). Sun, reasonably well drained soil, moderate watering. The following should be hardy to 10^oF. or less.

senescens glaucum. An odd little plant with many cylindrical bulbs radiating like spokes at ground level. The bluish green 4-8" leaves are flattened and strangely twisted. Round clusters of lavender pink blossoms appear in summer on 6" stems. This species is not summer dormant and should never be dried out completely. Hardy to 0^oF or below.