| [ 1034 J. ; 
} ~CrINUM AMERICANUM (8). FEW-FLOWERED 
| West-Inpian CRINUM, | 
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Cla/s and Order. 
HeEXxANDRIA MonoGyYNIA,. 
Generic Charafer. 
Spatha bivalvis. Cor. fupera hypocrateriformis, deorfum 
tubulofa; limbus fexpartitus, regulariter et recurvatim radians. 
Stam. tubum decurrentia, inde ereéto-divaricantia, fubaffur- 
gentia, Sty/us longus, gracilis. Stigma aut leviflime trifidum — 
aut cufpis continua, inconfpicua. Cap/. membranacea, fub- 
{pheerica, tripulvinato-trigona. Sem, aut numer “a, biferialia, 
congefta, angulofo-compreffa, alata, aut carnofo-baccata, fin- 
gulum occupans fuum loculum vel totam capfulam, cujus re- 
fpondet cavitati. G. 
Oss. Vix nif limbi magis regulari expanfione ab AMARYLLIDIBUS 
_— tubulefis (pr éfertim ab ornata) difcrepans. Vid. fupra No. 923*. Inflor. 
_— -umbellata ramentis JSpathaceis interftinfta. Modo bulbus, terra infidens, adeo 
_— Maltum promittit fuas tunicas, ut eum fere caudicem vel flipitem diceretis. Folia 
Safciculatim ambtentia, erecto-divergentia, lanceolata, deorfum in petioles 
alates, canaliculato-convolutos, carnofo-incraffatos et per laminam coftatim 
Productos (quo fenfim deliquefcunt) anguftata. Corolle laciniea alterne mu- 
érone intror{um uncinatim appendiculato terminate, Collinet HAMANTHUM 
Per gufdem multiflorum. Foret PANCRATIUM quando non caruiffet iftius 
age corona. Buxipine Gaertn. cujus CRINUM AGAPANTHUS 
Specific CharaGer and Synonyms. 
CRINUM americanum (umbella pauct-multifiora) foliis oblongo- 
lanceolatis, ftriatulis ; floribus feffilibus, tubo limbo 
fublongiore ; laciniis lanceolatis, planiufculis, fub- 
-° undatis, recurvulis. G. 
CRINUM Americanum. L’Herit. Sert. Angl. 8. Sp. P 1. 419. 
7 Hort. Kew. 1. 413. Willd. Sp. Pl. 2. 46. 
CRINUM. Hort. Cliff. 127. Hort. Upf. 76. Mill, Didt. n. 3. 
LILIO-ASPHO DELUS americanus fempervirens minor 
| albus, Commel, Pl, Rar. 15. tab. 15. ac 
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