Cyrtanthus. } AMARYLLIDEZ (Baker). 219 
Leaves about an inch broad : 
Perianth 2-2} in. long ag Sie ve -» (2) carneus, 
Perianth 14-14 in. long a Ae ee ww. (3) Elliotii. 
Leaves 4—# in. broad & ack at a A ee 
Subgenus Monzrua. Leaves linear, ;-} in. broad. Flowers many in an 
umbel, usually pendulous. 
Flowers red : 
Perianth 3-1} in. long: 
Segments nearly as long asthe tube ... +» (5) brachyscyphus. 
Segments short ... oe oe oe « (6) parvifiorus. 
Perianth usually 14, rarely 2, in. long: 
Perianth-tube very slender in the lower half: 
Leaves straight ... Ss wat .. (7) collinus, 
Leaves spirally twisted ... waa ... (8) spiralis. 
Perianth-tube not so slender in the lower half: 
Perianth-segments 4 as long as the tube: 
Flowers drooping ep fe, « (9) pallidus. 
Flowers suberect ah ws ave (10) -reetiflorus. 
Perianth-segments about } as long as the 
tube: 
Perianth-tube about an inch long ... (11) Macowani. 
Perianth-tube 14 in. long... «. (12) OBrieni. 
Perianth usually 2, rarely 3, in. long: 
Perianth-segments linear-oblong; tube 4 in. 
diam. at its throat... Aes ge «.» (18) odorus. 
Perianth-segments oblong ; tube }—} in. diam. 
at its throat : : 
.Perianth-segments spreading ; 
Flowers bright red oi a ipa ... (14). angustifolius. 
Flowers red striped with yellow ... (15) striatus. 
Perianth-segments connivent _... «. (16) Tuckii. 
Flowers yellow... sss reat yeu er lutescens, 
Flowers white ies cae sk sil ve ... (18) Mackenii, 
Subgenus GasrRoNEMA. Flowers 1 or few in an umbel, erect or slightly 
Gonrred, Perianth-tube more dilated in the upper half, with a throat 4-1 in. 
iam. 
Flowers white, with 6 red or green stripes: 
Leaves linear : 
Perianth 14-2 in. long: 
Leaves straight =... aay i ... (19) uniflorus. 
Leaves spirally twisted ... sae .. (20) helictus. 
Perianth 3-4 in. long: 
Segments } in, long ine oe .. (21) vittatus. 
Segments 1 in. long os aa .. (22) smithianus, 
Flowers bright red : “Wits 
Leaves lanceolate, petioled ... ist as --. (23) sanguineus. 
Leaves linear ... —... so wt. on ey One, 
1. C. obliquus (Ait. Hort. Kew. i. 414); bulb ovoid, 3-4 in. 
diam.; tunics brown, membranous ; leaves 10-12, erect-faleate, 
produced after the flowers, distichous, lorate, obtuse, 372 ft. lo 
1-2 in. broad, twisted, glaucous, with a smooth reddish margin ; 
peduncle subterete, mottled, 1-2 ft. long, }-$in. diam. ; flowers 6-12 
in an umbel, very drooping, inodorous ; pedicels 3-1 in. long ; 
spathe-valves 4, lanceolate, reflexing ; perianth curved, 2-3 in. long, 
yellow at the base, bright red upwards tipped with green ; tube 
twice as long as the segments, dilated gradually to a throat }—} in. 
diam. ; segments oblong, much imbricated, $-1 in. long, 3-4 in, 
