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Crinum — continued. 



1887, 55, under name of Brwuvigia Massaiana.) This " is no 

 doubt a Crinum, nearly allied to C. Kirkii " (J. G. Baker). 



C. moluccanum (Moluccas). A sHght variety of C. latifolium. 



C. Moorei Schmidtii (Schmidt's). A form with pure white 

 flowers. 8yn. C\ Schmidtii (B. G. 1072). 



C- natalense (Natal). A i2:arden synonym of C. Moorei. 



C. plicatum (folded). A form of C. asiaticum. 



C. Powellii (Howell's).* /. about eight in an umbel ; perianth tube 

 greenish, curved, Sin, long, the segments reddish, oblanceolate, 

 acute, 4in. long, lin. broad; stamens much shorter than the 

 perianth segments; peduncle compressed, glaucous, 2ft. long. 

 I. about twenty, spreading, ensiform, acuminate, bright green, 

 3ft. to 4ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad low down. Bulb globose, 

 with a short neck. A garden hybrid between C. longifolium and 

 C. Moorei, Hardy in the South of England. 



C. pratense (meadow-loving). fl. six to twelve in an umbel ; 

 perianth tube greenish, 3in. to 4iu. long, at first curved, the seg- 

 ments white, lanceolate, nearly or quite as long as the tube, Jin. 

 broad ; filaments bright red, rather shorter than the segments ; 

 pedicels none or very short ; peduncle lateral, 1ft. or more in 

 length. June. /. six to eight to a bulb, linear, sub-erect, l^ft. to 

 2ft. long. l^in. to 2in. broad, narrowed to the point, channeled 

 on the face. Bulb ovoid, 4in. to 5in. in diameter, with a short 

 neck. India. 1872. 



C« p. elegans (elegant). /., perianth tube liu. shorter than the 

 segments; peduncle decumbent. Bulb with a longer neck than 

 in the type. Syn. C. elegans (B. M. 259^). 



C. procerum (tall). A form of C miaticum. 



C. Sanderlanum (Sander's), fl. sessile, borne in umbels of three 

 or four together ; perianth segments white, with a broad, con- 

 spicuous band of reddish-crimson down the centre, lanceolate, 

 spreading-recurved. I. ensiform, Ift. to lAft. long. Bulb globose, 

 2in, in diameter. Sierra Leone, 1881. A beautiful plant. (F. & P. 

 1884, p. 1£6.) 



C, Schmidtii (Schmidt's). A form of C. MooreL 



C, siulcum (Chinese). A form of C. asiaficnm. 



C. speciosum (showy). A slight variety of C. latifolium, 



C. splrale (spiral). A synonym of Carpolyza spiralis (which 



see^ on p. 27^, Vol. I.). 



C. strictniai (straight). /. about four in an umbel ; perianth 

 tube pale green, sub-erect, about Sin. long, the segments white, 

 lanceolate, 3in. to 4in. long, iin. broad; filaments red, lin. 

 shorter than the segments ; pedicels none or very short ; peduncle 

 green, twice as long as the leaves. September. I. lorate, pale 

 green, sub-erect, 1ft. long, 2in. to 2^in, broad. Bulb small, 

 ovoid, without any distinct neck. Origin unknown. (B. M, 2635.) 



C. sumatranum (Sumatra), fl, ten to twenty in an umbel ; 

 perianth tube greenish, erect, 5in. to 4in. long, the segments 

 not tinged red outside, linear, as long as the tube ; filaments 

 bright red, much shorter than the segments ; pedicels very 

 stiort; ppduncle much shorter than the leaves. July. fr. as 

 large as a man's fist, one to tliree-seeded. ;. ensiform, sub-erect, 

 Sin. to 4iu. broad, gradually na^-rowed to a point, firm. dark[ 

 dull green, the edges serrulated. Bulb ovoid, as large as in 

 C. asiaticum, Sumatra. (B. R. 1049.) 



C- undulatum (wavy), fl. four in an umbel; perianth tube 

 greeuish, 7in. to Bin. long, curved before the flower expands, 

 the segments not purple outside, lanceolate, undulated, erecto- 

 patent, 3in. long; filaments bright red, 2in. long; pedicels none 

 or very short ; peduncle 1ft. long. November. I. dark green, 

 ensiform, firm, sub-erect, l^ft. long, lin. broad. Bulb small, 

 ovoid, with a long neck. North Brazil. (H. E. h\ 200.) 



C. vanillodorum (Vanilla-scented). A synonym of C. giganteum. 



C, variabile (variable), fl. ten to twelve in an umbel ; perianth 

 tube greenish, curved, l^in. to 2in. long, the segments flushed 

 red down the back, oblong, acute, 2^\t\. to 5^in. long; filaments 

 red, lin. shorter than the segments; pedicels ^in. to lin. long; 

 peduncle erect, compressed, 1ft. to l^ft. long. April. L ten 

 to twelve to a bulb, linear, green, weak, l^ft. to 2fu long, 2in. 

 broad. Bulb ovoid. Sin. to Ain. in diameter, with a short neck 

 Cape Colony. Syn. C. v, roseum (B. U. 1844, 9), Amaryllis 

 revoluta rohuMor(B. R. 615). 



C. V. roseum (rosy). A synonym of C. variaUle. 



C, yuccseflorum (Yucca-flowered). /. one or two in an umbel, 

 sessile ; perianth tube greenish, curved, 4in. to Sin. long, the 

 lunb horizontal, 3in. to 4iii. long, the segments oblong, acute, 

 connivent, banded red on the back ; filaments lin. shorter than 

 the segments ; peduncle slender, 1ft. Irmg. June. k ten to 

 twelve to a bulb, multifarious, linear, firm, 1ft. to lAft. long. 

 7^^^^^ o"' ^'■oa*^' Bulb sniali, globose, purplish. Sierra Leone, 

 1785. SVNS. a Brous^onetii (B. M. 2121 ; L. B. C. 668), C. yuccc^- 

 otdes, AmarylliH spectabiUg (A, B. R. 390). 



C. yucc^oides (Yucca-like). A synonym of C. yuecceflorum. 



C. zeylanlcum rednctum (reduced), fl, about four in an 

 unibel, sessile ; perianth white, with a red, central stripe on each 

 segment; scape lateral, less than 1ft. long. /. ensiform, spread- 

 }"^' . .T. ^-^^^' *""^» ^i'"' *o !?""■ broad, gradually narrowed 



: irom middle to anex. thP. PdoP« nnt niHat^a Van-ziKar u 



CROCUS. The information here given is based upon 

 Mr. George Maw's magnificent " Monograph of the Genus 

 Crocus" published in 1886. By the assistance of the 

 following "key" to the grouping of the Crocuses in culti- 

 vation, the name of any species may be the more readily 

 determined. The number of species described by Mr. 

 Maw is sixty-seven: of these about seventeen are lost to 

 cultivation, or await introduction to this country, C, 

 aerius, C. ancyrensis^ C. Fleisclieri^ C nevadensis, and 

 C. ocJiTolevcus require a cold frame to bring- them to 

 perfection. 



Division I* Involucrati, 



Species with a basal spathe springing at the base of the scape from 



the summit of the corm. 



Section I. Fibro-membrana.cei, 



With a corm-tunic of membranous tissue, or of membranous tissue 



interspersed with nearly parallel fibres. 



AUTUMN-FT.owERiNa. ostuHcus, Cajyibessedesii, Ch(sti, iridi- 

 Jlorus^ karduchorufii, nudiflorus^ ochrol'ucusj Salzmanniy Sckaro- 

 jani^ vallicola, zonatns. 



SpRiNG-FLOWEKiNG. Imperati, Malyif minimus^ suaveolens^ versi- 

 color. 



Section II. Reticulati, 



With a corm-tunic of distinctly reticulated fibres. 



Spring-FLOWeking. hanaticuSt corsicus, etrvscusj Tommasinianus, 



vemus. 

 Autumn-flowering, hadriaticus, longifloruSy medium, satious. 



Division II. Nudiflorl, 



Species without a basal spathe. 



Section L Reticulati, 

 With a corm-tunic of distinctly reticulated fibres. 



AuTUMN-FLOWERrNG. cancellatus. 



Spring-flowering, ancyrertsis, carpetanus, dalmaticus, gar- 

 garicus^ reticulatus^ Steberii siisianus. 



Section II. Fibro-membranacei, 



With a corm-tunic of membranous tissue, or of membranous tissue 



interspersed with nearly parallel fibres. 



Spring-flowering. Lilac or White ; alatavicu8, hgemalis, 



nevadensis. 



Autumn- FLOWERLNG. Lilac or White. Borgi,lcevigatiis, Toume- 



J'ortii, 

 Spring-FlOt-vering. aureus, Balansce, Biliottii^ Korolkowi, Olivieri, 



Suterianus, viteiUtitiB. 



Section IIL Annulate 



Basal tunic of corm separating into annuli. 



Spring FLOWERING, aerius, hiflorus^ chrysanthus, Danfordice, 

 Autumn-flowering. pulchelluSj speciosug. 



Section IV. Intertextl 



With a corm-tunic of stranded or platted fibres. 

 Spring-flowering. FhischerL 



Adami 



A variety of C, Hflorus. 



apex, the edges not ciliated. Zanzibar, 1884. 





A'ol. IV. 



C. aerius (aerial). /., perianth tube pale lilac, 2in. long; seg- 

 ments bright lilac, obovate or oblong, obtuse, lin. to l^in. long ; 

 throat bright yellow : proper spathe of two lanceolate, hyaline 

 valves. Spring. I. but little developed at the fiowering season, 

 narrow-linear, with revolute margins and a distinct white rib 

 down the face ; basal spathe none. Corm globose, Jin. to fin. in 

 diameter, the tunics brown. Asia Minor, 1885. (B, M. 6852b; 

 M. C. 58.) 



C. algeriensis (Algeria). A synonym of C. nevadensis, 



C. ancyrensis (Angora), fl., perianth tube orange or purple, 

 about Sin. long; throat unbearded ; segments rich orange, ovate- 

 lanceolate, 3in. to lin. long, ^in. broad. Spring. I, three or four, 

 produced to 1ft. in length, glabrous, i^in. oroad ; sheathing 

 ones about four, ^in. to 3in. long. Corm pyriform, tin. broad, 

 lin. high. Angora, 1879. (M. C. 38.) 



F 



C, asturicus (Asturiaa). fl., perianth tube 4in. to 5in. long; 

 throat violet, bearded ; segments violet or purple, with a few 

 darker lines towards the base, very variable, rarely white. IJin. 

 to l|in, long, iin. to iin. broad. September to November. 

 L four or five, about 1ft long, i^^in. broad, glabrous ; sheathing 

 ones four or five, ^tn. to 2^ in. long. Corm iin. to gin. broad, ^in. 

 to §in. high. Asturias and Sierra de Guadarrama. North Spain. 



(M. C. 7.) 

 C, atlanticns (Atlantic). A synonym of C. iiemdensis. 



C. Balansse (Balansa's). /., perianth tube 2in. to 2iin. long; 

 throat glabrous ; segments orange, IJin. long, iin. to iin. broad, 

 the outer surface of the outer ones feathered bronze or evenly 



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