AN ENCYCLOP/EDIA OF HORTICULTURE. 
Crinum—continued. = 
brachyne short-filamented fifteen to twenty in an 
umbel ; рени И ре green, іп. ^s ljin. long ; limb pure white, 
2in. long, with oblanceolate obtuse segments; scape lft. long, 
little compressed. May. E lorate, devel after the flowers, 
n. 
to broad. B ovoid, 24in. to Зіп. 
la disset. - RR Presldoney, 1840. Stove. (B. M. 6937.) 
с. 
slightly fragran 
racteate ten to twenty in an umbel, 
t үсе РЕА... with green, 2hin. to 3in. 
long ; segments linear, about as аз the tube ; scape about 
lft. long, much compressed, July. t six to eight, lft. to lift. 
long, Зіп. to 4in, broad. Bulb ovoid ; neck short. Seychelles and 
Mauritius, 1810. Stove. (B. R. 179.) 
С. caffrum (Caffre). А synonym of C, campanulatum. 
ILshaped) Л. five to six in an umbel; 
gh 1 to 2in. mod 0084 ljin. to 2їп. long ; et 
ments t le, oblong, obtuse ; ponies slender, 1 
Jong. à 3h. to ft. long, jin. to lin. broad. Bulb ovoid. 
i. 
Cape Colony. Stove. Syns. C. aquaticum and C. caffrum, 
(B. M. 2352.) 
C. canaliculatum (channelled). А synonym of C. peduncu. 
latum. 
pense (Cape Colony).* /f. six to twelve inan umbel; perianth 
B Sin. to ine eee ч about as long as the tube; ents 
oblong-acute, flushed with red on the back ; Scape about 1 t. Jong. 
Summer. l. about twelve, outer ones spreading, lorate, acuminate, 
2ft. to 3ft. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, glaucous ; inner ones narrower, 
Bulb 3in. to 4in. in diameter. Cape of Good Hope, 1752. w^ p 
under the name of Amaryllis longifolia in B. M. 661.) Of this 
very fine hardy perennial, there are numerous varieties and 
hybrids. 
C. Careyanum (Carey’s).* fi. four to six in an umbel; perianth 
tube 3in. to 4in. loud: Nim? horizontal, 3in. to 4in. long, with 
oblong-lanceolate segments, tinged with red towards the centre ; 
scape lft. long, little compressed. Autumn. ht to ten, 
lorate, 1%. to 2ft, long, 2in. to 3in. broad. Bulb obose, 3in. 
to din. a short. Mauritius and Seychelles, 1821, 
Stove. (B. M. 2466.) 
С. cruentum (bloody-flowered) (fl. five to seven in an umbel, 
sub-sessile ; tube straight, Тїп. to Sin. long ; perianth segments 
Sin. are linear, bright red ; green, ancipitous, 2ft. long, 
= „low down. Summer. ? lorate, 3ft. to 4ft. long, 2in. 
broad. Bulbs ee дм Mexico, 1810. Stove. (B. 171.) 
C. Loddigesianum is believed to be identical with this species. 
C. defixum (bent down Л. six to sixteen in an umbel ; perianth 
or red-tinted, 24in. to 3in. ; segments linear ; 
scape lft. to lift. long. October. iL six to t, linear, 2ft. to 
Sft. long, about lin. broad. Bulb 2in. to Zin, in diameter. India, 
1810. Stove. XB. M. 2208.) C. ensifolium (B. M. 2301) is probably 
a variety of this. 
С. erubescens (erubescent). Д, four to in an umbel; 
кол tube 5in. to 6in. long; segments f as long, linear- 
late, tinted claret-purple on the outside; scape lift. to 
2ft. long. Summer. i. numerous, lorate, 2ft. to 3ft. long, to 
2jin. broad. Bulb ovoid; neck short. Tropical America, 1780. 
5 (В. M. 1232.) Several varieties of t species have been 
escribed, 
C. Forbesianum (Forbes's). Л. thirty to forty in an umbel, 
slightly scented; perianth tube Zin. long; limb funnel-shaped, 
Ain. to 4jin. long ; segments oblanceolate-oblong, white, reddish 
outside; peduncle hardly 1%. long, stout. October. {. ten to 
twelve to a rosette, име, э: = S M , din. to eer broad ; 
briated, ovoi to Bin. in diameter, Delagoa 
(B. M. 6545.) 
) Л. about six in am umbel, with a 
: | By ута perianth tube 4in. to бїп. long; 
- limb campanulate, Zin, sin. long, pure white; segments oblong- 
obtuse, much imbricated ; e 2ft. to 3ft. long, com 
Sim. te Gin" оте, 2. to St long, Sin. to din. broad. Bulb 
(BB o - West Tropical Africa, 1792. Stove. 
C. Kirkii (Kirk’s).* 7. twelve to fifteen in an umbel; perianth 
tal, біп. long; segments 
down the back ; péduncles sometimes more than one to a bulb, 
lft. to 14ft. long, ancipitous. September, 1, lorate, acuminate, 
Sift. to 4ft. long, іл. to 4jin. broad; margin crisped, white, 
Bulb Pa біп. to 8in. in diameter. 
-) 
€. latifolium (broad-leaved). Л. ten to twenty in an umbel; 
Perianth tube greenish, Zin. to din. long; limb horizontal, about 
аз long as the tube; segments oblong-lanceolate, faintly tinged 
With red in the centre on both sides, reflexing at tip; peduncles 
D ГА мейш, ком, ng " Sft. long, 
. uib sub-globose. India, . Stove, 
©. E m) с. о B. 2. 573) | rear ug n Би. 2292), 
Я , аге considered Е. er to be 
mere varieties of this species, н * 
irent tae Bin Gong tower six to eight in an umbel: 
_ Derianth tube 3in. to feng lub tac ib in an as the 
"be; segments oblong, flushed with pink in the centre ; Since 
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Crinum—continued, 
lift. to 2ft. long. Summer, 1, lorate, 4ft. to 5ft. long, 2in. broad. 
Bulb ovoid, 3in. to 4in. in diameter, C of Get Hope, 1816, 
Greenhouse, or nearly hardy. See Fig. (B. R. 303.) 
n 
nd 
ae ч 
Fic. 546, Crinum LONGIFLORUM, showing Habit and 
с. longifolium ong-leaved six to twelve in an umbel; 
perianth tube Nen. ч, Sin. A É кы ; segments lanceolate, 
ascending, white, neariy as as t eve Pod rend 
in dismoter. оре. Цао, Gy 
(B. M. їз а form of this zl 
species. З «Фла. А » 
C. Macowanl (MacOwan’s).* ten fifteen in an umWel; 
perianth tube ams Sin. s jin. 1 а oblong, oketan 
H ts 
acute, as long as the tube, lin. to 1jin. trond. w with a 
pur- 
Neb tinge; peduncles sometimes more than one, 2ft. to 3%. 7 
ovember. 4. twelve to fifteen, rosulate, ‚ lorate, f 
4 
E 
E 
3 
3 
LJ 
ng, 
to 3ft. long, Sin. to 4in. broad. Bulb 9in. to 10їп. in diameter. 
Natal, 1874. Greenhouse, or nearly hardy, (B. M. 6381.) 
C. Makoyanum (Makoy’s). A synonym of C. Moorei. 
С. Moorei (Moore's).* И, six to ten in an umbel; perianth tube 
greenish, n. to біп, AL limb ASIA long as the 
Wt segments oblong-acute, faintly flushed with red; peduncles 
lift. to Zit. long. Spring or autumn. LL twelve to fifteen, а 
ing, lorate, 2%. to 3ft. long, Zin. to 4in. broad. Bulb ovoid, біп, in 
meter. Natal, 1874. Greenhouse. SYN С. ornatum and 
C. Makoyanum. (B. M. 6113.) 
C. ornatum (ornamented). A synonym of C. Moorei. 
C. pedunculatum (pedunculate). 
umbel; perianth tube greenish, 2Jin. to біл. 
linear, spreading horizontally ; scape 
Summer. 1, twenty, lorate, 3ft. to 4ft. long, 
Bulb about 4in. in diameter. Eastern 
house. SYNS. C. australe and C. canaliculatum. 
c. umbel; t 
podophyltum (foot-leaved), jt. tuo ш ШШШ : 
is 
spathulate, acute, less than lin. broad, white; w^ 
n. ong. November. Z five to d 
liin. to 2їп, broad at the middle. Bulb si 
bar, 1879. Stove, (B. M. 6483.) Mos s 
C. Purpurascens (purplish).* Л. five to nine A n 
Се tube біп. to біп. long; segments 1 side seape ‘ hardly 
ong, spreading, tinted red on the ‘linear, lift. to 
lft. long, sub-terete, Summer. Ё abo И about ui i 
t. long, lin. broad, undulated. Bulb ovoid Stove. (B. M. 
— Fernando Po and Old Calabar, pue ee 
C. scabrum (rough umbe 
tube greene, rr к^ 
oblong-acute, lin. broad, 
poA id, pu to mar. Af 
in. : form 
(B. M. 2180) С. — esa е 1 
ТД twenty in an umbel, very 
NM mS eges 3 or red-tinted. ELS 
long; limb horízontal, a the same са oy on! to 
broad, with a broad band. x to ten, lorate, 2ft. to 3ft. long, Sin. 
. long. b Ne n diame i 
to 4in. Teosi * 1 = > ‚= 
Stove. erbertianum, (B. M. in. 
i l Syn. С. Herbertianum, $ 
e в ч, under name of Amaryllis ornata.) 
CRIOCERIS ASPARAGI. Se Asparagus 
е > Tert 
