CRINUM 



THE BULB BOOK 



CRINUM 



There are several geographical 

 varieties of this species, the most 

 distinct being: — declinatiim, from 

 Silhet, having a longer perianth-tube 

 and limb, the latter tinted Avith red 

 (Jht. Mag. t. 2231). C. sinimm, 

 from China, with wavy leaves about 

 5 ins. broad, peduncles 3 ft. long, and 

 longer tube and segments. C. jn-o- 

 cerum, from Rangoon, has leaves 5 

 ft. long and 6 ins. broad, the perianth- 

 tube and limb each 5 ins. long, the 

 latter tinted with red {Bot. Mag. t. 

 2G81). (J. aiwmalvm (C. pZzca^?/m), 

 from China, has the " leaves expanded 

 suddenly at some distance above the 

 base into a broad, membranous, pli- 

 cate, variegated wing" (Jjot. Mag. 

 t. 2908), C. japanimm, from Japan, 

 has leaves firmer in texture, 2 to 2i 

 ins. broad, with longer pedicels, and 

 perianth-tube 2 to 2i ins. long. 



C. augustum. — This species in- 

 habits the marshes and stream-sides 

 in Mauritius and the Seychelles, and 

 was once considered to be a variety 

 of C amahile. It has a regular 

 conical bulb 6 ins. in diameter, and 

 sometimes a foot long. The numerous 

 bright green strap-shaped leaves are 

 2 to 3 ft. long and 3 to 4 ins. broad. 

 The lateral and much compressed ped- 

 uncle is 2 to 3 ft. high, of a deep 

 claret red upwards, and bears an 

 umbel of twelve to thirty flowers. 

 The stout perianth-tube is bright 

 red, 3 to 4 ins. long, while the lance- 

 shaped segments are 4 to 5 ins. long, 

 h to 'l in. broad, and bright red out- 

 side. {Bot. Mag. t. 2397 ; Bot. Reg. 

 t. 679.) 



C. Balfouri. — This species from the 

 Island of Socotra is named after its 

 discoverer. Prof. Isaac Bayley Balfour, 

 of Edinlmrgh. It has round short- 

 necked bulbs 3 ins. in diameter ; 

 strap-shaped leaves under a foot 

 long and 2 to 2i ins. broad ; and 

 about a dozen sweet-scented flowers 



on top of a compressed peduncle a 

 foot or more high. The greenish 

 perianth-tube is about 2 ins. long, 

 and the pure white segments as long 

 as the tube, about i in. broad. {Bot. 

 Mag. t. G570.) 



C. brachynema. — A native of Bom- 

 bay, with ovoid, practically neckless 

 bulbs 2i to 3 ins. in diameter, and 

 bright green strap-shaped leaves li^ 

 to 2 ft. long, 3 to 3h ins. broad, 

 developed after the flowers. The 

 roundish peduncle bears fifteen to 

 twenty flowers, of which the greenish 

 perianth-tube is li to 2 ins. long, the 

 pure white segments being 2 ins. long 

 and about if in. broad. This species 

 is readily distinguished by its short 

 stamens and style. {Bot. Mag. t. 

 5937 ; Fl. d. Serr. t. 2303.) 



C. bracteatum {C. hrevifoliimi). — A 

 native of the Seychelles, with short- 

 necked ovoid bulbs 3 to 4 ins. in 

 diameter, bluntish strap - shaped 

 leaves 1 to \h ft. long, 3 to 4 ins. 

 broad, and crisped on the margins. 

 The stoutish, much compressed ped- 

 uncle is about a foot long, bearing 

 ten to twenty flowers. The slender, 

 erect tube is 2^^ to 3 ins. long, and 

 greenish-white ; the linear segments 

 are pure white. {Bot. Reg. t. 179.) 



C. canipanulatum {C. aqi(aticiim ; 

 C. caffruvi ; 1 laniantlnis hydrophihis). 

 — A very distinct species, native of 

 the ponds and marshes of S. Africa. 

 It has small ovoid bulbs, deeply 

 channelled linear leaves 3 to 4 ft. 

 long, i to 1 in. broad ; and slender 

 peduncles a foot or more high, carry- 

 ing six to eight bell-shaped flowers, 

 the cylindrical perianth-tube of wliicli 

 is U to 2 ins. long, while the bluntly 

 oblong connivent segments are rose- 

 red or purple. {Bot. Mag. t. 2352.) 



C. Careyanuni. — A native of the 

 marshy places in Mauritius and the 

 Seychelles, and considered by Mr 

 Baker to be scarcely more than a 



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