II.l-MANTIirS 



THE BULB ]JOOK 



n.F.MANTHUS 



about 2 ins. thick, bearing two tongue- 

 shaped, bright gi-een. Meshy, smooth 

 leaves after the Howers have withered. 

 Flowers pinkish or white, borne in 

 dense round umbels 2 to 3 ins. across, 

 on slender stems G to 12 ins, high in 

 summer, {Jacq. Ilort. Schoen. iv, t, 

 408.) 



H. angolensis.— A native of Angola, 

 with elongated bulbs having three 

 to four oblong leaves G to 12 ins. 

 long, rounded at the base to a 

 channelled stalk G to 9 ins. long. 

 Flowers bright crimson, in dense 

 umbels 4 to 5 ins. across, on stout 

 scapes a foot high in February, 



H. Arnotti. — Bulbs roundish, 3 ins. 

 thick. Leaves two, roundish oblong, 

 4 to 5 ins. long, 3 to 4 ins. broad, 

 hairy towards margin, which is fringed 

 with long soft whitish hairs. Flowers 

 white, in dense umbels about 2 ins. 

 across, borne on purple-red scapes 

 4 to 5 ins. high in summer or autumn. 



H. Bauri. — Native of KafFraria. 

 Bulbs oblong, compressed, 3 to 4 ins. 

 thick. Leaves two, roundish, thick, 

 green, fleshy, G ins. long and 7 to 8 

 ins. broad, with a truncate apex, 

 smooth on surface, but heavily fringed 

 with hairs. Flowers pure white, in 

 dense umbels 2 ins. across, on stout, 

 green, smooth scapes under 2 ins, 

 high in November, (JJot. Jlag. t, 

 6875.) 



H. callosus.— Bulbs compressed, 3 

 to 4 ins. thick. Leaves two, roundish, 

 oblong, smooth, 9 to 10 ins. long, G to 

 7 ins. broad, not fringed with hairs. 

 Flowers pink, borne in dense umbels 

 about 2 ins. across, with bright red 

 bracts on a stout scape about 3 ins, 

 high, 



H. candidus. — This species re- 

 sembles //, coccineus in appearance, 

 but has large heads of ]jurc white 

 flowers on scapes 9 ins. high. 



H. cameus (//. hreviftjlii(s). — A 

 native of the mountains of KafFraria. 



Bulbs compressed, 2 to 3 ins. thick. 

 Leaves two, developed after flowers 

 fade, oblong or obovate, 4 to G ins, 

 long, 2 to 5 ins. broad, softly hairy, 

 especially on margins. Flowers pink, 

 rarely white, in dense round umbels 

 2 to 3 ins. across, on slender scapes 

 G to 12 ins. high. The variety 

 s(ri{fosns has leaves quite hairless 

 Avhen mature. (IJot. Reg. t. 509 ; 

 Dot. Mag. t. 3373.) 



H. cinnabarinus. — This species is 

 found wild from the (iold Coast to 

 the Cameroon Mountains. It has 

 roundish bulbs about 1 in. thick, 

 bearing copious, fleshy, cylindrical 

 root fibres. Leaves direct from root- 

 stock, contemporary with flowers, 

 with an oblong acute, membranous 

 blade 6 to 9 ins, long, gradually 

 narrowed into a channelled stalk 

 about the same length. Flowers 

 bright crimson, in umbels 3 to 4 ins. 

 across, on a slender scape about 1 ft. 

 high, springing from the centre of 

 the leaves, {Fl. d. Serr. t. 1195; 

 JJot. Mag. t. 5314,) 



H, Clarkei. — This is a hybrid 

 between J/. aWiflos and //, coccineus. 



H. coccineus. — Bulb 3 to 4 ins. 

 thick, compressed. Leaves two, 

 green, unspotted, smooth, tongue- 

 shaped, developed in Avinter, lA to 2 

 ft. long, G to 8 ins. broad, narrowed 

 towards the base. Flowers bright 

 red with linear segments, in umbels 

 2 to 3 ins, across, with bright red 

 oblong imbricating spathes or bracts, 

 on peduncles G to 9 ins. high, minutely 

 speckled with reddish-brown, {Jlot. 

 Mag. t, 1075; lied. Lit. t. 139; 

 Lodd. Hot. Cat. t, 240.) 



The variety coarctatus has shorter 

 spathe-valves, and leaves about 1 ft. 

 long and 3 to 4 ins, broad {Jacq. 

 llort. Schoen. i. 30, t. 57 ; Bot. Reg. 

 t, 181). 



The variety caHnatus has leaves 

 about 1 ft. long, much narrower and 



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