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length. The cup in centre is very 

 flat and shallow, li to 2 ins. across. 

 (JJot. Mag. t. 82?] Lodd. But. Cab. 

 t. 19 ; Sannd. lief. JJot. t. 357.) 



H. littoralis (//. adnata; I'an- 

 vratlinii littoral e ; P. americamim). — 

 A very old and variable species, 

 native of Troincal America, where it 

 is widely distributed. The bulbs are 

 3 to 4 ins. through, and bear several 

 bright green leaves 2 to 2| ft. long 

 and 1 i ins. broad. From four to eight 

 flowers are borne on top of a two- 

 edged scape li to 2 ft. high, the 

 perianth-tube being 6 to 7 ins. long, 

 tinged with green, and the long 

 narrow segments l:)eing recurved and 

 attached to the base of the broadly 

 funnel-shaped cup. {Trans. Linn. 

 Soc. ii. 74, t. 13 ; Jarq. J fort. Vind. 

 iii. t. 750; Journ. J fort. Feb. 1909, 

 165.) 



H. Macleana {hmene Macleana). — 

 Introduced by Maclean in 1834 from 

 the Andes of Peru. It has very pro- 

 liferous ovoid bulbs about 2 ins. 

 through, and bright green narrow 

 leaves a foot or more long. Flowers 

 with a greenish tube and linear sub- 

 erect segments surrounding a white 

 funnel-shaped cup striped with green. 

 {Hot. Ma;f. t. 3075.) 



H. maerostephana. — This is pn)li- 

 ably a hybrid between //. adatlnna 

 and //. s])eciosa, as it is not recorded 

 as having been introduced from any 

 part of America. It is a strong- 

 growing plant with ovoid bulbs about 

 2 ins. through, and bright green 

 oblanceolate leaves 2^ to 3 ft. long. 

 From six to ten large pure white 

 flowers are borne in March and April, 

 having a greenish tube 3 ins. long, and 

 linear segments surrounding a broadly 

 funnel-sha])ed cu]) about 2 ins. across. 

 (/iof. Marj. t. G43G.) 



H. ovata {I'(nic)-afiinii oPdfitni; J*, 

 fntr/rans ; P. aiiuenmn, Ker). — A 

 West Indian species closely related 



to H. speclosa. Bulbs 3 to 4 ins. 

 through. Leaves oblong acute, 1 ft. 

 or more long, 4 to 6 ins. broad. 

 From six to ten pure white fragrant 

 flowers are Ijorne on a scape, the 

 linear segments surrounding a regu- 

 larly funnel-shaped cup about a inch 

 deep. {Jiot. Key. t. 43; J',nt. M<t.j. 

 14G7.) 



H. quitoensis {Ismeve teniiifolia). — 

 A native of the mountains of Ecuador, 

 with tufts of thin narrow bright 

 green leaves a foot long. Flowers 

 solitary, with greenish slender tube, 

 and suberect lance-shaped segments 

 2i to 3 ins. long. The funnel-shaped 

 cup al lOut 2 ins. long and 1 \ ins. across 

 is pure white ribl)ed with green. 

 {Bot. Man. t. 0397.) 



H. schizostephana. — A Brazilian 

 species similar to //. carihwa in 

 api)earance, but the filaments are 

 very stout and winged at the base, 

 fornung an irregular cup as if torn 

 {(^ard. Chron. 1899, xxv. 386). 



H. senegambica. — This is remark- 

 able as being the only Old World 

 species, being a native of the sandy 

 shores of the Congo. It comes close 

 to //. littoralis, and has arching strap- 

 shaped leaves about 2 ft. long, and 

 large trusses of flowers on scapes 

 al^out 2 ft, high. Perianth-tube 

 slender, 5 to ins. long. Segments 

 very narrow, about 4 ins. long, round 

 the funnel-shaped cup over 1 in. 

 across. 



H. speclosa (Pancratium specio- 

 siwt).~ One of the best-known species 

 in cultivation. It is a native of the 

 West Indies, and has bulbs 3 to 4 ins. 

 through, and numerous oblanceolate, 

 oldong, bright green leaves, li to 2 

 ft. long. The sweet-scented ]mre 

 white flowers have a greenish tube 

 aliout 3 ins. long, and shorter seg- 

 ments and funnel-shaped cup. (Jk>t. 

 Ma, I. t. 1453 ; Red. Lil. t. 412.) The 

 variety amj ml i folia has very stiff 



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