PANCRATIUM 



THE BULB BOOK 



PANCRATIUM 



Mowers of the species mentioned 

 below are all white. 



P. canariense. — Bulbs round, 2 ins. 

 through, leaves U to 2 ft. long, 1 to 

 U ins. broad, grey-green. Flower- 

 stalk U to 2 ft. high, with six to ten 

 tlowers in an umbel. {Hot. Re<i. t. 

 174.) 



P. guianense.— This plant is now 

 referred to Hymenoc'dlis tuhijiora — 

 which see. 



Fig. 290.— Pan era/ f 1/7/1 nuxaMnse. (!.) 



P. Ulyricum. — A native of S. 

 Europe, with large pear - shaped 

 tapering bulbs, grey-green leaves, and 

 six to twelve sweet-scented tlowers in 

 an umbel in June, on a stem 1 to 2 ft. 

 high {Red. Lil. t. 153; Bot. Jfa<i. t. 

 718). 



This handsome plant flourishes in 

 warm sheltered spots in the open 

 air. It should be gi'own in bold 

 masses to be effective in June. 



P. maritimum. — A native of the 

 Mediterranean region, with round 

 bulbs 2 to 3 ins. through, narrow 



Fio. 292. — Pancratium maritimvm. (i.) 



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