20 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-ROOTED PLANTS. 
we shall expect to see many of the Crinums pretty gener- 
ally cultivated. 'There are a large number of species, 
and some hybrid varieties; the following are the most 
important for the garden and greenhouse. 
C. amabile.—The first one in the list is the most 
important, and we do not know of a more magnificent 
plant than this, when in bloom; certainly it has ne 
superior in the great class of bulbs. ‘Those who have 
never seen it in flower cannot form the least idea what 
Crinums are like, or what their capabilities are. This 
fine species is a native of the East Indies. The bulbs 
are very large, being two feet long, with a diameter 
of from six to eight inches near the base, tapering to 
a long neck, from the side of which the flower stalk pro- 
ceeds. This is about an inch in diameter, and from two 
to four feet in height, terminating with an umbel of 
from twenty to thirty flowers, averaging in length from 
six to ten inches. The outside of the flower is of a 
bright rose color, the inside pale flesh. This will grow 
and flower freely in the greenhouse, with ordinary care, 
if watered freely when growing, sparingly when at rest. 
It is evergreen. 
C. capense.—This species is generally listed in 
the seedsman’s catalogues as Amaryllis longifolia. 
There are two varieties, rose colored, and white. ‘These 
flower freely in the border in midsummer, and can be 
stored like Dahlas, during winter. 
C. Zeylanicum.—This noble species from Ceylon 
is more dwarf growing, but with immense leaves, and 
clusters of superb purple flowers. It is a greenhouse. 
species, but will flower freely with a little care. These 
plants are well worth a place in any collection of plants. 
They grow readily from seed, which should be sown 
singly in pots as soon as ripe, or from offsets, which are 
sparingly produced. This species has often been sold as 
C. ornatum, a synonym of C, Mooret. 
