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THE DICTIONARY: OF 
GARDENING, 
oe a 
Crinum—continued. 
C. flaccidum (flaccid). jl. six to eight in an umbel ; perianth tube 
Zin. to 4in. long, usually curved, the segments pure white, oblong- 
lanceolate, about as long as the tube, jin. broad, acute; stamens 
much shorter than the segments ; pedicels lin. to 1jin. long; 
eduncle lift. to 2ft. long, much compressed. July. J. linear, 
Tite. to 2ft. long, lin. to 14in. broad. Bulb ovoid, 3in. to 4in. in 
diameter, with a very short neck. New South Wales and South 
Australia, 1819. Greenhouse. (B. M. 2133.) Syn. Amaryllis 
australasica (B. R. 426). 
Cc. giganteum. SYNS. C. 
(B. M. 923). 
Cc. grandiflorum (large-flowered). A garden hybrid between 
C. Careyanum and C. capense (C. longifolium). Half-hardy. 
C. Hildebrandtii (Hildebrandt’s). fl., perianth pure white, 
erect ; tube 6in. to 7in. long ; limb segments horizontally spread- 
ing, 2in. to 3in. long, less than sin. broad; umbel six- to ten- 
flowered; peduncle ancipitous, about 1ft. long. September. 
1. eight or ten, contemporary with the flowers, lanceolate, firm, 
lift. to 2ft. long. Bulb 2in. to din. in diameter ; neck 6in. long. 
Comoro Islands. (B. M. 6709.) A variety with more numerous 
flowers is figured in I. H. 1886, 115. 
C. humile (dwarf). /l. six to nine in an umbel, cernuous in bud; 
perianth tube greenish, Sin. long, the segments white, linear- 
lanceolate, spreading, 2in. long, 4in. broad ; filaments bright red; 
rather longer than the perianth segments; pedicels short ; 
peduncle slender, 1ft. long. October. i. linear, lft. long, 
spreading, sub-acute, thicker than in GC. ameenum, pitted over the 
face. Bulb small, globose, greenish, with a very short neck, 
Tropical Asia, 1826. (B. M. 2656.) 
C. insigne (remarkable). A slight variety of C. latifolium. 
Cc. jemense. /l. pure white, in large umbels. J. broad, shining 
green. Arabia, 1892. A handsome plant. 
C. Kircape. A name given to a garden hybrid between C. Kirkit 
and C. capense (longifolium). 
C. Kunthianum (Kunth’s). jl. white, fragrant, four or five in an 
umbel ; perianth tube 7in. to 8in. long, the segments lanceolate, 
24in. long ; peduncle lft. long. /. about twenty to a bulb, lorate, 
spreading, bright green, 12in. to 20in. long, 2in. to Sin. broad, 
undulated towards the entire margin. Bulb ovoid, 3in. in 
diameter, with a short neck. Colombia, 1890. 
C. Laurenti (Laurent’s). /l. white, about four in an umbel ; tube 
6in. long. Congo, 1897. A species very nearly allied to C. gigan- 
teum. Greenhouse. 
C. Lesemanni (Lesemann’s). A synonym of C. Powellii, the 
plant bearing this name being of the same parentage. 
C. leucophyllum (white-leaved). fl. pinkish, fragrant, forty or 
fifty in a dense, centripetal umbel; perianth tube cylindrical, 
3in, long, the segments linear, spreading, rather shorter than 
those of the tube ; scape springing from below the leaves, lft. 
long, August. 7., produced ones about twelve or fourteen, 
arranged in a distichous column about 1ft. long, lanceolate, 1sft. 
to 2ft. long, Sin. to 6in. broad, whitish-green, denticulate 
Bulb nearly 6in. in diameter. Damara-land, 1880. (B. M. 
6783.) 
C. lineare (linear). l. five or six in an umbel; perianth tube 
slender, curved, lin. to 2sin. long, the segments tinged red 
outside, oblanceolate, acute, 2in. to Jin. long, 4in. to sin. broad ; 
pedicels Jin. to Zin. long ; peduncle slender, sub-terete, 1ft. long. 
September. 7. linear, 14ft. to 2ft. long, sin, broad, glaucous- 
green, channelled down the face. Bulb small, ovoid. Cape 
Colony. SYNS. Amaryllis revoluta (B. M. 915), A. 7. gracilior 
(B. M. 623). 
C. Loddigesii (Loddiges’). A variety of C. eruentum. 
C. longifolium. (. capense is synonymous with this species. 
C. 1. Farinianum (Farini’s). 1. five or six in an umbel; perianth 
tube greenish, 34in. to 4in. long, the segments pink, connivent in 
a narrow funnel 3in. long; scape 2ft. high. 7. ensiform, 3ft. to 
4ft. long, acuminate, glaucescent, entire Bulb 2sin, to 3in, in 
diameter, narrowed into a neck 6in. long. 1887. 
C. longifolium, of Roxburgh. A synonym of C. pratense. 
C. Mackenii (Macken’s). A garden synonym of C. Moorei. 
C. Massaiana (Duc de Massa’s). jl. white, each perianth 
seoment having a central stripe of dull rose-colour. 1887. (I. H. 
1887, 55, under the name of Brunsvigia Massaiana.) ‘This “is no 
doubt a Crinum, nearly allied to C. Kirkii” (J. G. Baker). 
C. moluccanum (Moluccas). A slight variety of C. latifolium. 
C. Moorei Schmidtii (Schmidt's). A form with pure white 
flowers. Syn. C. Schmidtii (R. G. 1072). 
Cc. M. variegatum (variegated). In this variety the leaves are 
striped with yellow. © 1895. 
Cc. natalense (Natal). A garden synonym of C. Moorei. 
C. plicatum (folded). A form of C. asiaticum. 
C. Powellii Cea Ube about eight in an umbel; perianth tube 
greenish, curved, Sin. long, the segments reddish, oblanceolate, 
acute, 4in. long, lin. broad; stamens much shorter than the 
perianth segments; peduncle compressed, glaucous, 2ft. long. 
«. about twenty, spreading, ensiform, acuminate, bright green, 
3ft. to 4ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad low down. Bulb globose, 
vanillodorum, Amaryllis ornata 
Crinum—continued. 
with a short neck. A garden hybrid (of which there are several 
forms) between C. longifoliwm and C. Moorei. Hardy in the South 
of England. 
C. P. alba (white).* A splendid white-flowered variety, with 
eight to fifteen blossoms in an umbel. 1895. 
Cc. pratense (meadow-loving). i six to twelve in an umbel; 
perianth tube greenish, in. to 4in. long, at first curved, the seg- 
ments white, lanceolate, nearly or quite as long as the tube, 4in. 
broad; filaments bright red, rather shorter than the segments ; 
edicels none or very short; peduncle lateral, 1ft. or more in 
ength. June and July. /. six to eight to a bulb, linear, sub- 
erect, 14ft. to 2ft. long, lin. to 2in. broad, narrowed to the point, 
channelled on the face. Bulb ovoid, 4in, to 5in. in diameter, 
with a short neck. India, 1872. 
C. p. elegans (elegant). /l., perianth tube lin. shorter than the 
segments; peduncle decumbent. Bulb with a longer neck than 
in the type. Syn. C. elegans (B. M. 2592). 
C. procerum (tall). A form of C. asiatiewm. 
C. Roozenianum (Roozen’s). jl. white, reddish on the outside, 
four to twelve in an wmbel; filaments red. 7. 2sin. to 3{in. long. 
Jamaica, 1891. This plant is described as “near C. americanum, 
though the growth is something like that of C. erubescens.” 
(R. H. 1894, p. 120, f. 47.) 
C. Sanderianum (Sanders). /. sessile, borne in umbels of three 
or four together; perianth segments white, with a broad, con- 
spicuous band of reddish-crimson down the centre, lanceolate, 
spreading-recurved. /. ensiform, 1ft. to 14ft. long. Bulb globose, 
Qin. in diameter. Sierra Leone, 1884. A beautiful plant. (F. & P. 
1884, p. 156.) - 
C. Schimperi (Schimper’s)._/l. few in an umbel; perianth tube 
reddish-green, cylindrical, 4in. long, the limb pure white, funnel- 
shaped, 4in. long, the lobes oblanceolate, acute; peduncle 
brownish, 2ft, long. July. J. eight to ten, linear, recurving, 
glabrous, 3ft. long, 2in. broad, green above, glaucous beneath. 
ee of Abyssinia, 1894. Half-hardy. (B. M. 7417; R. G. 
1309.) 
C. Schmidtii (Schmidt's). A form of C. Moore. 
C. sinicum (Chinese). A form of C. asiaticum. 
C. speciosum (showy). A slight variety of C. latifoliwm. 
C. spirale (spiral). A synonym of Carpolyza spiralis. 
Cc. strictum (narrow). fl. about four in an umbel; perianth 
tube pale green, sub-erect, about 5in. long, the segments white, 
lanceolate, 3in. to 4in. long, 4in. broad; filaments red, lin. 
shorter than the segments ; pedicels none or very short ; peduncle 
green, twice as long as the leaves. September, J. lorate, pale 
green, sub-erect, lft. long, 2in. to 24in. broad. Bulb small, 
Oe without any distinct neck. South America, (B. M. 
») 
Cc. sumatranum (Sumatra). jl. ten to twenty in an umbel; 
perianth tube greenish, erect, Jin. to 4in. long, the segments 
not tinged red outside, linear, as long as the tube; filaments 
bright red, much shorter than the segments; pedicels very 
short; peduncle much shorter than the leaves. July. jr. as 
large as a man’s fist, one- to three-seeded. /. ensiform, sub-erect, 
3in. to 4in. broad, gradually narrowed to a point, firm, dark, 
dull green, the edges serrulated. Bulb ovoid, as large as in 
C. asiaticum. Sumatra. (B. R. 1049.) 
C. taitense (Tahiti). A synonym of C. peduneuwlatum. 
Cc. undulatum (wavy). /. four in an umbel; perianth tube 
greenish, 7in. to 8in. long, curved before the flower expands, 
the segments not purple outside, lanceolate, undulated, erecto- 
patent, 3in. long; filaments bright red, 2in. long; pedicels none 
or very short; peduncle lft. long. November. ¢. dark green, 
ensiform, firm, sub-erect, 14ft. long, lin. broad, Bulb small, 
ovoid, with a long neck. North Brazil. (H. E. F. 200.) 
C. vanillodorum (Vanilla-scented). A synonym of C. gigantewm. 
C. variabile (variable). /. ten to twelve in an umbel ; perianth 
tube greenish, curved, l4in. to 2in. long, the segments flushed 
red down the back, oblong, acute, 24in. to 34in. long ; filaments 
red, lin. shorter than the segments; pedicels 4in, to lin. long ; 
peduncle erect, compressed, lft. to 14ft. long. April. 7. ten 
to twelve to a bulb, linear, green, weak, 14ft. to 2ft. long, 2in. 
broad. Bulb ovoid, 3in. to 4in in diameter, with a short neck. 
Cape Colony. SyNs. C. v. roseum (B. R. 1844, 9), Amaryllis 
revoluta robustior (B. R. 615). : 
Cc. v. roseum (rosy). A synonym of C. variabile. 
C. Woodrowi (Woodrow’s). jl. about twelve in an umbel; 
perianth white, having a long tube; scape 2ft. long. J. broad, 
glaucous. Bulb large, ovate, brown, with scarcely any neck. 
Bombay, 1897. (B. M. 7597.) 
C. yucceeflorum (Yucca-flowered). jl. one or two in an umbel, 
sessile; perianth tube greenish, curved, 4in. to Sin. long, the 
limb horizontal, 3in. to 4in. long, the segments oblong, acute, 
connivent, banded red on the back; filaments lin. shorter than 
the segments; peduncle slender, 1ft. long. June. J. ten to 
twelve to a bulb, multifarious, linear, firm, 1ft. to 14ft. long, 
about lin. broad. Bulb small, globose, purplish. Sierra Leone, 
1785. Syns. C. Broussonetit (B. M. 2121; L. B. C. 668), C. yuccee- 
cides, Amaryllis spectabilis (A. B. R. 390). 
