CRINUM. 



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43. C. CRASSICAULE Baker. — Bulb and leaves unknown. Peduncle 

 very stout, much compressed, above an inch in diameter at the tip. 

 Umbel many-flowered ; spathe-valves broad, deciduous ; pedicels 

 l-^ in. ; ovary ampullseform, ^-f in. long at the flowering time. 

 Perianth-tube straight, erect, 3-4 in. long ; segments lanceolate, as 

 long as the tube, I in. broad at the middle. Filaments two-thirds 

 as long as the segments ; anthers stout, yellow, f in. long. 



Hab. South-east Tropical Africa. Described from a single incomplete 

 dried specimen gathered by Mr. T. Baines, the artist, in Oct., 1861. A very 

 fine plant, nearly allied to C. augustum. 



44. C. AUGUSTUM Eoxb. Hort. Beng. 23 ; Herb, in Bot. Mag. t. 

 2397, Bury, Hexand. 64. C. amahile var. augustum Gawl. in Bot. 

 Keg. t. 679. — Bulb regularly conical, f ft. diam., sometimes a foot 

 long. Leaves 20-30 to a bulb, lorate, 2-3 ft. long, 3-4 in. broad, 

 bright green, moderately firm in texture, narrowed to the point, 

 closely veined ; edge entire. Peduncle lateral, much compressed, 

 2-3 ft. long, deep claret-red upwards. Flowers 12-30 in an 

 umbel ; spathe-valves broad, tinged with red, 3-4 in. long ; 

 pedicels sometimes an inch long. Perianth-tube stout, bright red, 

 straight or rather curved, 3-4 in. long; segments lanceolate, 

 erecto-patent* 4-5 in. long, ^-f in. broad, bright red outside, 

 Filaments bright red, half as long as the segments ; anthers linear, 

 an inch long. Style reaching up to the anthers. Seeds soHtary in 

 the cells. 



Hab. Marshes and streamsides in Mauritius and the Seychelles. Intro- 

 duced into cultivation in 1819. Described from a plant sent by Mr. Home, that 

 flowered at Kew in April, 1875. 



45. C. ERUBEscENs Ait. Hort. Kew, i. 413 ; Bed. Lil. t. 27 ; 

 Jacq. Hort. Schoen. t. 494 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 31 ; Gawl. in Bot. 

 Mag. t. 1232. — Bulb ovoid, 3-4 in. diam., with a short neck. 

 Leaves numerous, arcuate, lorate, thin, closely veined, 2-3 ft. long, 

 2-3 in. broad ; edge slightly scabrous. Peduncle 2 ft. or more 

 long. Flowers 4-12 in an umbel ; pedicels none or very short ; 

 spathe-valves green, lanceolate-deltoid, 3 in. long. Perianth-tube 

 erect, 5-6 in. long ; segments lanceolate, reflexing, half as long as 

 the tube, claret-purple outside. Filaments bright red, 2 in. long ; 

 anthers linear, ^ in. long. Ovules 4-5 in a cell. 



Hab. Widely spread throughout Tropical America. Figured in Miller's 

 'Icones' (tab. 110), and there is a specimen at the British Museum dried from 

 a garden at Spring Grove in 1784. Herbert defines and names seven varieties, 

 amongst which are G. comntynum and C. Gordonianuvi Koemer. 



46. C. AMERicANUM Liuu. Sp. Plant, 419 ; Gawl. in Bot. Mag. t. 

 1034. — Bulb ovoid, 3-4 in. diam., with a short neck. Leaves 

 6-10 to a bulb, lorate, arcuate, 2-3 ft. long, l-|-2 in. broad, mode- 

 rately firm in texture, closely veined ; edge entire. Peduncle 

 moderately stout, 1^-2 ft. long. Flowers 3-6 in an umbel ; 

 pedicels none or very short ; spathe-valves lanceolate-deltoid, 

 2-3 in. long. Perianth-tube straight, 4-5 in. long ; segments 

 lanceolate, spreading or ascending, i3ure white, 3-4 in. long, i-^in. 

 broad. Filaments 2-2| in. long ; anthers linear. Style over- 

 topping the anthers. Ovules 5-6 in a cell. 



