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bed. When the plants have attained two or three 

 inches in erowth, they should be rcnio\td into 

 separate puts of a small size, replunging them 

 in the hot-bed. They should be kept in the 

 hot-bed otUie stove, and have the majiagemcnt 

 ut" other tender plants of sunilar growth. 



In this climate these plants have only a slirub- 

 bv growth; but in their native situations they 

 become large trees, produciiii!; fruit. 



They are chiefly introduced for the purpose of 

 variety amonir stove plaixis. 



CRESS, GARDEN. Sec Lepiuium. 



CRINUM, a genus affording plants of the 

 flowery, tuberous, and bulbous-rooted perennial 

 kinds for the itove. Asphodel Lily. 



It belongs to the class and order oi HexanJiia 

 Monosynia, and ranks in the natural order of 

 SpathacccE. 



The characters are : that the calyx has the in- 

 volucre spathc-form, two-leaved, oblong, unt- 

 bellulifcrous, after gaping reflected : the corolla 

 one-pctidled, funnel-form; tube oblong, cylin- 

 dric, inflected : border six-parted: divisions laii- 

 ceolatc-linear, obtuse, concave, reflected, of 

 which the three aiteniate ones are distinguished 

 bv a hooked appendicle : tlie stamina consist of 

 six subulate filaments, from the base of the bor- 

 der, of the length of the border, converging: 

 anthers oblons, linear, rising upwards, incum- 

 bent : the pistiUum is an inferior germ : style 

 fihforni, length of the flower: stigma three-cleft, 

 very small: (simple or three-cleft:) the pericar- 

 pium is a subovate capsule, three-celled : (covered 

 with the calyx:) the seeds several. 



The species cultivated are : 1 . C Jis'iaticum, 

 Keel-leaved Asiatic Crinum; 2. C. Atnericnnum, 

 Great American Crinum; 3. C. endescens. Small 

 Ainerican Crinum. 



The first has a solid turbinate root, surrounded 

 with long branching fibres : the stem is short, 

 thick coated, white, single: the leaves are three 

 feet Ions:, three inches wide, subulate-linear, 

 erect, striated, thick and imbricate : scapes 

 axillary, round, equal to the leaves : the flowers 

 are white, large, in a simple flat umbel. It is a 

 native of Malabar. 



The second species has the flowering stem 

 a foot and half m height, the thickness of a 

 finger, slightly compressed, coming out, not 

 from the centre of the leaves, but on one side : 

 the leaves are two feet and more in length, and 

 a hand broad, furrowed on the upper surface, and 

 keeled on the lower, smooth, stifl", light green, 

 slightly waved on the edge, thickish, sharp- 

 pomted, pierced with many largish pores : the 

 flowers before they open are pale yellow, but 

 when open of a milky whiteness, and not dis- 

 agreeable in smell. It is a native of South 

 America ; flowering in July and August. 



In the third the flower-stem rises immediudy 

 horn the root, on the outside of the leaves, ind 

 is about two feet high ; on the top arc eight or 

 ten flowers, in lorni of an umbel, closely joined 

 at their base, but spreading above. They are 

 of a beautiful v\ hiie colour, and smell very sweet. 

 Alter the flowers are past, the germ swells, and 

 becomes au oblong bulb. The plants generally 

 flower three or four limes in a year, but at no 

 regular season ; as the petals are of a vcr>* ten- 

 der texture, they do not continue in beauty 

 longer than four or live days. It is a native of the 

 Spanish West indies. 



Culture. — Ail these sorts are cajiable of being 

 increased, by planting the ofl-sets ol their roots, 

 in pots filled with good fresh earth, phmgnig 

 them in the bark-bed of the stove ; where they 

 should be continued until ihev begin to show 

 flowers. After this thev may be removed when 

 necessary, to the shelves or other parts of the 

 hot-house. 



The roots of all the diflercnt sorts should be 

 shifted every two years, at the period when the 

 stems decay, in order to separate the ofl-scls for 

 the purpose of increase, ;.nJ to refresh the plant} 

 with fresh mould. 



'i'heir succulent stalks and beautiful flowers 

 afford a ijood effect among other stove plants. 



CRlTllMUM, a genus aflbrding a plant of 

 the hardy herbaceous succulent perennial cscu-! 

 lent kind. 



It belongs to the class and order Penfnndria 

 Digi/nia, and r.inks in the natural order of 

 Umbellulce . 



The characters are : tliat the calyx is an uni- 

 versal umbel manifold, hemispheric; piirtial si- 

 milar: involucre universal niany-kaveJ : leaflets 

 lanceolate, oinuse, reilex ; partial lanceolate-li- 

 near, length of the umbellule : perianth jiropcr 

 scarce observable : the corolla universal uniform : 

 florets all fertile : proper petals five, ovate, inflcx, 

 equal : the stamina have five simple filaments, 

 longer than i hi- corolla: anthers roundish: the 

 pistilium is an inferior germ : styles two, rcflc\ : 

 stiemas obtuse : there is no pencarpinm: fruit 

 oval, compressed, bipartite: the seeds two, ellip- 

 tic, compressed-flat, striated on one side. 



The species cultivated is C. maril'nnum, Sea 

 or Hock Sampire. 



It lias a root composed of many strong fibres, 

 which penetrate deep into the crevices of the 

 rocks, sending up several fleshy succulent stalks, 

 which rise about two feet high, with winged 

 leaves, composed of three or five divisions, e.uli 

 of which has three or five thick, succulent leaf- 

 lets, near hall an inch lon^ ; the foot-sialks of 

 the leives embrace the stalks at their base : the 

 flowers arc produced in circular umbels at the top 

 of the stalk*; areof aycUow colour, and succeed- 



