CYRTANTHUS 



THE BULB BOOK 



CYRTANTHUS 



shaped leaves H to 2 ft. long, 

 arranged in two rows, and produced 

 after the flowers. From ten to twelve 

 bright red drooping flowers with a 

 yellowish base, and 2 to 3 ins. long, 

 are borne on a stoutish scape 1 to 2 

 ft. high, during May and June. (And. 

 Bot. Rep. t. 265; Bot. Reg. t. 1133; 

 Red. Lil. t. 381.) 



Fio. l\3.-Cyitanthusot>Uquus. (.) 



C. O'Brieni. A species inter- 

 mediate between C. angmtifolius 

 and C. Macowani. The linear 

 leaves appear with the flowers, which 

 are bright scarlet in colour, 1| ins. 

 long, about eight being borne in an 

 umbel. (Gard. Chron. 1894, xv. 

 716.) 



C. odorus. A fine species with 

 ovoid bulbs l to 2 ins. in diameter, 

 two to three linear leaves about 1 

 ft. long, and somewhat cylindrical, 

 bright red, scented flowers, 2 ins. 

 long, in July and August (Bot. Reg. 

 t. 503). 



C. pallidus. Bulb l ins. in 

 diameter, with four to five linear 



leaves, purplish scapes about 6 ins. 

 high, and pale red, narrowly funnel- 

 shaped flowers about Ij ins. long. 

 (Bot. Mag.i. 2471.) 



C. sanguineus (Gastronema san- 

 guinewrn). A very distinct and 

 attractive species, with ovoid bulbs 

 2 ins. in diameter, bearing three to 

 four bright green lance-shaped leaves 

 about 1 ft. long, and remarkable for 

 having stalks. The slender scape is 

 6 to 9 ins. high, and carries one to 

 three bright red flowers 3 to 4| ins. 

 long, somewhat cylindrical in shape 

 in the lower half and openly funnel- 

 shaped in the upper. (Bot. Mag. t. 

 5218.) The variety glawophyllus has 

 grey -green leaves and orange -red 

 flowers. 



C. spiralis. A distinct species with 

 ovoid bulbs l ins. in diameter, two 



FIG. 114.- Cyrtanthvs spiralis (J.) 



to three linear blue-green leaves 6 to 

 9 ins. long, and spirally twisted. The 

 blue-green slender scape, about 1 ft. 

 long, carries from four to six bright 



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