EUCHARIS 



THE BULB BOOK 



EUCHAEIS 



plant seems to have dropped out of 

 cultivation. The flowers somewhat 

 resemble those of Pancratium tri- 

 anthum in shape. 



B. grandiflora (E. amazonica). 

 Introduced from the Andes of 



Fio. 185. Eucharis Candida, (j.) 



Colombia in 1854, this species has 

 ever since been a great favourite. 

 It has roundish bulbs 2 to 3 ins. in 

 diameter, and broadly ovate, pointed 

 leaves, somewhat wavy and plaited. 

 About half a dozen pure white flowers, 

 each 4 to 5 ins. across, droop from the 

 top of a scape Ij to 2 ft. high. The 

 corona or " staminal cup " is composed 

 of the six squarely dilated stamens 

 or filaments. (Fl. d. Serr. tt. 957, 

 1216, 1217; Bot. Mag. t. 4971; 

 Garden, 1888, ii. 691.) 



The variety Moorei has somewhat 

 smaller flowers than the type, and is 

 recognised by the bright yellow lines 

 on the outside of the corona extend- 

 ing downwards from the filaments. 



Under the name of Cliveuckaris 

 ptdchra, a supposed bigeneric hybrid 

 between this species and a Olivia is 

 described in the Gard. Chron. 1891, 

 ix. 708. 



B. Lehmanni. A little - known 

 species from Popayau, Colom- 

 bia, having oblong elliptic leaves 

 and small white flowers about 

 1^ ins. across, and having a 

 corona with twelve deeply cut 

 teeth or divisions. It produces 

 seeds freely. (Garten/I. 1889, 

 1300, fig. 1.) 



B. Lowl. This is supposed 

 to be a natural hybrid between 

 E. Sanderi and E. grandiflora, 

 and is a native of the U.S. of 

 Colombia. The flowers are large 

 pure white, with somewhat 

 incurved segments. (Gard. 

 Chron. 1893, xiii. 455, 538, 

 f. 78.) 



B. Masters!. A distinct 

 species with bulbs 1| to 2 ins. 

 in diameter, bright green oblong 

 leaves, rounded at the base, and 

 a couple of almost stalkless 

 white flowers about 2 to 3 ins. 

 across, on a scape about 1 ft. 

 high (Bot. Mag. t. 6831 ; Gard. 

 Chron. Sept. 1899, 241, f.). 



B. Sanderi. A charming species 

 with ovoid bulbs 1| to 2 ins. in 

 diameter, and bright green oblong 

 leaves cordate at the base. Less 

 than half a dozen pure white flowers, 

 3 ins. across, with broadly ovate 

 segments, are borne on scapes over 

 a foot high. (Bot. Mag. t. 6676.) 



The variety multiftora (Bot. Mag. 

 t. 6831) has smaller white flowers 

 striped with green. 



E. Stevensi. A hybrid between 

 E. Sanderi and E. Candida (Gard. 

 Chron. Sept. 1899, 243 f.) Another 

 between E. Sanderi and grandiftora 

 has been called Elmetana (Gard. 

 Chron. Nov. 1899, 344, f. 115). 



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