PANCRATIUM 



THE BULB BOOK 



PANCKATIUM 



flowers of the species mentioned 

 below are all white. 



P. canariense. Bulbs round, 2 ins. 

 through, leaves li to 2 ft. long, 1 to 

 li ins. broad, grey -green. Flower- 

 stalk U to 2 ft. high, with six to ten 

 flowers in an umbel. (Bot. Reg. t. 

 174.) 



P. gulanense. This plant is now 

 referred to Ilymenocallis tubiflara 

 which see. 



Fio. 290. Pancratium guianense. (j.) 



P. illyricum. A native of S. 

 Europe, with large pear - shaped 

 tapering bulbs, grey-green leaves, and 

 six to twelve sweet-scented flowers in 

 an umbel in June, on a stem 1 to 2 ft. 

 high (Red. Lil. t. 153; Bot. Mag. t. 

 718). 



This handsome plant flourishes in 

 warm sheltered spots in the open 

 air. It should be grown in bold 

 masses to be effective in June. 



P. maritimum. A native of the 

 Mediterranean region, with round 

 bulbs 2 to 3 ins. through, narrow 



Fio. 291. Pancratium illyricum. (A.) 



Fio. 292. Pancratiumtmaritinum. (J.) 



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