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is reddish-purple; these two are the most uncertain 

 and unsatisfactory of all Crinums in the hands of 

 the amateur. 



C. Moorei, also often offered as ornatum or Kirkii, 

 is one of the choicest Crinums and a native of South 

 Africa. Its flowers, produced in umbels of from ten 

 to twelve, are of a soft, delicate blush with a pink 

 bar through the centre of each petal. It is deliciously 

 fragrant, and the large bulb and handsome foliage 

 much resemble C. ornatum. C. erubescens is an- 

 other rare tropical species, having umbels of as many 

 as a dozen lily-like flowers of a claret-purple outside 

 and a soft pink inside with filaments of dark red. 

 It is a free bloomer of easy culture. C. Capense rosea 

 has the reputation of being the most easily grown of 

 any Crinum, and is quite hardy with protection as 

 far north as St. Louis. It is said to winter in the 

 cellar like a Dahlia. Farther north it should be given 

 the same care in winter as other varieties. The flow- 

 ers are numerous white flushed with rose with a pink 

 stripe through the centre, and more drooping than 

 the flower in other species. C. scabrum, often called 

 Christ and the Apostles, having thirteen flowers, 

 produces an abundance of pale-green foliage beauti- 

 fully waved and crimped. It has usually two flower 

 scapes at once, flowers much like the old Annunciation 

 Lily, but with a longer tube, so that the outer row 

 droops. The six broad petals are pure, sparkling 

 white with a light red stripe down the outside of 



