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Crinnm continued. 



C. braehynema (short-filamented). fl. fifteen to twenty in an 

 umbel ; perianth tube green, Ijin. to IJin. long ; limb pure white, 

 2in. long, with oblanceolate obtuse segments ; scape 1ft long, 

 little compressed. May. I. lorate, developed after the flowers, 

 IJft. to 2ft. long, Sin. to SAin. broad. Bulb ovoid, 2iin. to Sin. 

 in diameter. Bombay Presidency, 1840. Stove. (B. M. 5937.) 



C. bracteatmn (bracteate). fl. ten to twenty in an umbel, 

 slightly fragrant ; perianth tube tinged with green, 2Jin. to Sin. 

 long , segments linear, about as long as the tube ; scape about 

 1ft long, much compressed. July. L six to eight, 1ft. to IJft 

 long, Sin. to 4in. broad. Bulb ovoid ; neck short Seychelles and 

 Mauritius, 1810. Stove. (B. B, 179.) 



C. cafFrnm (Caff re). A synonym of C. campanulatum. 



C. eampannlatnm (bell-shaped), ft. five to six in an umbel ; 

 tube Ijin. to 2in. long ; limb campanulate, Ijin. to 2in. long ; seg- 

 ments bright red-purple, oblong, obtuse ; peduncles slender, 1ft 

 long. J. linear, 3ft to 4ft. long, Jin. to 1m. broad. Bulb ovoid. 

 Stove. SYNS. C. aquatievm and C. eaffrum. 



Cape Colony. 



C. canallcnlatnm (channelled). 

 latum. 



A synonym of C. peduneu- 



C. capense (Cape Colony).* /. six to twelve in an umbel ; perianth 

 tube Sin. to 4in. long ; limb about as long as the tube ; segments 

 oblong-acute, flushed with red on the back ; scape about 1ft. long. 

 Summer. I. about twelve, outer ones spreading, lorate, acuminate, 

 2ft. to 3ft. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, glaucous ; inner ones narrower. 

 Bulb 3in. to 4in. in diameter. Cape of Good Hope, 1752. (Figured 

 under the name of Amaryllis longifolia in B. M. 661.) Of this 

 very fine hardy perennial, there are numerous varieties and 

 hybrids. 



C. Careyanum (Carey's).* ft. four to six in an umbel ; perianth 

 tube Sin. to 4in. long ; limb horizontal, 3in. to 4in. long, with 

 oblong-lanceolate segments, tinged with red towards the centre ; 

 scape 1ft. long, little compressed. Autumn. I. eight to ten, 

 lorate, 1ft. to 2ft. long, 2m. to Sin. broad. Bulb globose, Sin. 

 to 4in. in diameter ; neck short. Mauritius and Seychelles, 1821. 

 Greenhouse. (B. M. 2466.) 



C. crnentum (bloody-flowered).* /. five to seven in an umbel, 

 sub-sessile ; tube straight, 7in. to Sin. long ; perianth-segments 

 Sin. long, linear, bright red ; scape green, ancipitous, 2ft. long, 

 iin. thick, low down. Summer. (. lorate, 3ft to 4ft long, 2in. to 

 4in. broad. Bulbs large. Mexico, 1810. Stove. (B. R. 17L) 

 C. Loddigesianum is believed to be identical with this species. ' 



C. deflxum (bent down). /. six to sixteen in an umbel ; perianth 

 tube greenish or red-tinted, 2iin. to Sin. long ; segments linear ; 

 scape 1ft to lift. long. October. I. six to eight, linear, 2ft to 

 3ft. long, about Iin. broad. Bulb 2in. to Sin. in diameter. India, 

 1810. Stove. (B. M. 2208.) C. engifolium (B. M. 2301) is probably 

 a variety of this. 



C. erubescens (erubescent), ft. four to eight in an umbel; 

 peri? nth tube Sin. to 6in. long; segments half as long, linear- 

 lanceolate, tinted claret-purple on the outside ; scape lift to 

 2ft long. Summer. I. numerous, lorate, 2ft to 3ft long, 2in. to 

 2iin. broad. Bulb ovoid; neck short. Tropical America, 1780. 

 Stove. (B. M. 1232.) Several varieties of this species have been 

 described. 



C. Forbeslanum (Forties's), ft. thirty to forty in an umbel, 

 slightly scented ; perianth tube Sin. long ; limb funnel-shaped, 

 4in. to 4Jin. long ; segments oblanceolate-oblong, white, reddish 

 outside; peduncle hardly 1ft. long, stout October. L ten to 

 twelve to a rosette, lorate, 3ft to 4ft long, Sin. to 4in. broad ; 

 margin fimbriated. Bulb ovoid, 6in. to 8in. in diameter. Delagoa 

 Bay, 1824. Stove. (B. M. 6545.) 



C. glganteum (gigantic).* fl. about six in an umbel, with a 

 strong vanilla-like fragrance ; perianth tube 4in. to 6in. long ; 

 limb campanulate, Sin. to 4in. long, pure white ; segments oblong- 

 obtuse, much imbricated ; peduncle 2ft. to 3ft long, compressed. 

 Summer. I. lorate, 2ft. to 3ft long, 3in. to 4in. broad. Bulb 

 5in. to 6in. in diameter. West Tropical Africa, 1792. Stove. 

 (A. B. R. 169.) 



C. Herbertianum (Herbert's). A synonym of C. zeylanicum. 



C. Kirkii (Kirk's).* ft. twelve to fifteen in an umbel ; perianth 

 tube greenish, 4in. long ; limb horizontal, 5in. long ; segments 

 acuminate, above Iin. broad, furnished with a bright red stripe 



down the back ; peduncles sometimes more than one to a bulb, 

 1ft. to lift long, ancipitous. September. I. lorate, acuminate, 

 31ft to 4ft. long, 4in. to 4Jin. broad ; margin crisped, white, 

 distinctly ciliated. 

 Zanzibar, 1879. Stove. 



Bulb globose, 6in. to 8in. in diameter. 

 (B. M. 6512.) 



C. latifollum (broad-leaved), ft. ten to twenty in an umbel ; 

 perianth tube greenish, Sin. to 4in. long ; limb horiz9ntal, about 

 as long as the tube ; segments oblong-lanceolate, faintly tinged 

 with red in the centre on both sides, reflexing at tip ; peduncles 

 1ft to 2ft long. Summer. I. numerous, lorate, 2ft to 3ft. long, 

 Sin. to 4in. broad. Bulb sub-globose. India, 1806. Stove. 

 (B. R. 1297.)- C. insigne (B. B. 579), C. moluccanum (B. M. 2292), 

 and C. speciosum (B. M. 2217), are considered by Mr. Baker to be 

 mere varieties of this species. 



C. ionglflornm Gong-flowered), ft. six to eight in an umbel ; 

 perianth tube Sin. to 4in. long ; limb funnel-shaped, as long as the 

 tube ; segments oblong, flushed with pink in the centre ; peduncle 



Crinum continued. 



lift, to 2ft. long. Summer. I lorate, 4ft to 5ft. long, 2in. broad. 

 Bulb ovoid, Sin. to 4in. in diameter. Cape of Good Hope, 1816. 

 Greenhouse, or nearly hardy. See Fig. 546. (B. B. 303.) 



FIG. 646. CRINUM LONGIFLORUM, showing Habit and 

 Single Flower. 



C. longlfollnm (long-leaved), fl. six to twelve in an umbel; 

 perianth tube greenish, Sin. to 4in. long ; segments lanceolate, 

 ascending, white, nearly as long as the tube ; scape lateral, 

 about 1ft. long. 1. six to eight, linear, IJft. to 2ft long, Ijin. to 

 2in. broad. Bulb ovoid, 4in. to Sin. in diameter. India. Green- 

 house. (B. R. 1297.) C. elegant (B. M. 2592) is a form of this 

 species. 



C. Macowanl (MacOwan's).* fl. ten to fifteen in an umbel ; 

 perianth tube greenish, Sin. to 4in. long; segments oblong, 

 acute, as long as the tube, Iin. to l}in. broad, white, with a pur- 

 plish tinge ; peduncles sometimes more than one, 2ft to 3ft. long. 

 November, i twelve to fifteen, rosulate, spreading, lorate, 2ft 

 to 3ft long, Sin. to 4in. broad. Bulb 9in. to lOin. in diameter. 

 Natal, 1874. Greenhouse, or nearly hardy. (B. M. 6381.) 



C. Makoyannm (Makoy's). A synonym of C. Moorei. 



C. Moorei (Moore's).* fl. six to ten in an umbel ; perianth tube 

 greenish, 3in. to 4m. long ; limb funnel-shaped, as long as the 

 tube ; segments oblong-acute, faintly flushed with red ; peduncles 

 lift to 2ft long. Spring or autumn. I. twelve to fifteen, spread- 

 ing, lorate, 2ft to 3ft long, Sin. to 4in. broad. Bulb ovoid, oin. in 

 diameter. Natal, 1874. Greenhouse. SYNS. C. ornatum and 

 C. Makoyanum. (B. M. 6113.) 



C. ornatnm (ornamented). A synonym of C. Jfoorei. 



C. pednncnlatnm (pedunculate), fl. twenty to thirty in an 

 umbel; perianth tube greenish, 2iin. to Sin. long; segments 

 linear, spreading horizontally ; scape ancipitous, 2ft to 3ft long. 

 Summer. I. twenty, lorate, 3ft to 4ft long, 4m. to 5in. broad. 

 Bulb about 4m. in diameter. Eastern Australia, 1790. Green- 

 house. SYNS. C. australe and C. canalieulatum. (B. R. 52.) 



C. podophyllnm (foot-leaved), fl. two in an umbel ; tube green- 

 ish, 5in. to 6in. long ; limb sub-erect, Sin. long ; segments oblong- 

 rthulate, acute, less than Iin. broad, white ; scape compressed, 

 to 9in. long. November. 1. five to six, lanceolate, 1ft. long, 

 Ijin. to 2in. broad at the middle. Bulb sub-globose. Old Cala- 

 bar, 1879. Stove. (B. M. 6483.) 



C. pnrpnrascens (purplish).* fl. five to nine in an umbel; 

 perianth tube 5in. to 6in. long; segments lanceolate, 2Jin. to Sin. 

 long, spreading, tinted claret-red on the outside ; scape hardly 

 1ft. long, sub-terete. Summer. 1. about twenty, linear, l^ft to 

 3ft long, Iin. broad, undulated. Bulb ovoid, about 2in. in 

 diameter. Fernando Po and Old Calabar, 1826. Stove. (B. M. 

 6525.) 



C. scabrnm (rough). /. six to eight in an umbel, very fragrant ; 

 tube greenish, 4in. to 5m. long ; limb funnel-shaped ; segments 

 oblong-acute, Iin. broad, bright red down the back ; scape com- 

 pressed, 1ft to 2ft. long. May. I. lorate, 3ft. to 5ft long, 2in. 

 to 2Jin. broad. Bulb large. Probably Africa, 1810. Stove. 

 (B. M. 2180.) C. tubmersum (B. M. 2463) is a form of this species. 



C. zeylanlcnm (Cingalese).* ft. ten to twenty in an umbel, very 

 fragrant ; perianth tube green, or red-tinted, about 3in. to 4in. 

 long; limb horizontal, about the same length; segments Iin. 

 broad, with a broad band of red down the back ; scape 2ft to 

 3ft. long. Early spring. I. six to ten, lorate, 2ft to 3ft long, Sin. 

 to 4m. broad. Bulb globose, 6in. in diameter. Tropical Asia 

 and Africa, 1771. Stove. SYN. C. Herbertianum. (B. M. 1171 ; 

 and B. M. 1253, under name of Amaryllis ornata.) 



CRIOCERIS ASFAHAOI. See Asparagus 

 Beetle. 



CB10CEB.IS MERDIOEBA. See Lily Beetle. 



