CRINUM 



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A. Perianth erects with spreading, linear segments : 

 stamenb spreading Stenat>ter 

 B Coto) uhite tube gicem^h 



1. Asidticum Linu Bulb l-j m thick neck b-O in 

 long : Ivs. 20-^0 to a bulb 3-4 ft long 3-4 in bioad 

 peiliin :le l]4-2 ft long 1 m thick lis 20-50 m an um 

 bel ; spathe valves 2-4 in long pedicels Y-l m long 

 perianth white tube elect tinged with green i~i m 

 long ; segments 2/- -3 m long hlaments tinged red 2 

 in. long : ovule 1 m a tell Ti i \ ii r M 1117 i - 

 Baker gives 5 botanical \ ni ii t win h tli ni t mi 

 portant in the Ameiu m tt I i | i I I I\ \ ii Sinicum 

 Baker (C.pedioicuMtiiiii U it n t 1 Li ) St J ii\ 

 Lily. Bulb 6 in thick 18 m long Ivs o m bioad 

 with undulated edge forming a massive crown 4-5 ft 

 high: peduncle 2-1 ft Ung fls 20 or more i)erianth 

 white. China Th. lull u u Ih dnil iiit tw f 

 equal size, small crt t i i i h | i I i Is iiu ^ 

 flower in 5 years \ n declinatum 1 I i I i I i n ^, 

 instead of erect fl itiiiuth eminent tiUp, cl i d il tij 

 Sillet. B.M. 2231 \ ar prdcerum Biker islaigeithm 

 the type, with Ivs 5 ft long m wide perianth tube 

 and limb 5 in long the lattei tinned red outside Ran 

 goon. B.M. 2084 ^ ar an6malum B iker is freaki h 

 looking, its Ivs being ex| ml 1 iiit i broad membri 

 nous, striated and plaited wm^ 11 le is nothing like 

 itinthegenub \ar ang:ustifolium H it i Iwiif 'ft 

 high. China BM 290h C Eboiaci II il it (( 7 / 

 bridum Todbiai Hort ) Simil i t II \ ii i\ i \i 

 mentioned, but half the si? I i I n li\l 1 1 I I t\\ i 

 small form of 6 ^ lati um ml ( / , t I ii C 

 Eb6raoi, var cappedum Reison i i' '// '' I 

 soner). Habit much like t I i i/ in I iit h I | i 

 ing to a sloii 1 1 I mt mi r t t tt liuli II I ni 

 20, si-iiiciits I 111 I lu I I 1 il I 1 ilm^ Willi 

 somctiiiirs cl 1 iiu t Jill ( II I n luliil 1 tw I 

 C. Asi,i/iriii \ II Sun inii ml ( / u/ifliinii In 

 creases both bj oft ets and si litting ot the bulb into 

 two. C. Sinico scabrum Hort hybrid of C A'siaticum 

 var. crossed with C scabrum and intermediate m as 

 pect and fl. 



2. pedunculitum, R. Brown (C. austnlle. Herb.). 

 Bull. 4 in. thick ; neck 6 in. long: Ivs. 25-30 to a bulb: 

 fls. 20-30 in an umbel; spathe valves 3-4 in. long; i>edi- 

 cels 1-ly^in.: perianth greenish white, not tinged with 

 red outside : filaments short, bright red : style shorter 

 than the filaments : ovules 3 in a cell. Austral. B.R. 

 52. — The bulb grows above ground on a large rootstock. 



EB. Color purplish red outside: tube purplish red. 



3. amdbllc, Don. Bulb large ; neck 1 ft. or more 

 long : Ivs. 25-30 to a bulb : peduncle 2-3 ft. long : fls. 

 20-30 in an umbel, very fragrant; spathe valves 4-5 in. 

 long ; pedicels %-l in. long : perianth with a crimson 

 center band, tinged outside bright purplish red ; tube 

 bright red ; segments 4-5 in. long : stamens an inch 

 shorter than the segments. Sumatra. B.M. 1005. R.H. 

 1856:241. — Supposed by Herbert to be a spontaneous 

 hybrid between C Asiaticum, var. procerum and 0. 

 Zeylauicum: fls. sterile, bulb increases by small offsets. 

 A stately ornament of most Florida gardens ; often 

 sold under the name of C. augustum, which is a similar 

 but smaller natural hybrid presumably between C brac- 

 teatuni and C. Zeylanicum, and has more obtuse Ivs. 

 than C. amabile. 



AA. Perianth erect, with spreading, lanceolate seg- 

 ments : stamens spreading. Platyaster. 

 B. Lvs. few, 6-10 to a bulb. 



4. AmericElnum, Linn. Fig. 579. Florida Swajip 

 Lily. Bulb stoloniferous, ovoid, 3—4 in. thick ; neck 

 short: Ivs. 1^2-2 in. broad: fls. 3-^, usually 4 ; pedicels 

 none or very short : perianth creamy white ; tube green- 

 ish. Native in river swamps, Fla. and westward. B.M. 

 1034. 



5. prat6nse, Herb. Bulb ovoid, 4-5 in. thick ; neck 

 short: Ivs. 6-8, l'4-2 ft. long, lK-2 in. wide, channeled, 

 margin entire: fls. 6-12; perianth white. Var. ^legans, 

 Carey, has a longer necked bulb, decumbent peduncle, 

 and tube an inch shorter than the segments. B.M. 2592. 

 Var. TenftBtum, Carey, has about 30 fls. in an umbel. 

 Ind. 



i. Lvs. numerous, 20 or 

 hnlh corneal latgt u 



th I I II I . 



I augustum Roxb (C nmahile \ai 

 ( iwll lull ( meal fa m thick neck loUf, 

 i-4 111 Ir id J tdunele much compressecl 

 pcdic 1 sometimes an inch hmg color stioi 

 red outside bmded withm tube purplish 

 Seychelles B M 2397 B B 8 679 



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 Mauiitms 



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579. The Swamp Lily of Florida— Crinum Americanum. 



A type of the subgenus with wide-spreading perianth and 

 lanceolate segments. 



cc. Bulh ovoid, 3-4 in. thick; with a short neck. 



7. erubfisoens, Ait. Bulb ovoid, 3—4 in. thick ; neck 

 short: Ivs. 2-3 in. broad, slightly rough : fls. 4-12 ; pedi- 

 cels none or very short ; color reddish outside, white 

 within : tube bright red. Trop. Amer. B. M. 1232. 

 L. B.C. 1:31. 



8. Kunthiinum, Roem. (C. erubiscens, HBE., not 

 Aiton). Lvs.wavy: fls. 4-5 in an umbel; tube longer 

 than in No. 6, 7-8 in. long ; color pure white. New 

 Granada. Var. NicaraiTU^nse, Baker, is purple outside, 

 the segments longer and Ivs. longer and narrower. 



AAA. Perianth funnel-shaped; tube permanently curved; 

 segments oblong ascending : stamens and style 

 contiguotts and declined. (Codonocrinum.} 



B. Bulbs long-necked. 



c. Filaments red. 



9. longifdlium, Thunb. (C. Capense, Herb. Amaryl- 

 lis longifdiia, Linn. C. ripHrium, Herb.). Lvs. 2-3 ft. 

 long, 2-3 in. wide; margins rough: fls. 6-12, pedicels 

 1-2 in. long ; perianth tinged red on the back, and some- 

 times on the face, with a white variety. Cape Colonv. 

 Natal. B.M. 661. Var. Album, Hort. Gn. ,52, p. 123. -The 

 hardiest Crinum, enduring the winter of the middle 

 states, if protected with litter during cold weather. 

 Propagation by offsets or seed, which is produced 

 abundantly. C grandifldrum, Hort., is a new hybrid 

 with C. CareyAnum, said to partake of the hardiness of 

 C. iongifolium. 



