400 



Mar 



p. Filaments white or pinkish. 



ill of Ivs. entire: peduncle 3-S ft. lonq. 



10. Modrei, Hook, f . (C. ifnkoydmim, Carr. C. Cn 

 tinsoi, U. Mackeiiii, and C. Natalinse, Hort. C 

 Schmiatii, Kegel). Fig. 580. Bulb 

 ovoid, neck 12-18 In. long : Ivs. 2-3 ft. 

 long, 3-4 in. wide, margin entire, veins 

 rather distant, distinct: fls. 6-12; ped- 

 icels IH to 3 in. long; perianth flushed 

 vpith rose on both sides, with a white 

 variety ; segments wide. Natal and 

 Kaffraria. B.M. 6113. G.C. III. 2:499. 

 R.H. 1877,p. 417. R.H. 1887: 300. R.B. 

 22: 196; 23:61. Var. album, Hort. Ot. 

 1072. Gn. 52, p. 122, and var. platy- 

 p^talum, Hort., are cultivated. V. 

 Colensoi has a longer tube, smaller 

 flower, with a paler and narrower limb. 



DD. Margin of Ivs. ciliated ; peduncle 

 12-18 in. lonij. 



11. Kirkii, Baker. Bulb globose, 6-8 

 in. thick, sometimes 6 in. long : Ivs. 

 Z\i-i ft. long, 4-4K in. wide, margin 

 rough, veins close: fls. 12-15 ; pedicels 

 none or very short; color white, with a Qmte weaned from 

 very distinct crimson band down the 

 center. Zanzibar. B.M. 6512. — Recog- 

 nized at a glance by its short, very stout peduncle and 

 very large acuminate Ivs., with a distinctly ciliated 

 edge.— A warmhouse species. 



CRINUM 



species from Zanzibar, probably not known outside of 

 one or two botanical gardens. 



13. vari&bile, Herb. (C crassifdlitim, Herb.). Bulb 

 ovoid, 3^ in. thick : Ivs. 1 J^-2 ft. long, 2 in. wide, weak : 

 fls. 10-12 ; perianth flushed red outside : filaments red. 

 Cape Colony.— A rare species. 



.CO. Fls. fewer, usually less than 8 in an iimbel. 



D. Bulbs small. 



E. Tube lout/, 5-6 in.: stamens nearly as long as the 



perianth segments. 



14. Sanderiinum, Baker (0. orncttum. Bury). Bulb 

 Ljlobose, 2 in. thick ; neck 2-3 in. long : Ivs. 10-12, thin, 

 I 'b-2 ft. long, IK in. bi-oad, margin much crisped: fls. 

 .5-6 ; perianth with a distinct band of bright red. 

 ( 'orisco island. Sierra Leone. Gn. 52: 1131.— Closely 

 ;tllied to C. scabrum. 



EE. Tube short: stamens much shorter than the 



egri 



its seed and begin- 

 ning its own life. 



%n umbel. 



BB. Bulbs short-necked. 

 c. Fls. numerous, usually more than 8 



12, ZeylfLnicum, Linn. {Amaryllis orn&ta, B. M. 1171). 

 Bulb globose, 5-6 in. thick : Ivs. 10-12, 2-3 ft. long, 3-4 

 in. wide, wavy, margin roughish ; peduncle stout, purple : 

 fls. 10-20 ; perianth bright red outside in the middle 



Powellii. 



third ; segments oblong lanceolate, 3-1 in. long, 1 in. 

 broad. Midsummer. Tropical Asia and Africa. —A 

 "warmhouse species. The most commonly cultivated 

 species of the genus. Native throughout tropical Asia 

 and Africa. Usually sold as C. Kirkii, which is an allied 



F. Lcs. S—i ft. long. 



15. campanulitum. Herb. (C ag«a7j<;i(m, Burehell). 

 Lvs. linear, deeply channelled, 3-4 ft. : fls. 6-8: perianth 



A young°"plant of rosy red. Cape cblony. Kaffraria. B.M. 2352. -A very 

 Crinum Moorei. distinct species. 



pp. Lvs. 1-2 ft. long. 

 G. Pedicels very short or none. 



16. AbysBinicum, Hochst. Bulb ovoid, 3 in. thick: lvs. 

 about 6, 1 ft. long, }4-l in. wide, veins close, margin 

 rough : fls. 4-6, pedicels very short or none. Mts. of 

 Abyssinia. 



GG. Pedicels 3^ in. long. 



17. line&re, Linn. f. Lvs. linear, l}^-2 ft. long, % in. 

 broad, glaucous, channelled : fls. 5-6 ; pedicels K in. 

 long ; periantii tinged red outside ; filaments red. 

 Cape colony. — Rare. 



DD. Bulbs large. 

 E. Pedicels 1-1% in. long. 



18. Pbwellii, Hort. Pig. 581. Bulb short-necked: lvs. 

 about 20, spreading, ensiform, acuminate, 3—1 ft. long, 

 3-4 in. broad near the base, margin smooth: fls, about 8: 

 perianth peach blossom color, with white and purplish 

 varieties. — Garden hybrid of C. longifolium and C. 

 Moorei. According to Baker, the bulb is globose, but 

 J. N. Gerard says it is long, like a leek. 



EE. Pedicels very short or none. 

 p. Margin of lvs. rough. 

 19. scibrum, Herb. Lvs. 2-3 ft. long, \%-2 in. 

 wide, closely veined, margin scabrous: fls. 4-8: pedi- 

 cels none or very short : 

 perianth banded bright red. 

 Apr., May. Tropical Africa 

 from Guinea to Abyssinia. 

 B.M. 2180. F.S. 21:2216. - 

 Common in Florida gardens, 

 a very showy and easily cul- 

 tivated species. C. H6rberti, 

 Sweet (6'. scabro-Capinse, 

 Hort. C. Ku n t h i d n u m , 

 Hort., notRoem.). Pis. sim- 

 ilar to C. scabr^tm., but color 

 lighter, the plant taller and 

 larger. Garden hyl)rid be- 

 tween C. scabruiu and <', 

 longifolium. This is a doubt- 

 ful'name. C. Eerbertianum, 

 Wall. = C. Zeylanicum. C. 

 Nerbertianum, Hort. Roem. 

 & Schultes=P. strictum C. 

 Vlrginicum, Garden hybrid, 

 resembles C. Hcrberti, but 

 tile plant is smaller and the 

 flowers larger and brighter 

 in color. See also No. 22. 

 20. limbriAtnlUtn, Baker. Lvs. as in C. scabrum, but 

 margins ciliated with small membranous scales : peri- 

 anth banded red. Angola. Gn. 55, Feb. 11. Allied to 

 C. scabrum.— A wholly different plant is passing in the 

 trade under this name. 



