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CRINUM 



CRINUM 



inch shorter than the segms. B.M. 2592. Var. ven&stum, 

 Carey, has about 30 fls. in an umbel. India. 



7. amdenum, Roxbg. Bulb globose, 2-3 in. diam., 

 with a very short neck: Ivs. 10-12, suberect, linear, 

 2 ft. or less long, rough-edged, tapering to the apex: 

 fls. 6-12, the peduncle standing 1-2 ft. high; perianth- 

 tube greenish, 3-4 in. long; segms. white tinged red 

 outside, 2-3 in. long, lanceolate; filaments bright red, 

 shorter than segms. India. Summer; warmhouse. 

 Var. Mearsii, Bedd. (C. Mearsii, Bedd.). Very small: 

 Ivs. 1 ft. or more long, 1 in. wide, very 

 smooth: peduncle 3-5 in. long, 6-10- 

 fld. ; fls. white, the tube slender and 5 

 in. long; segms. lanceolate, 2^ in. long 

 and J^in. broad. Upper Burma. G.C. 

 III. 42:62. Whole plant not more 

 than 2 or 3 in. high when not in bloom; 

 blooms well in a 3-in. pot. 



1110. 



BB. Lvs. numerous, 20 or more to a bulb. 



8. augustum, Roxbg. (C. amabile 

 var. augustum, Gawl). Bulb conical, 

 6 in. thick; neck long: Ivs. 20-30, strap- 

 shaped, 2-3 ft. long, 3^1 in. broad: fls. 

 12-30, on a lateral much-compressed 

 peduncle 2-3 ft. high; pedicels some- 

 times an inch long; color strong pur- . lant Q{ 

 plish red outside, banded within; tube CrinumMoorei. 

 purplish; segms. lanceolate, 4-5 in. 



long; filaments half length of segms., red. Mauritius, 

 Seychelles. B.M. 2397. B.R. 679. Warmhouse; 

 effective. 



9. erubescens, Ait. Bulb ovoid, 3-4 in. thick, the 

 neck short: Ivs. many, curved, strap-shaped, thin, 2-3 

 ft. long and 2-3 in. broad, slightly rough on edges: fls. 

 4-12, on peduncle 2 ft. or more high, the pedicels or 

 very short; color reddish outside, white within; tube 

 bright red, 5-6 in. long; segms. half as long as tube, 

 lanceolate, reflexing. Trop. Amer. B.M. 1232. L.B.C. 

 1:31. Summer; warmhouse. 



10. Kunthianum, Roem. (C. erubescens, HBK., not 

 Ait.). Bulb ovoid, 3 in. diam., with a short neck: Ivs. 

 about 20, strap-shaped, spreading, 2-3 in. broad, 

 undulate but entire : fls. 4-5 in an umbel, the peduncle 1 

 ft. high, the pedicels or very short, pure white; tube 

 7-8 in. long; segms. lanceolate, 2J^ in. long; filaments 

 less than 2 in. long, bright red. Colombia. Var. 

 nicaraguense, Baker, is purple outside, the segms. 

 a little longer and Ivs. longer and narrower. 



11. purpurascens, Herb. Bulb ovoid, short-necked, 



2 in. diam., stoloniferous: Ivs. 20 or more, linear, thin, 



3 ft. or less, prominently undulate: fls. 5-9, on a 

 peduncle 1 ft. or less long; tube very slender, 5-6 in. 

 long; segms. lanceolate, half as long as tube, pink 

 or purplish; filaments bright red. 'Upper and Lower 

 Guinea, in streams and lakes, the Ivs. often floating. 

 B.M. 6525. G.C. III. 47:114. Amphibious. Summer; 

 warmhouse. 



AAA. Perianth funnel-shaped; tube permanently curved; 

 segms. oblong ascending; stamens and style con- 

 tiguous and declined. (Codonocrinum.) 



B. Bulbs long-necked (No. 80 omitted). 

 c. Margin of Ivs. not ciliate, but often scabrous. 



12. longifdlium, Thunb. (Amaryllis longifolia, 

 Linn. C. ripdrium, Herb. C. capense, Herb.). Bulb 

 ovoid, 3-4 in. diam.: Ivs. 12 or more, strap-shaped, 

 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 sometimes on the face, with a white variety; tube 

 cylindrical, 3-4 in. long, about equaling the limb; 

 segms. oblong, acute, 1 in. or less broad; stamens nearly 

 as long as segms.; filaments red. Cape. Natal. B.M. 

 661. Var. album, Hort. Gn. 52, p. 123. Probably 

 the hardiest pure species of crinum, enduring the win- 



ter of the Middle States, if protected with litter dur- 

 ing cold weather. Prop, by offsets or seed, which 

 latter is produced abundantly. C. grandiflorum, Hort., is 

 a hybrid with C. Careyanum, said to partake of the 

 hardiness of C. longifolium. Sometimes described as 

 having a short-necked bulb. 



13. Macowanii, Baker. Bulb globular, 9-10 in. 

 diam., with neck 6-9 in. long: Ivs. 12-15, strap-shaped, 

 thin, 2-3 ft. long, 4 in. or less broad: fls. 10-15, on a 

 stout green peduncle 2-3 ft. high; tube curved, green, 

 3-4 in. long; segms. about equaling the tube, pink, 

 oblong, acute, 1-1 ^ in. broad. Natal. Late autumn; 

 greenhouse, or half-hardy. 



14. Modrei, Hook. f. (C. Makoydnum, Carr. C. 

 Colensoi, C. Mdckenii and C. natalense, Hort.). 

 Fig. 1110. Bulb ovoid, neck 12-18 in. long: Ivs. 12-15, 

 strap-shaped, 2-3 ft. long, 3-4 in. wide, margin entire, 

 veins rather distant, distinct: fls. 6-12, on peduncle 2-3 

 ft. high, the pedicels lM>-3 in. long; tube greenish, 

 about 3 in. long and with a funnel-shaped pinkish limb 

 of equal length, the segms. oblong, nearly acute, con- 

 nivent; filaments pink, an inch shorter than segms. 

 Natal and Kaffraria. B.M. 6113. G.C. III. 2:499; 

 48:59. R.H. 1887:300 and p. 417. R.B. 22. p. 196; 

 23:61. Var. album, Hort. Gt. 31:1072. Gn. 52, p. 122, 

 and var. platypetalum, Hort., are cult. C. Colensoi has 

 a longer tube, smaller fl., with a paler and narrower 

 limb. C. Schmidtii, Regel, is probably a pure white- 

 fld. form of this species. 



15. Powellii, Hort. Fig. 1111. Bulb about 3 in. 

 diam., with a long slender neck: Ivs. about 20, spread- 

 ing, ensiform, acuminate, 3-4 ft. long, 3-4 in. broad 

 near the base, margin smooth: fls. about 8; perianth 

 dark rose-color; pedicels 1-1 Y^ in. long. Garden 

 hybrid of C. longifolium and C. Moorei. A valuable 

 outdoor crinum. Var. album, Hort., white. Var. 

 intermedium, Hort., light rose-color. 



cc. Margin of Ivs. ciliated. 



16. Kirkii, Baker. Bulb globose, 6-8 in. thick, neck 

 6 in. long: Ivs. 12 or more, 3%-4 ft. long, 4-4j^ in. 

 wide and long-tapering to a point; margin rough, veins 

 close: fls. 12-15 on a stout compressed peduncle 1-1 K ft. 

 high; pedicels or very short; color white, with a very 

 distinct bright red band down the center of each oblong 

 acute segm.; tube greenish, 4 in., about equaled by the 

 segms. E. Afr. B.M. 6512. Probably not in com- 

 merce. See No. 17. Sept.; warmhouse. 



BB. Bulbs short-necked (not considering No. 30). 

 C. Fls. numerous, usually more than 8 in an umbel. 



17. zeylanicum, Linn. Bulb globose, 5-6 in. thick: 

 Ivs. 6-10, thin, sword-shaped, 2-3 ft. long, 3-4 in. wide, 

 wavy, margin roughish; peduncle long and not very 

 stout, often tinged red; fls. 10-20 on very short pedicels; 

 tube 3-4 in. long, curved; segms. oblong, acute, 3-4 

 in. long, 1 in. broad, white with a broad red keel; sta- 

 mens an inch shorter than segms. Spring to midsum- 

 mer; warmhouse. Trop. Asia and Afr. B.M. 1171 (as 

 Amaryllis ornata). A warmhouse species. Usually 

 sold as C. Kirkii, which is an allied species from E. 

 Afr., probably not known outside of botanic gardens. 



18. variabile, Herb. (C. crassifplium, Herb.). Bulb 

 ovoid, 3-4 in. thick, without distinct neck: Ivs. 10-12, 

 linear, glabrous and entire, the outer ones 2 ft. and more 

 long, 2 in. wide, weak: fls. 10-12, on a compressed 

 erect peduncle 1-1 M ft. high, the pedicels ^-1 in. 

 long; tube greenish, 1^ in. long; segms. white with 

 red tinge down the keel, oblong, acute, 2J^-3K in. 

 long; filaments red, an inch shorter than segms. Cape 

 region. Spring. 



19. latifdlium, Linn. (C. ornatum var. latifolium, 

 Herb. C. Linnsei, Roem. C. jemense, C. jemenicv.m 

 and C. yemense, Hort.). Bulb nearly globose, 6-8 in. 

 diam., with a short neck: Ivs. many, strap-shaped, thin, 



