CRINUM 



CRINUM 



895 



2-3 ft. long and 3-4 in. broad, slightly scabrous on the 

 margins: fls. 10-20, on a peduncle 2 ft. or less high; 

 tube'curved, 3-4 in. long, greenish; segms. about as long 

 as the tube, oblong-lanceolate and acute, 1 in. broad at 

 middle, whitish tinged red. Trop. Asia. An excellent 

 species; summer; vvarmhouse. 



20. Jonnstonii, Baker. Bulb globose, 3-4 in. diam., 

 without neck: Ivs. about 20, long-pointed, the outer 

 ones 5-6 ft. long and sword-shaped, the inner linear: 

 fls. about 20 on a peduncle 2 ft. high; tube slightly 

 curved, tinged green, 4 in.; limb shorter than tube, 

 the segms. ovate or oblong, acute, white and tinged 

 pink on the back; stamens nearly as long as limb. Mts. 

 British Cent. Afr. B.M. 7812. G.C. III. 50:170 

 Closely allied to C. longifolium. Fls. fragrant, 8 in. 

 long. 



21. crassipes, Baker. Bulb very large, conical, 

 without neck: Ivs. sword-shaped, 3-4 ft. long, 4 in. 

 broad and long-tapering to the apex, entire: fls. 15-20, 

 in a stout compressed peduncle less than 1 ft. long, the 

 pedicels 1-1 M in. long; tube about 3 in. long, slightly 

 curved, green; segms. oblanceolate, J^in. broad, equal- 

 ing the tube, ascending, white tinged red on the back; 

 filaments purple, nearly equaling the segms. Probably 

 Trop. Afr. 



cc. Fls. fewer, usually less than 8 in an umbel. 



D. Segms. of perianth red, striped or tinted with red. 



E. Tube of perianth usually 3 in. or more long. 



22. Sanderianum, Baker (C. ornatum, Bury). Bulb 

 globose, 2 in. thick; neck short, 2-3 in. long: Ivs. 10-12, 

 thin, 1^-2 ft. long, 1% in. broad, margin denticulate, 

 tapering to a long point: fls. 3-6, nearly sessile, white, 

 keeled with red; tube 5-6 in. long, curved; segms. ob- 

 long, acute, ascending, 3-4 in. long and 1 in. or less 

 broad; stamens much shorter than segms. Upper 

 Guinea. Gn. 52 : 122. Closely allied to C. scabrum. 

 Intermediate house; blooms at intervals. 



23. scabrum, Herb. Bulb globose, 5-6 in. diam., 

 with short neck: Ivs. 12 or more, 2-3 ft. long, 1^-2 in. 

 wide, closely veined, margin scabrous: fls. 48, the 

 peduncle 1-2 ft. high; pedicels or very short; tube 

 greenish, 4-5 in. long; segms. white with distinct red 

 keel, oblong, acute, 3 in. or less long; fila- 

 ments rather shorter than segms. Apr. 



May. Trop. Afr. B.M. 2180. F.S.21:2216. 

 A very showy and easily cult, species; 

 spring or early summer; warmhouse. C. 

 Herbertii, Sweet (C. scdbro-capense, Hort. 

 C. Kunthidnum, Hort., not Roem.). Fls. 

 similar to C. scabrum, but color lighter, the 

 plant taller and larger. Garden hybrid 

 between C. scabrum and C. longifolium. 

 This is a doubtful name. C. Herbertianum, 

 Wall.=(7. zeylanicum. C. Herbertianum. 

 Roem. & Schulte= 

 C. strictum. C. virgini- 

 cum, garden hybrid, 

 resembles C. Herbertii, 

 but the plant is smaller 

 and the fls. larger and 

 brighter in color. See 

 also No. 32. 



24. Careyanum, 

 Herb. (C. ornatum var. 

 Careyanum, Herb.). 

 Regarded by Baker as 

 "scarcely more than a 

 variety of C. latifo- 

 lium;" confused in 

 cult. : fls. only 4-6 in the 

 umbel, on a subterete 

 green peduncle about 

 1 ft. high : bulb globose, 

 3-4 in. diam., short- 



necked, with brown coverings: Ivs. 8-10, strap-shaped, 

 undulate, thin, 2 ft. or less long, 2-3 in. broad, the 

 margin entire: perianth-tube curved, greenish, 3-4 in. 

 long ; segms. (or limb) about as long as the tube, oblong- 

 acute, 1 in. broad, lightly red-tinged at center; stamens 

 a little shorter than segms. Mauritius and Seychelles. 

 B.M. 2466. Autumn; greenhouse. 



25. fimbriatulum, Baker. Lvs. linear, 4-5 ft. long, 2 

 in. broad toward base but long-pointed, glaucous green, 

 margins ciliated with small membranous scales: fls. 

 3-7, nearly sessile, on peduncle 2 ft. high; tube curved, 

 4-5 in. long; segms. white with distinct red keel, oblong, 

 acute, ascending, 3 in. long and 1 in. broad; stamens 

 an inch shorter than segms. Lower Guinea. Gn. 55: 

 92. Allied to C. scabrum. A different plant is passing 

 in the trade under this name. 



EE. Tube short, 8 in. or less. 



26. campanula turn, Herb. (C. aqudticum, Herb. C. 

 cdffrum, Herb.). Bulb small and ovoid: Ivs. linear, 

 deeply channeled, 3-4 ft. : fls. 6-8, on a slender peduncle 



1 ft. or more long, the pedicels J^-l in. long; tube 

 slender, 3 in. or less long, about as long as the cam- 

 panulate limb; segms. bright rose-red, oblong, obtuse, 

 much exceeding the filaments. Cape region. B.M. 

 2352. A very distinct species; warmhouse. 



27. lineare, Linn. f. Bulb small, ovoid: Ivs. linear, 

 1^-2 ft. long, ^in. broad, glaucous, channeled on 

 the face, the margin entire: fls. 5-6, the peduncle 

 slender and about 1 ft. long, the pedicels %in. or less 

 long; tube slender, 2^ in. or less long; segms. 2-3 in. 

 long, white tinged with red in center, oblong or ob- 

 lanceolate, acute; stamens much shorter than segms. 

 Cape region. B.M. 915 (as Amaryllis revoluta). B.R. 

 623 (as A. revoluta var. gracilior). 



DD. Segms. of perianth pure white (exception in one form 



of No. 29). 

 E. Pedicels very short or 0. 



28. podophyllum, Baker. Bulb subglobose, 2 in. or 

 less diam., without evident neck: Ivs. 5 or 6, 1 ft. long, 



2 in. or less wide, oblanceolate, acute, thin, narrowed 

 to base: fls. 2, sessile, the slender compressed peduncle 

 1 ft. long; tube 5-6 in. long, slender and curved; limb 



somewhat erect, the segms. 



oblong-spatulate, pure white; 



filaments nearly as long as 



limb. Upper Guinea. B.M. 



6483. Perhaps a form of C. 



giganieum: late autumn; warm- 

 house. 



29. giganteum, Andr. 

 Bulb globose, 5-6 in. 

 thick, the neck short: 



1111. Crinum Powellii. 



