HYMENOCALLIS 



HYMENODTUM 



1627 



petiole: scape mostly shorter than the foliage, glaucous; 

 fls. 10-15, on very short pedicels, the bracts or spathe- 

 valves 3-4 in. long; tube of perianth greenish, 3-4 in. 

 long, the segms. often twice longer (entire fl. often 

 9 in. long); cup about lj/2 in. long, toothed, the free 

 parts of the filaments little longer than the cup. W. 

 Indies. B.M. 1453. Gn. 47, p. 294. F. 1883, p. 71. 

 One of the best. The bulb improves with age if care is 

 taken in growing and repotting. The Ivs. are evergreen 

 and handsome. Fls. very fragrant, and retaining their 

 scent even when dried. Blooms in winter. This and H. 

 macrostephana are the most showy species. Var. 

 angustifolia, Worsley, is a very stiff narrow-lvd. form 

 of recent date. 



BB. Lvs. not petioled, strap-shaped. 

 C. Perianth-tube mostly above 3 in. long. 



4. littoralis, Salisb. Bulb 3-4 in. diam.: Ivs. about 

 12, 2-3 ft. long, 1^2 in. broad, acute: scape 2-edged, 2 

 ft. or less tall; fls. 4-8 in a sessile umbel, the tube 6-7 in. 

 long and green-tinged, the segms. linear and recurved, 

 4 in. long, joined to the base of the cup; the cup funnel- 

 shape, broader and longer, toothed, the free part of the 

 filaments about 2-3 in. long; style about equaling the 

 stamens. Trop. Amer., widely distributed. Gn. 53, p. 

 57. Long known in cult., but less showy than other 

 species. 



5. senegambica, Kunth & Bouche. Lvs. somewhat 

 curved, acute, 2 ft. long, 2 in. broad at the widest place: 

 scape about as long as the Ivs.; fls. 6-8 in a sessile 

 umbel, the tube 5-6 in. long, segms. very narrow and 

 4 in. long; cup funnel-shaped, 1 in. long and somewhat 

 broader, the free parts of the filaments 2 in. long. 

 W. Afr. 



6. Harrisiana, Herb. Bulb globular, small (less than 

 2 in. diam.) : Ivs. only 3-6, a foot long and 2 in. broad, 

 much narrowed below: scape less than 1 ft. tall, slen- 

 der, glaucous; fls. 2-3 in a sessile umbel, the tube slen- 

 der and 3-4 in. long, the segms. linear and 3 in. or less 

 long; cup funnel-shaped, %in. long, plicate, small- 

 toothed, the free filaments 1^ in. long and often exceed- 

 ing the style. Mex. B.M. 6562. Flowers in early 

 summer. Hardy S. 



cc. Perianth-tube mostly under 8 in. long. 



7. caribsea, Herb. (Pancratium caribseum, Linn. P. 

 declinatum, Jacq.). Bulb globular, 3-4 in. diam.: Ivs. 

 thin, 12 or more, not 2-ranked, shining, 2-3 ft. long, 2-3 

 in. broad at the widest place: scape sharp-angled, 

 nearly or quite as long as the Ivs. ; umbel sessile, 6-12- 

 fld.; tube 2-3 in. long, the segms. linear and somewhat 

 exceeding it; cup 1 in. long, toothed, the free part of 

 the filaments 1^-2 in. long. W. Indies. B.M. 826. L. 

 B.C. 6:558. 



8. galvestonensis, Baker. Scape 1-2 ft. long, rather 

 shorter than the linear Ivs. : umbel sessile, 4-6; perianth- 

 tube 2-3 in. long (sometimes shorter), mostly a little 

 shorter than the linear segms.; cup 1J4 in. or less long, 

 funnel-shape, the edge erect, the free part of the fila- 

 ments little more than }^in. long. Texas. Intro, to 

 cult, with the statement that it "may be planted out in 



Gardens all over the N. like a peony and prove hardy." 

 pring or early summer. 



9. rotata, Herb. (H. Idcera, Salisb. Pancratium rota- 

 turn, Ker). Bulb ovoid, 2 in. or less diam., with a long 

 neck and producing stolons or runners: Ivs. 6-8, 

 linear, 1J-2 ft. or less long, flat above but concave 

 toward the base: scape 2-edged, glaucous, about as 

 long as the Ivs. ; umbel sessile, with 2-6 fls. ; tube green, 

 3-4 in. long, exceeded by the linear, often recurved 

 lobes; cup saucer-shaped or rotate, irregularly toothed, 

 the free part of the filaments \}/% in. long. N. C. to Fla. 

 in low places and in sandy soil. B.M. 827. L.B.C. 

 1 : 19. Variable, particularly in the dimensions of the 

 fl. Spring or early summer. 



10. macrostephana, Baker. Fig. 1937. Closely allied 

 to H. speciosa and conjectured by Baker to be a 

 hybrid of that species and H. calathina. Bulb with a 

 long neck: Ivs. 8-9, oblanceolate and bright green, 2-3 

 ft. long: fls. 6-10, large and striking because of the great 

 cup (whence the specific name), which is 2 in. across 

 and as much long, wavy-toothed; tube greenish, 3 in. 

 long; segms. linear-lanceolate, a little longer than the 

 tube. B.M. 6436. Blooms in Feb. and March. One 

 of the best of the spider-lilies, perhaps the best for 

 warmhouse cult. 



AA. Filaments short and incurved (usually less than 

 1 in. long) beyond the large cup. (Ismene.) 



11. Macleana, Nichols. (Ismene Macleana, Herb.). 

 Bulb ovoid, 2 in. diam: Ivs. a foot or more long and 



1937. Hymenocallis macrostephana. ( X K) 



nearly 2 in. broad, narrowing toward the base: scape 2- 

 edged, about the length of the Ivs.; fls. 2-8, with a 

 straight tube 2 in. or less long, and linear, erect or some- 

 what spreading segms. as long as the tube; cup corolla- 

 like, \y% in. long and green-striped, fringed, the free 

 filaments J^in. long, strongly inflexed and angled or 

 kneed at the cup. Peru. B.M. 3675. One of the plants 

 known to the Peruvians as Amancaes, the subject of 

 festivals. This and the next are intermediate house 

 species, flowering in spring and summer. 



12. calathina, Nichols. (Ismene calathina, Herb. 

 Pancratium calathlnum, Ker). Fig. 1936. BASKET- 

 FLOWER. Bulb long-necked: Ivs. 6-8, somewhat 2- 

 ranked, star-shaped, 2 ft. or less long: scape 2-edged, 

 lj/6 to 2 ft. tall, bearing 2-5 fls. in a sessile umbel; 

 tube green, 3-4 in. long, much enlarging above; segms. 

 as long as the tube, Hin. wide, lanceolate; cup corolla- 

 like and green-striped, usually larger than in the last, 

 with rounded fringed lobes; filamente, free for %in., 

 incurved but not angled. Peru, Bolivia. B.M. 2685. 

 One of the paler kinds. 



The following names may be expected in the trade: H. adn&ta, 

 Herb.=H. littoralis. H. Amdncses, Nichols., is one of the Ismene 

 group, and the only species with yellow fls. B.M. 1224. B.R. 600. 

 Gn. 48, p. 168. H. amosna, Herb.=H. ovata (below). H. 

 Andre&na, Nichols. An Ismene: fl. only 1, the cup nearly or quite 

 as long as the segms. R-JI- 1884, pp. 129, 468. H. crassifolia, Herb. 

 =H. occidentalis. H. Ernstii, Worsley. Garden hybrid, H. Morti- 

 ziana being one of the parents. H. fragrans, Salisb.=H. ovata 

 (below). H. Moritziana, Kunth. Evergreen, with Ivs. like eucha- 

 ris: fls. white, fragrant, with greenish tubes, very slender and twice 

 as long as the segms., the cup very short and toothed. Venezuela 

 G.C. III. 27: 89. H. occidentals, Kunth. Bulbs large: lys. ever 

 green, thick, strap-shaped: fls. white, 3-6, the tube 3-4 in. long 

 cup much narrowed below. S. C. to Mo. and south. H. onata 

 Roem. Lys. broad and petioled: fls. 6-10, the tube about 2 in 

 long, the linear segms. little longer; cup 1 in. long. W. Indies. B.R. 

 43. B.M. 1467. H. schizostephana, Worsley. Cup laciniate: fla. 

 white, 12-20 in an erect, crowded umbel, the filaments very short 

 and winged at base. Probably Brazil. L H B 



HYMEN6DIUM: Elaphoglossum. 



