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ZEPHYRANTHES 



ZEPHYRANTHES 



moisture during the resting-period than the generality 

 of bulbous plants. The best four species are : Z. Candida 

 (Fig. 4045), white, autumn; Z. Atamasco, white, spring; 

 Z. carinata, rosy, summer; Z. rosea, autumn. All of 

 these will probably survive the winter out-of-doors in 

 the middle states if given a fair degree of protection. 



Andersonii, 13. 

 Atamasco, 1. 

 aurea, 10, 15. 

 Candida, 12. 

 cardinalis, 14. 

 carinata, 5. 



INDEX. 



Conzattii, 6. 

 erubescens, 4. 

 grandi flora, 5. 

 Lindleyana, 7. 

 longifolia, 9. 

 major, 12. 



rosea, 8. 

 striata, 11. 

 texana, 10. 

 Treatise, 2. 

 tubispatha, 3. 

 verecunda, 11. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES. 



A. Stamens inserted near the throat of the 



perianth-tube. 

 B. Fl. erect. (Subgenus Zephyranthes 



proper.) 

 c. Stigma trifid. 

 D. Ovary stalked. 



E. Perianth white, often tinged 



with rose outside. 

 F. Length of perianth about 3 



in. 



G. Lvs. channeled, bright 

 green, shining, with 



acute margins 1. 



GG. Lvs. thick, semi-terete, 

 deep green, not shi- 

 ning, with rounded 



margins 2. 



FF. Length of perianth about 

 lYz-2 in. 



G. Neck of bulb short 3. 



GG. Neck of bulb about 1 in. 



long 4. 



EE. Perianth rose-colored or crim- 

 son-purple. 

 T. The perianth 2Yz~3 in. 



long. 



G. Spathe lYy-% in- long: 

 pedicel shorter than the 



spathe 5. 



GG. Spathe 1 in. or slightly 

 more long: pedicel usu- 

 ally longer than the 



spathe 6. 



FF. The perianth 12 in. long. 



G. Pedicel about as long as 



the spathe: spathe 1- 



1 Y in. long 7. 



GG. Pedicel much longer than 

 the spathe: spathe Y%~ 



%in. long 8. 



EEE. Perianth yellow, often reddish 



outside. 

 F. Spathe much longer than the 



pedicel 9. 



FF. Spathe much shorter than 



the pedicel 10. 



DD. Ovary sessile 11. 



cc. Stigma capitate, faintly S-lobed. . . . 12. 

 BB. Fls. somewhat inclined; style decli- 



nate. (Subgenus Zephyrites.) 

 c. Perianth yellow inside, coppery 



red outside 13. 



cc. Perianth cardinal-red inside and 



out 14. 



AA. Stamens inserted at the middle of the 

 perianth-tube. (Subgenus Pyroli- 

 rion.) . . 15. 



Atamasco 



Treatise 



tubispatha 

 erubescens 



carinata 



Conzattii 



Lindleyana 



longifolia 



texana 



verecunda 



Candida 



Andersonii 

 cardinalis 



aurea 



Subgenus ZEPHYRANTHES Proper. 



1. Atamisco, Herb. (Amaryllis Atamasco, Linn.). 

 ATAMASCO LILY. Fig. 4046. Most popular and largest 

 of the spring-blooming white-fld. species; the common- 

 est zephyr lily native to the U. S.: bulb short-necked, 

 less than 1 in. thick: Ivs. 4-6, linear: scape 6-12 in. 

 high: fls. pure white, about 3 in. long. March- June. 

 Va. to Fla. and Ala. B.M. 239. L.B.C. 19:1899. Gn. 

 24, p. 199:37, p. 155. J.H. III. 63:379. 



2. Treatise, Wats. Closely allied to Z. Atamasco and 

 best distinguished by the Ivsi as indicated in the key: 

 perianth-segms. sometimes keeled with rose, but in 

 both species the fls. turn pinkish with age. It is a Fla. 

 species, found in damper localities and blooming several 

 weeks later than Z. Atamasco. V. 6:299. Gn. 33, p. 11. 

 G. 10:603. J.H. III. 53:273. 



3. tubispatha, Herb. Bulb globose, 1 in. diam.: Ivs. 

 narrow-linear, flaccid, bright green, sometimes 1 ft. 

 long: peduncle slender, 6 in. long; spathe 1-1 Yi in. 

 long, slit at the tip only: perianth 13^-2 in. long, white, 

 slightly tinged with green, never with red, tube scarcely 

 any, segms. obovate. W. Indies, Venezuela, and 

 Colombia. 



4. erubescens, Wats. (Amaryllis erubescens, Hors- 

 ford). Rare white-fld. August-blooming species sup- 

 posed to be native to sandy plains of Texas, but per- 

 haps from N. Mex.: distinguished from the 2 preced- 

 ing species by the larger, longer-necked bulb, shorter 

 perianth, and fls. strongly tinged with rose outside: 

 bulb over 1 in. thick; neck as long: spathe bifid above: 

 tube equaling and closely embracing the pedicel (about 

 1 in. long). Intro, by Horsford 1889 and probably lost 

 to cult. 



5. carinata, Herb. (Z. grandiflpra, Lindl.). Largest 

 and choicest of the rosy-fld. species and said by Baker 

 (1888) to be the commonest zephyranthes in cult.; 

 however, the name Z. rosea is far commoner in Ameri- 

 can catalogues: a summer-blooming species with fls. 

 2^2-4:^2 in. across, and about 3 in. long: bulb 1 in. thick, 

 short-necked: ovary stalked: stigma trifid. Jamaica, 



4045. Zephyranthes Candida. ( X W 



Cuba, Mex., Guatemala. B.R. 902. Gn. 33:10 (erro- 

 neously as Z. Atamasco). I.H. 35:49. J.H. III. 29: 

 339. G. 21:276; 34:341. 



6. Conzattii, Greenm. Bulb globose, about 1 in, 

 diam. : Ivs. produced after the fls. : peduncle 6-9 in. high, 

 slender; spathes about 1 in. long: perianth (dried) rose- 

 colored or crimson-purple, tube short, segms. oblanceo- 

 late, style declinate. Mex. 



7. Lindleyana, Herb. Rare summer-blooming rose- 

 colored species from the mountains of Mex., inferior 

 to Z. carinata for general cult.: bulb globose, 54 in. 



