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H^MANTHUS 



H^MANTHUS 



albiflos, 7. 

 candidus, 8. 

 Clarkei. 7. 

 coarctatua, 9. 

 coccineus, 9. 

 imperialis, 4. 

 insigiusr 6. 



INDEX. 



Knlhreypri, 2. 

 Katherinffi, 3. 

 Laurentii, 4. 

 Lescrauwaetii, 1. 

 Lindenii, 4. 

 magnificus, 6. 

 mirabiljs, 4. 



miiltiflorus, 2. 

 pubsscens, 7. 

 puniceus, 5. 

 superbum, 2. 

 tenuiflorus, 2. 

 tigrinus, 10. 



A. Lvs. membranous, not fleshy. 

 B. Perianth-parts and spathes spreading, 

 c. Peduncle lateral as regards the tuft of lvs. 

 D. Segyns. of perianth, l^in. long or less. 

 1. Lescrafiwaetii, Wildem. Lvs. sheathed at the base, 

 4-8 in a group, about 7-8 in. long, with 8-9 nerves on 

 each side of the midrib: infl. racemose, the ultimate, 



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1778. Hsemanthus Katherina. {X'/Q 



umbellate clusters almost round, about 4 in. diam.; 

 fls. rose-eolored, showy, the tube short, the segms. 

 linear, about J^in. long. Congo region. R.B. 30:217. 

 —Intro, in 1904. 



DD. Segms. of perianth. J^-1 in. long. 



2. multiflorus, Martyn {H. tenuiflorus, Herb. H. 

 Kdlbreyeri, Baker). Bulb globose, 3 in. or less diam.: 

 lvs. 3-4 on a short, separate st., the petiole short and 

 sheathing, the oblong blade 6-12 in. long, with 6-8 

 veins each side of the midrib: scape straight, 1-3 ft. 

 high, green or red-spotted; umbel often 6 in. diam., 

 containing 30-100 fls., which are usually blood-red, with 

 hnear 3-nerved segms. twice or more as long as the 

 tube; red filaments long-exserted, bearing prominent 

 yellow anthers. Trop. Afr. Variable. B.M. 961, 1995, 

 3870. L.B.C. 10:912; 20:1948 (erroneously as H. 

 puniceus). F.S. 1:.58; 23:2.377. I.H. 26:354. G.25:445. 

 Gt. 53:1531. G.W. 4, p. 557. G.Z. 25, p. 170. Var. 

 superbus, Hort., is an improved brilliant-colored form. 



3. Katherinae, Baker. Fig. 1778. Bulb globose, 2-3 

 in. diam.: lvs. 3-5, on a short, separate st. appear- 



ing with the fls., with a short, spotted petiole, the blade 

 oblong, 9-14 in. long and 4r-6 in. broad, the lateral 

 veins 8-10: peduncle 1 ft. tall, spotted toward the base; 

 umbel sometimes 9 in. diam., densely many-fid.; fls. 

 bright red, 2-2}^ in. long, the lanceolate reflexing 

 segms. httle longer than the cyUndrical tube; red fila- 

 ments exserted. S. Afr. B.M. 6778. G. 32:37. G.C. 

 111.43:72. — Name spelled both Katherin^ and Kath- 

 erine; but the former spelling is the original and the 

 proper Latin form. In cult, the lvs. become "about 3 

 ft. in length and of a bright pale green color — apple- 

 green, as it is usually called — and the venation is more 

 strongly marked than is usual in H. muUiflorus, H. 

 cinnabarinus and other allied kinds." Burbidge, Gn. 

 49, p. 160, with figure. 



cc. Peduncle central as regards the tuft of lvs. 



4. Lindenii, N. E. Br. Lvs. 6-8, in 2 ranks, arising 

 from a thick, sohd rootstock, nearly or quite evergreen; 

 petioles long, winged; blade 10-12 in. long and 3-5 in. 

 wide, long-ovate, lanceolate or ovate-oblong, acute, the 

 base rounded or subcordate, with a longitudinal fold 

 either side of the midrib: scape U 2 ft- tall, arising from 

 the center of the lvs., flattened on one side, rnore or less 

 spotted: umbel globular, 6-8 in. diam., with 100 or 

 more scarlet fls. opening in succession; fls. 2 in. across, 

 the tube ^^in. long, the lobes longer and linear-lanceo- 

 late and acute. Congo. G.C. III. 8:437; 13:483. I.H. 

 37:112; 40:173, f. 1; 41, p. 18. Gt. 46, p. 217. G.M. 

 36:220. J. H. III. 28:73.— Many forms are known in 

 the trade, as var. mirabilis, Hort., with salmon-colored 

 fls., a magnificent addition intro. in 1901. G. C. III. 

 29:332. Var. imperialis, Hort., differing from the type 

 in longer perianth-segms. G.C. III. 31 :99. G.M. 45:85. 

 Var. Laurentii, Hort., also with longer perianth-segms., 

 and sahnon-colored fls. R.H. 1911, p. 443. There are 

 many other forms of this popular favorite, such as 

 "Fascinator," "Queen Alexandra," and the Uke. 



BB. Perianth-parts and spathes ascending. 



5. puniceus, Linn. Bulb nearly globular, 2-3 in. 

 diam.: lvs. 2-4, from the bulb, the petiole half the 

 length of the blade, the blade 6-12 in. long and 2-4 in. 

 broad, oblong, strongly undulated, the main veins 

 about 6 on each side the rib: scape 6-15 in. tall, spotted; 

 umbel globose and dense, 3-4 in. diam., bearing many 

 scentless, pale scarlet, yellowish red or rarely white fls. 

 1 in. long; perianth-tube cylindrical, shorter than the 

 lanceolate 3-nerved segms.; filaments red, 1 in. long. 

 S. Afr. B.M. 1315. 



6. magnificus, Herb. Bulb globose, 3-4 in. diam.: 

 St. leafy, reaching a length of 2 ft., not developed until 

 after flowering time: lvs. 6-8, oblong, 12-15 in. long, 

 narrowed to a clasping base: peduncles stout, about a 

 foot long, the umbel globose, about 5 in. diam.; fls. 

 bright scarlet, the segms. about twice the length of the 

 tube. Perhaps only a variety of H. puniceus and so 

 treated in B.M. 3870. B.M. 4745 figures a var. insignis, 

 Hook., with long green bracts. 



AA. Lvs. thick and fleshy. 

 B. Bracts and fls. white. 



7. albiflos, Jacq. Bulb or tuber compressed sidewise, 

 •with thick, 2-ranged scales: lvs. 2-4, appearing with the 



fls., nearly erect, obtuse, 6-S in. long and nearly half as 

 broad, narrowed to the base, green and glabrous, but 

 cihate on the edges: scape less than 1 ft. tall, pale green, 

 bearing a dense, globular umbel 2 in. diam.; fls. Min. 

 long, the linear segms. much exceeding the tube. S. 

 Afr. B.M. 12:39. L.B.C. 7:602. Var. pubescens, 

 Baker, has lvs. hairy above. L.B.C. 8:702. B.R. 382. 

 H. Cldrkei, Hort., is a hybrid of this species and C. 

 coccineus. 



8. candidus, Bull. Bulb large, globose: lvs. 2, appear- 

 ing with the fls., fleshy, strap-shaped, about 1 ft. long, 

 4-5 in. wide, hairy on both sides: peduncle as long as 



