HYMENOCALLIS 



HYINIENODIUM 



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 segins. often twice longer (entire fl. often 

 9 in. long); cup about IJi in. long, toothed, the free 

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

 Indies. B.M. 1453. Gn. 47, p. 294. F. 18S3, 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. 

 macroslephana are the most showy species. Var. 

 angustifdlia, 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, SaUsb. Bulb 3-4 in. diam.: lvs. about 

 12, 2-3 ft. long, V/i 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. hnear 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 equahng the 

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

 57. — Long kno\\Ti in cult., but less showy than other 

 species. 



5. senegambica, Kunth & Bouch6. Lvs. somewhat 

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

 scape about as long as the lvs.; 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.): lvs. 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, J^in. long, plicate, small- 

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

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

 summer. Hardy S. 



cc. Perianth-tube mostly under 3 in. long. 



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

 decUndtum, Jacq.). Bulb globular, 3-4 in. diam.: lvs. 

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

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

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

 fld.; tube 2-3 in. long, the segms. Unear 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 lvs.: umbel sessile, 4-6; perianth- 

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

 shorter than the linear segms.; cup IJ^ in. or less long, 

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

 ments httle more than loin. long. Texas.7— Intro, to 

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

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

 Spring or early summer. 



9. rotata, Herb. [H. Idcera, Salisb. Pancrdtium rota- 

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

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

 hnear, IJ2 ft- or less long, flat above but concave 

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

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

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

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

 the free part of the filaments 1 J 2 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 aUied 

 to H. speciosa and conjectured by Baker to be a 

 hybrid of that species and //. calalhina. Bulb with a 

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

 ft. long: fls. 6-10, large and striking becau.se 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. (Ismhne Macleana, Herb.). 

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



1937. Hymenocallis macrostephana, ( X }^ 



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

 edged, about the length of the lvs.; 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, IJ^ in. long and green-striped, fringed, the free 

 filaments Jain, long, strongly inflexed and angled or 

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

 known to the Peruvians as Amanc^s, the subject of 

 festivals. This and the next are intermediate house 

 species, flowering in spring and smnmer. 



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

 Pancratium calathimim, Ker). Fig. 1936. Basket- 

 flower. Bulb long-necked: lvs. 6-8, somewhat 2- 

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

 IJ2 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, J^in. wide, lanceolate; cup corolla- 

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

 with rounded fringed lobes; filaments, free for Join., 

 incurved but not angled. Peru, BoUvia. B.M. 2685.' — 

 One of the paler kinds. 



The following names may be expected in the trade: //. adnata, 

 Herb.=H. Uttoralis. — //. Amd/icas, Nichols., is one of the Ismene 

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

 Gn. 48, p. 168. — H. amina. Herb.= U. ovata (below). — H. 

 .■indredna, Nichols. An Ismene: fl. only 1, the cup nearly or quite 

 as long as the segms. R.H, 1884. pp, 129, 468, — //, crassi/dlia. Herb. 

 ^H. occidentalis. — //. ^rnstii, Worsley. Garden hybrid. H. Morti- 

 ziana being one of the parents. — //. frdgrans, .'^alisb.^H. ovata 

 (below), — H. Moritzidna, Kunth, Evergreen, with Ivs, Uke eucha- 

 ris: fls, white, fragrant, with greenish tubes, ver>' slender and twice 

 as long as the segms., the cup verj' short and toothed. Venezuela, 

 G.C. III. 27: 89. — H. occidenldlis. Kunth. Bulbs large: lvs, 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. ovata, 

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

 long, the linear segms, Uttlc longer: cup 1 in. long, W, Indies, B,R. 

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

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

 and winged at base. Probably Brazil. L H B 



HYMENODIUM: Elaplioglossum. 



