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ZEPHYRANTHES 



The latest revision of Zephyranthes is found in B:iker'3 

 Handbools of the Araaryllideaj, 18S8, where the follow 

 ing sulj^enera are made: 



ScBGENL's Zeph\ranthes PROPER Flowcr erect; 

 tube short st inieu'i inserted near lU throat ( Eighteen 

 species, mi liulin^ all described below except No 11.) 



2788. Zenobia speciosa 



Subgenus Zephtrite: 

 tube short; stamens in 

 more declinate than ii 

 (Eleven species, inchuliii 



SUBUENr« PVKOLIRII.N 

 dilati-d in llir nl.p.T luilf 



Flower slightly inclined; 

 cil iiiiir its throat; style 

 In- iiilicr two subgenera. 



;.,. 11 iM-iow.) 



die of th.. iMTLnill, ml..-. 

 For th.' Iiuili.i- -■parat 

 the cllar;,.'l.rs »hirh ap' 

 the foliage characters a 

 However, the genus may 

 sections based upon the 

 rangement is here used a 



iiltu 



The 



are those for localil 



door.s the year rour 



The Zephyr Lili. 



of buil.MU- phiril-. 



of K. 



from 



; tube longer, 

 stamens inserted at the niid- 

 (Five species, none in cult.) 

 ion of the species Bal(er uses 

 sear in the key below, except 

 nd the color of the flow-er.s. 

 be readily separated into three 

 color of the fls., and this ar- 

 5 being more convenient to the 

 f bloom indicated below 

 ere the plants will thrive out- 



a place free 

 PS of swampy 



ZEPHYRANTHES 



other.s is its evergreen foliage." It is said that the river 

 La Plata was so called (the name meaning "silver") 

 because of the profusion of these white flowers on its 



INDEX. 



Andersoni, 11. erubescens. 3. rosea. 8. 



Atamasco, 1. ummUflora. 6. Texana. 10. 



Candida, ^. Liiulleyana. 7. Treatiffi. 2. 



cariuata, 6. louKlfoIia, 9. verecunda 4. 



A. Fix. white, often tinged rose out- 

 siile. 

 B. ,Sti,jma S-lohed. 

 c. OViiry stalked. 



V. Perianth d in, long. 



E. Lvs. channeled, bright 

 green, sh ining, with 



acute margins 1. Atamasco 



EE. Lvs. thick, semi -terete, 

 deep green, not shining, 

 iHth rounded margins... 2. Treatise 



DD. Perianth '2 in. long 3. erubescens 



cc. Ovarii sessile 4. verecunda 



BB. Stiifrnti capitate, obscurely 3- 



lolird ."). Candida 



AA. Fls. hiiiiht rose-colored. 



n. I'lri'iiilh 2^4-3 in. long 6. carinata 



BB. r.iiaiilh !'■'■-? ill. limij 7. Lindleyana 



BBB. /', ninitli nl„n,i 1 ill. long 8. rosca 



AAA. Fls. ii.'lloir. oflrii riildish outside. 

 B. .S7/,/.' sln/hlhl .hiliiiate. 

 c. i'liliiel iHiH-h shorter than 



sputhe 9. longifolia 



cc. Pedicel much longer than 



spathe 10. Texana 



BB. Style strongly declinate 11. AndeTBOni 



1. AtamiBCO, Herb. {Amaryllis Atamd.ico, Linn.). 

 ATAMA.SCO Lily. Fig. 2789, 2790. Most popular and larg- 

 est of the spring-blooming white-fid. species; the com- 

 monest Zephyr Lilv native to the U. S. Bulb short- 

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



the 



ith wall of 



The soil is ordinary loam, in which the bulbs were 

 planted about 4 inches apart. They have each since 

 become crowded tufts, their leaves completely hiding 

 the soil. This border was as gay with the flowers of 

 Zephyranthes last autumn as any border of crocuses in 

 spring. On very sunnv days the flowers opened quite 

 flat, and glistened like snow in the sunshine. Another 

 character which distinguishes this species from the 



2789. 



Lily— Zephyranth) 



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

 Va. to Fla. and Ala. B.B. 1:444. B.M. 239. L.B.C. 

 19:1899. Gn. 24, p. 199; 37, p. 155. 



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

 and best distinguished by the lvs. as indicated in the 



