HYMENOCALLXS 



788 



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

 stamens. Tropics. Gn. 53, p. 57. — Long known in cult., 

 but less showy than other species. 



5. Seneg&mbica, Kunth & Bouch^. 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 5-0 in. long, segments 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. 

 Africa. 



(). Harrisl4na, Herb. Bulb globular, small (less than 

 2 in. in diam.): lvs. only 3-G, a foot long and 2 in. 

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

 slender, glaucous: fls. 2-3 in a sessile umbel, the tube 

 slender and 3-4 in. long, the segments linear and 3 in. 

 or less long : cup funnel-shaped, % in. long, plicate, 

 small-toothed, the free filaments 1% in. long and often 

 exceeding the style. Mex. B.M. 6562.— Flowers in 

 early summer. Hardy South. 



cc. Perianth tube mostl;/ under S in. long. 



7. Caribsea, Herb. (Pancrdlium Caribleum, Linn. P. 

 declinciti<m,J&cq.). Bulb globular, 3-4 in. in diam.: lvs. 

 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 lvs. : umbel sessile, 6-12-fld. : 

 tube 2-3 in. long, the segments linear and somewhat 

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

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

 B.C. 6:558. 



8. Galveston6nsls, 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 segments: cup 1% in. or less 

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

 filaments little more than J^ in. long. Texas. — Lately 

 introduced to cultivation with the statement that it " may 

 be planted out in gardens all over the North like a peony 

 and prove hardy." Spring or early summer. 



9. Idcera, Salisb. (S. rotUa, Herb. Pancrdtiam ro- 

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

 long neck and producing stolons or runners: lvs. 0-8, 

 linear, IK 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 linear, often recurved lobes: cup 

 saucer-shaped or rotate, irregularly toothed, the free 

 part of the filaments 1^ in. long. N. Car. to Fla. B.M. 

 827. L.B.C. 1:19. -Variable, particularly in the dimen- 

 sions of the fl. Spring or early summer. 





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1115. Hymenocallis macrostephana (> 



10. macrostephana, Baker. Fig. 1115. Closely allied 

 to R. x,,,, ■!„.•<„. and <-..ii,iefturc(l by Baker to be a hybrid 



ith a long neck: 

 ■J-;J ft. long: fls. 

 ■lat cup (whence 

 'i and as much 

 long: segments 



HYMENOSrORUM 



linear-lanceolate, a little longer than the tube. B.M. 

 6436. Gn. 18:211. -Blooms in Feb. and Mar. One of the 

 best of the Spider Lilies, perhaps the best for warm- 

 house culture. 



AA. niamexts short nnd incurved iusuaVy less than 

 1 in. t(inij) beyotid the larije cup. {Ismine.} 



11. Maoleilna, Nichols. {Ismene Macleiina, Herb.). 

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

 nearly2 in. broad, n n i. -in- ii vm.ls the base: scape 2- 

 edged.aboutthe 1. Tij ' .■ ' II ^.2-8,with a straight 

 tube 2 in. or less I ,,. erect or somewhat 

 spreading segmiin Mi.- tube: cup corolla- 

 like, VA in. long and t;ii : ;-.!, friji'-.-.i. tl-r- free 

 filaments K in. long, stn.hj -,,,i ...i ,,, i,,| ,,r 

 kneed at the cup. Peru. r. V ' nts 

 known to the Peruvians as ,\ II i , i , , , ,; i.s- 



tivals. Thisand the next ar.- mii n Imii ii.,;'., ;., ,i,.s, 



flowering in spring and suumur. 



12. calathina, Nichols. (I.'imhie calatMna,'KeTh. Pan- 

 cr&tium caluthhinm, Ker). Bulb long-necked: lvs. 

 6-8, somewhat 2-ranked, strap-shaped, 2 ft. or less long: 

 scape 2-edged, IJ^ to 2 ft. tall, bearing 2-5 fls. in a ses- 

 sile umbel : tube green, 3^ in. long, much enlarging 

 above: segments as long as the tube, X in. wide, lanceo- 

 late: cup corolla-like and green-striped, usually larger 

 than in the last, with rounded fringed lobes: fi'laments 

 free for % in., incurved but not angled. Peru, Bolivia. 

 B.M. 2685. 



The foll,.>viuK 

 adnata, Hr-rl' — ?T 

 the Ismoii. ti-ii|, 

 1224. B.K : 

 (below).- /; 1 

 cup nearly -m m'; : 

 468.— £f. ccuij.,/,.,, 



ay be oxpootcd 





6a. 



Mo.; 



long and lineai*soi;HP «,.,! 



helow.— H. fr&griiiis > ' . il ,. , ; ,. ;; i; ,,/.-,. 



dna, Kunth. Evert,'iTi n, ■,■> n h ];•. ,ii,.' Lu'Mm'- i'..\\liiic, 



fragrant, with greciiisl. ml.,-.,, \,-rj ,,l.-n.i. i ,, «i-. i.~ l.mg 



as the segments, the cuu ^-.-ry shr.rt ami t.M.iii. -I \ u.-la. 



G.C.III.27:89.-if, or«(a.Roera. Lvs. l.r.o.l i.n.l ,..■! i..i- ,1: Us. 

 6-10, the tube about 2 in. long, the linear s,-:^iim ni- lilt I- :i>M:^(-r: 

 cuplin.long. W. Indies. B.R.1:43. B..^l.llii7. j jj j^ 



HYMEN6DIUM. See Acrostichum. 



HYMENOLEPIS. See Acrostichum 



HYMENOPHtLLUM (Greek, membrane-leaved). Hy- 

 mriiniihiill.'ir,,! . A la r-i- genus of filmy ferns allied to 

 Tri.'lj..iiiain-.s, hill liavin;; a more or less deeply 2-lipped 

 or -'-vah ...I iiiv.iiii.-n-. S..ine 80 species are found in the 

 tr..|.i.-> lit Ih.iIi li.-iiiisi.luTes. One species appears in 



//'/„.. ,.../.;, ,//;,(),. ./, /;. ;.v.<H)n isa difiicult plantto grow. 

 It II.-. .i, a W'ar.ii.in .a,.- in a coolhouse, and occasional 

 spriiildiii;,' ..v.rli.-a.I. The members of this genus are 

 propagtited slowly by division. 



A. Lvs. glabrous : rachis slightly winged above. 



polyAnthos, Swz. Lvs. 2-8 in. long, 1-3 in. wide, tri- 

 pinnatifld: .sori2-12toapinna; involucre small. Tropics 

 of both hemispheres. 



demisstun, Swz. Lvs. 4-12 in. long, 3-4 in. wide, 3-4- 

 pinnatifid; sori very numerous, 20-30 to a pinna; invo- 

 lucre with ovate entire valves. E. Indies to New Zealand. 

 AA. Lvs. pubescent or ciliate. 



clllatum, Swz. Fig. 1116. Stalks ciliated and winged 

 above : lvs. 2-6 in. long, 1-2 in. wide, tripinuatifid, the 

 segments ciliated ; involucre roundish, the valves di- 

 vided half way down and ciliated. Tropics of both hem- 

 ispheres. 



Eeruginosum, Cnrm. Fig. 1117. Stalks tomentose: lvs. 

 2-3 in. long, 1 in. or less wide, tripinuatifid, the pinnm 

 often imbricate, the surface and margins densely pu- 

 bescent ; involucres small, with valves divided nearly 

 to the base, densely cili.ite. Tristan d'Acunha. 



L. M. rxi.i:invi.iii. and Robert Shore. 



HYMEN6SP0RUM iiin-.-l;. r, f.-rring to the 2-winged 

 seeds which distin-uisli it fr..ni I'ittosporum). Pitto- 

 spor&cece. This includes an ornamental shrub, cult, only 



