CRINUM 



CRINUM 



399 



A. Perianth erect, with spreading, linear segments : 



B. Color white : tube greenish. 



1. AsUiieum, Linn. Bulb 4-5 in. thick; neck 6-9 in. 

 \ong : Ivs. 20-30 to a bulb, 3-4 ft. long, 3-4 in. broad : 

 pedun ;le l%-2 ft. long, 1 in. thick: fls. 20-50 in an um- 

 bel; spathe valves '2-4 in. long ; pedicels %-l in. long: 

 perianth white; tube erect, tinged with green, 3-4 in. 

 long; segments 2^-3 in. long: filaments tinged red, 2 

 in. long: ovule 1 in a cell. Trop. Asia. B.M. 1073. 

 Baker gives 5 botanical varieties, of which the most im- 

 portant in the American trade is probably var. Sinicum, 

 Baker (O.pedwneul&tum, Hort., notR.Br.). ST. JOHN'S 

 LILY. Bulb 6 in. thick, 18 in. long : Ivs. 5 in. broad, 

 with undulated edges, forming a massive crown 4-5 ft. 

 high : peduncle 2-3 ft. long: fls. 20 or more : perianth 

 white. China. The bulb usually divides into two of 

 equal size, small offsets are rarely produced. Seedlings 

 flower in 5 years. Var. declinatum, Baker, has a sloping 

 instead of erect fl. ; perianth segments tinged red at tip. 

 Sillet. B.M. 2231. Var. prdcerum, Baker, is larger than 

 the type, with Ivs. 5 ft. long, 6 in. wide: perianth tube 

 and limb 5 in. long, the latter tinged red outside. Ran- 

 goon. B.M. 2684. Var. andmalum, Baker, is freakish 

 looking, its Ivs. being expanded into a broad, membra- 

 nous, striated and plaited wing. There is nothing like 

 it in the genus. Var. angustifdlium, Hort., is dwarf, 2 ft. 

 high. China. B.M. 2908. C. Eboraci, Herbert (C. hy- 

 bridum Todbrce, Hort.). Similar to the variety next 

 mentioned, but half the size. Garden hybrid between a 

 small form of C. Asiatictim and C. longifolium. C. 

 Eboraci, var. cappedum, Reasoner (C. cappedum, Rea- 

 soner). Habit much like C. Asiaticum, but Ivs. taper- 

 ing to a slender point, semi-erect, 4 ft. high: fls. about 

 20, segments 4 in. long, % in. broad, spreading, white, 

 sometimes changing to pink. Garden hybrid between 

 C. Asiaticum, var. Sinicum, and C. longifolium. In- 

 creases both by offsets and splitting of the bulb into 

 two. C. Sinico-scdbrum, Hort., hybrid of C. Asiaticum 

 var. crossed with C. scabrum, and intermediate in as- 

 pect and fl. 



2. pedunculatum, R. Brown (C. austrdle, Herb.). 

 Bulb 4 in. thick ; neck 6 in. long: Ivs. 25-30 to a bulb: 

 fls. 20-30 in an umbel; spathe valves 3-4 in. long; pedi- 

 cels 1-1% in. : perianth greenish white, not tinged with 

 red outside : filaments short, bright red : style shorter 

 than the filaments : ovules 3 in a cell. Austral. B.R. 

 52. The bulb grows above ground on a large rootstock. 



BB. Color purplish red outside: tube purplish red. 



3. amabile, Don. Bulb large ; neck 1 ft. or more 

 long : Ivs. 25-30 to a bulb : peduncle 2-3 ft. long : fls. 

 20-30 in an umbel, very fragrant; spathe valves 4-5 in. 

 long ; pedicels %-l in. long : perianth with a crimson 

 center band, tinged outside bright purplish red ; tube 

 bright red ; segments 4-5 in. long : stamens an inch 

 shorter than the segments. Sumatra. B.M. 1605. R.H. 

 1856:241. Supposed by Herbert to be a spontaneous 

 hybrid between C. Asiaticum, var. procerum and C. 

 Zeylanicum: fls. sterile, bulb increases by small offsets. 

 A stately ornament of most Florida gardens ; often 

 sold under the name of C. augustum, which is a similar 

 but smaller natural hybrid presumably between C. brac- 

 teatum and C. Zeylanicum, and has more obtuse Ivs. 

 than C. amabile* 



AA. Perianth erect, with spreading, lanceolate seg- 



ments : stamens spreading. Platyaster. 



B. Lvs. few, 6-10 to a bulb. 



4. Americanum, Linn. Fig. 579. FLORIDA SWAMP 

 LILY. Bulb stoloniferous, ovoid, 3-4 in. thick ; neck 

 short: Ivs. 1^-2 in. broad: fls. 3-6, usually 4 ; pedicels 

 none or very short: perianth creamy white; tube green- 

 ish. Native in river swamps, Fla. and westward. B.M. 

 1034. 



5. prat6nse, Herb. Bulb ovoid, 4-5 in. thick ; neck 

 short: Ivs. 6-8, 1^-2 ft. long, l%-2 in. wide, channeled, 

 margin entire: fls. 6-12; perianth white. Var. elegans, 

 Carey, has a longer necked bulb, decumbent peduncle, 

 and tube an inch shorter than the segments. B.M. 2592. 

 Var. veiiustum, Carey, has about 30 fls. in an umbel. 

 Ind. 



BB. Lvs. numerous, 20 or more to a bulb. 

 c. Bulb conical, largt', with a long neck. 



6. augustum. Roxb. (C. amdbile, var. augustum^ 

 (iawl ). Bulb conical, 6 in. thick; neck long: Ivs. 20-30, 

 3-4 in. broad: peduncle much compressed: fls. 12-20; 

 pedicels sometimes an inch long ; color strong purplish 

 red outside, banded within : tube purplish. Mauritius. 

 Seychelles. B. M. 2397. B.R. 8:679. 



579. The Swamp Lily of Florida Crinum Americanum. 



A type of the subgenus with wide-spreading perianth and 



lanceolate segments. 



cc. Bulb ovoid, 3-4 in. thick ; with a short neck. 



7. erubescens, Ait. Bulb ovoid, 3-4 in. thick ; neck 

 short: Ivs. 2-3 in. broad, slightly rough : fls. 4-12 ; pedi- 

 cels none or very short ; color reddish outside, white 

 within : tube bright red. Trop. Amer. B. M. 1232. 

 L. B.C. 1:31. 



8. Kuntbianum, Roem. (C. erubescens, HBK., not 

 Aiton). Lvs. wavy: fls. 4-5 in an umbel; tube longer 

 than in No. 6, 7-8 in. long ; color pure white. New 

 Granada. Var. Nicaragu6nse, Baker, is purple outside, 

 the segments longer and Ivs. longer and narrower. 



AAA. Perianth funnel-shaped; tube permanently curved; 

 segments oblong ascending: stamens and style 

 contiguous and declined. (Codonocrinum.) 



B. Bulbs long -necked. 

 c. Filaments red. 



9. longifolium, Thunb. (C. Capense, Herb. Amaryl- 

 lis longifolia, Linn. C. riparium, Herb.). Lvs. 2-3 ft. 

 long, 2-3 in. wide; margins rough: fls. 6-12, pedicel* 

 1-2 in. long ; perianth tinged red on the back, and some- 

 times on the face, with a white variety. Cape Colony. 

 Natal. B.M. 661. Var. album, Hort. Gn. 52, p. 123. -The 

 hardiest Crinum, enduring the winter of the middle 

 states, if protected with litter during cold weather. 

 Propagation by offsets or seed, which is produced 

 abundantly. C. grandifldrum, Hort., is a new hybrid 

 with C. Careyanum, said to partake of the hardiness of 

 C, longifolium. 



