400 



CRINUM 



cc. Filaments white or pinkish. 

 D. Margin of Ivs. entire : peduncle 3-3 ft. lonq. 



10. Modrei, Hook, f . (C. Makoydnum, Carr. C. Co- 

 Unsoi, C. Mackenii, and C. Natalense, Hort. C. 

 Schmidtii, Regel). Fig. 580. Bulb 



ovoid, neck 12-18 in. long : Ivs. 2-3 ft. 

 long, 3-4 in. wide, margin entire, veins 

 rather distant, distinct: fls. 6-12; ped- 

 icels IK to 3 in. long; perianth flushed 

 with rose on both sides, with a white 

 variety ; segments wide. Natal and 

 Kaffraria. B.M. 6113. G.C. III. 2:499. 

 R.H. 1877, p. 417. R.H. 1887: 300. R.B. 

 22: 196; 23:61. Var. album, Hort. Gt. 

 1072. Gn. 52, p. 122, and var. platy- 

 petalum, Hort., are cultivated. C. 

 Colensoi has a longer tube, smaller 

 flower, with a paler and narrower limb. 



DD. Margin of Ivs. ciliated : peduncle 

 12-18 in. long. 



11. Kirkii, Baker. Bulb globose, 6-8 

 in. thick, sometimes 6 in. long : Ivs. 

 3%-4 ft. long, 4-4% in. wide, margin 

 rough, veins close: fls. 12-15 ; pedicels 



none or very short; color white, with a Q uite weaned from 

 very distinct crimson band down the its seed and begm- 

 oenter. Zanzibar. B.M. 6512. - Recog- nmg lts own hfe ' 

 nized at a glance by its short, very stout peduncle and 

 very large acuminate Ivs., with a distinctly ciliated 

 edge. A warmhouse species. 



BB. Bulbs short-necked, 

 c. Fls. numerous, usually more than 8 in an umbel. 



12. Zeylanicum, Linn. (Amaryllis orndta, B. M. 1171). 

 Bulb globose, 5-6 in. thick : Ivs. 10-12, 2-3 ft. long, 3-4 

 in. wide, wavy, margin roughish ; peduncle stout, purple : 

 fls. 10-20 ; perianth bright red outside in the middle 



580. 



A young plant of 

 Crinum Moorei. 



581. Crinum Powellii. 



third ; segments oblong lanceolate, 3^ in. long, 1 in. 

 broad. Midsummer. Tropical Asia and Africa. A 

 "warmhouse species. The most commonly cultivated 

 species of the genus. Native throughout tropical Asia 

 and Africa. Usually sold as C. Kirkii, which is an allied 



CRINUM 



species from Zanzibar, probably not known outside of 

 one or two botanical gardens. 



13. variabile, Herb. (C. crassifdlium, Herb.). Bulb 

 ovoid, 3-4 in. thick : Ivs. 1/-2-2 ft. long, 2 in. wide, weak: 

 fls. 10-12 ; perianth flushed red outside : filaments red. 

 Cape Colony. A rare species. 



.cc. Fls. fewer, usually less than 8 in an umbel. 



D. Bulbs small. 



E. Tube long, 5-6 in.: stamens nearly as long as the 

 perianth segments. 



14. Sanderianum, Baker (C. orndtum, Bury). Bulb 

 globose, 2 in. thick ; neck 2-3 in. long : Ivs. 10-12, thin, 

 l%-2 ft. long, IK in. broad, margin much crisped: fls. 

 3-6 ; perianth with a distinct band of bright red. 

 Corisco island. Sierra Leone. Gn. 52: 1131. Closely 

 allied to C. scabrum. 



EE. Tube short: stamens much shorter than the 



segments. 

 F. Lvs. 8-4 ft. long. 



15. campanulatum, Herb. (C. aqudticum, Burchell). 

 Lvs. linear, deeply channelled, 3-4 ft. : fls. 6-8: perianth 

 rosy red. Cape colony. Kaffraria. B.M. 2352. A very 

 distinct species. 



FF. Lvs. 1-2 ft. long. 

 G. Pedicels very short or none. 



16. Abyssinicum, Hochst. Bulb ovoid, 3 in. thick : Ivs. 

 about 6, 1 ft. long, %-l in. wide, veins close, margin 

 rough : fls. 4-6, pedicels very short or none. Mts. of 

 Abyssinia. 



GG. Pedicels % in. long. 



17. lineare, Linn. f. Lvs. linear, l%-2 ft. long, % in. 

 broad, glaucous, channelled : fls. 5-6 ; pedicels > in. 

 long ; perianth tinged red outside ; filaments red. 

 Cape colony. Rare. 



DD. Bulbs large. 

 E. Pedicels 1-1% in. long. 



18. Pdwellii, Hort. Fig. 581. Bulb short-necked: Ivs. 

 about 20, spreading, ensiform, acuminate, 3-4 ft. long, 

 3-4 in. broad near the base, margin smooth: fls. about 8: 

 perianth peach blossom color, with white and purplish 

 varieties. Garden hybrid of C. longifolium and C. 

 Moorei. According to Baker, the bulb is globose, but 

 J. N. Gerard says it is long, like a leek. 



EE. Pedicels very short or none. 



F. Margin of Ivs. rough. 



19. scabrum, Herb. Lvs. 2-3 ft, long, 1^-2 in. 

 wide, closely veined, margin scabrous: fls. 4-8: pedi- 

 cels none or very short : 

 perianth banded bright red. 

 Apr., May. Tropical Africa 

 from Guinea to Abyssinia. 

 B.M. 2180. F.S. 21:2216.- 

 Common in Florida gardens, 

 a very showy and easily cul- 

 tivated species. C. H6rberti, 

 Sweet (C. scabro-Capense, 

 Hort. C. Kunthi dnum , 

 Hort., notRoem.). Fls. sim- 

 ilar to C. scabrum, but color 

 lighter, the plant taller and 

 larger. Garden hybrid be- 

 tween C. scabrum and (J. 

 longifolium. This is a doubt- 

 ful name. C. Herbertianum, 

 Wall. = C. Zeylanicum.. C. 

 Herbertiamim,Hort. Roem. 

 & Schultes=(7. strictum C. 

 Virginicum, Garden hybrid, 

 resembles C. Herberti, but 

 the plant is smaller and the 

 flowers larger and brighter 

 in color. See also No. 22. 



20. fimbriatulum, Baker. Lvs. as in C. scabrum, but 

 margins ciliated with small membranous scales : peri- 

 anth banded red. Angola. Gn. 55, Feb. 11. Allied to 

 C'. scabrum. A. wholly different plant is passing in the 

 trade under this name. 



