788 



HYMENOCALLIS 



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, 



6. Earrisi&na, Herb. Bulb globular, small (less than 

 2 in. in diam.): lvs. only 3-6, 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-^ in. long, the segments linear and 3 In. 

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

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

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

 early summer. Hardy South. 



CC. Perianth tube mostly under 3 in, long. 



7. Caribaea, Herb. (PancrAtium Caribmim, Linn. P. 

 declindtum,J&C(i.). Bulb globular, 3-t 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 

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

 the filaments lK-2 in. long. W. Indies. B.M. 82G. L. 

 B.C. 6:558. 



8. Galveston^nsis, 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 Kin. 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. Ucera, Salisb. (ff. rotdta, Herb. Pancriltium ro- 

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

 long neck and producmg stolons or runners h s. C-8, 

 Imear, IK ft or less long, flat above but concave toward 

 the base scapc2tdg(cl ;;liii((ius il> )ut as long as the 



umbel 

 long, exceedfd I 

 saucer shapi il 

 part of the hi im 

 «27 L B C 1 1 





green, 3^ in. 

 ed lobes: cup 

 lied, the free 

 to Fla B.M. 

 in the diraen- 



•^ 



1115 Hymcnocalli 



rostephana (X 15) 



10 maorost^phana, Baker Fig 1115 Closely allied 

 to If speLiosa, and conjectured by Baker to be a hybrid 

 of that species ind ff calathma Bulb with a long neck: 

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

 6-10, large and striking because ot the great cup (whence 

 the specific name), which is 2 in across and as much 

 long, wavy-toothed : tube greenish, 3 in. long: segments 



HYMENOSPORUM 



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. Filaments short and incurved {usually less than 

 1 in. long] beyond the large cup. {Ismene.) 



11. Uacle&na, Nichols. (Ismene Macleana, Herb.). 

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

 nearly 2 in. broad, narrowing towards 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 somewhat 

 spreading segments as long as the tube: cup corolla- 

 like, IK in. long and green-striped, fringed, the free 

 filaments K in. long, strongly infiexed and angled or 

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

 known to the Peruvians as Amancses, the subject of fes- 

 tivals. This and the next are intermediate-house species, 

 flowering in spring and summer. 



12. calathlna, Nichols. (/smedeca^aMlHa, Herb. Pan- 

 cratium calaihlnum, Ker). Bulb long-necked : lvs. 

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

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

 sile umbel: tube green, 3-4 in. Ioiil', inn.-li •■iilMriiiing 

 above: segments as long as the tulu-, ' m ,, i.i. I:iii.rn- 

 late: cup corolla-like and greeh-stii; i n-ir 



than in the last, with rounded frill L : iits 



free for K in., incurved but not aii^'l. 1. I'^in, I'.ilivia. 

 B.M. 2685. 



The f(jllo%ving names may be expected in the trade : H. 

 adnata, Herb.^H. littoralis.— fl". Amdricces, Nichols., is one of 

 the Ismene group, and the only species with yellow fls. B.M. 

 1224. U.K. 7;6(JU. (In. 48, p. 168.- .ff. amo-no. Herb.= H. ovata 

 ihe]o-w).— H. Andredna. Nichols. An Ismene: fl. only 1, the 

 cup nearly or quite as long as the segments. R.H. 1884, p. 129, 

 iSS.—H. crassifdlia, Herb. (H. occidentalis, Britton & Brown). 

 Ga. to Mo.: lvs. liiKMr, evergreen, thick: fls. with tube 3-5 in. 

 lone and lin. n- - l-i i- i*^ ii-arlyas long: cup much narrowed 



below.-// ' ■ « ^ I -I. -H. ovata (below).-ff. J/aritei- 



(ino.Kunil I . iih lvs. like Eucharis : fls. white, 



fragrant, \\ iv, very slender and twice as long 



as the .scL'ni' I.I-, I' ■ .1 N.iy short and toothed, Venezuela. 

 G,C.III.27:,^:i. — //. '"f/Zd, Kuem. Lvs. broad and petioled: fls, 

 6-10, the tube about 2 in. long, the linear segments little longer: 

 CUP 1 in. long. W. Indies. B.R.1:43. B.M. 1467. L H B. 



HYMENODIUM. See^o 



s(jc7iii 



HYMEN6LEPIS. See Acrostichitm 



HYMENOPHYLLUM (Greek, membrane-leaved ). Hy- 

 moiuijliyllaaa. A large genus of filmy ferns allied to 

 Trichoraanes, but having a more or less deeply 2-lipped 

 or 2-valved involucre. Some 80 species are found in the 

 tropics of both hemispheres. One species appears in 

 wells in England. 



Bymenophyllum demissum is a difiicult plantto grow. 

 It needs a Wardian case in a coolhouse, and occasional 

 sprinkling overhead. The members of this genus are 

 propagated slowly by division. 



A. Lvs. glabrous : rachis slightly winged above. 



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

 pinnatifld: sori 2-12 to a pinna: involucre small. Tropics 

 of both hemispheres. 



demissum, 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. 



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

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

 segments ciliated ; involucre roundi.sh, the valves di- 

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

 ispheres. 



serugindBum, Carm. Fig. 1117. Stalks tomentose: lvs. 

 2-3 in. long, 1 in. or less wide, tripinnatifid, the pinnae 

 often imbricate, the surface and margins densely pu- 

 bescent ; involucres small, with valves divided nearly 

 to the base, densely ciliate. Tristan d'Acunha. 



L. M. Underwood and Robekt Shore. 



HYMEN6SP0EUM (Greek, referring to the 2-winged 

 seeds which distinguish it from Pittosporum). Pitto- 

 spordcea. This includes an ornamental shrub, cult, only 



