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CRINUM 



ents white or pinkish, 

 entire: peduncle SS ft. long. 



Mo6rei, Rook. f. ( C. Makoyinum, Carr. C. Co- 

 i. ('. Mackenii, and C. NataUnse, Hort. C. 

 liillii. K,-K,-l|. Fitr. fiSd. Bulb 



nian 

 I of lus. 



Old, 



ift. 



long, 3-4 in. wi.h .r, , i ,. veins 



rather distant. .11 :, ]_■; ped- 



icels 1% to3 ill. I. 11- I" n mill Hushed 

 with ro.se on botli .•ii.iis. with n white 

 Tariety ; segments wide. Natal and 

 Kaffraria. B.M. Cll."!. 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- 

 p^talum, 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. KlTkii, Baker. Bulb globose, 6-8 

 in. thick, sometimes 6 in. long : Its. 580. 

 3K-4 ft. long, 4-4X in. wide, margin A young plant of 

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

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

 very distinct crimson band down the its seed and begiu- 

 center. Zanzibar. B.M. 6512.-Recog- J"ng its own life, 

 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. ZeyUnicum, Linn. (Amaryllis orn&tn. 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 



CRINUM 



species from Zanzibar, probably not known outside of 

 one or two botanical gardens. 



13. varl4bile. Herb. (C. crassifdlium, Herb.). Bulb 

 ovoid, 3-4 in. thick : Ivs. 1^-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. ornAtum, Bury). Bulb 

 slobosc, 2 in. tlii.;k ; neck 2-3 in. long : Ivs. 10-12. thin, 

 I'j-i ft. Iiini;, 1'., in. broad, margin much crisped: fls. 

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

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



lied I 



C. : 



EE. Tube 





luch shorter than the 



segn 



nts. 



third ; segments oblong lanceolate, 3-4 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 



F. Lvs. S-i ft. long. 



15. campanulitiun, Herb. (C a^KiiV/cHwi, Burchell). 

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

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

 distinct species. 



PF. Zvs. 1-2 ft. long. 

 G. Pedicels very short or none. 



16. Abyssinioum, Hochst. Bulb ovoid, 3 in. thick : lvs. 

 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. lineire, Linn. f. Lvs. linear, l>^-2 ft. long, H in. 

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

 long ; perianth tinged red outside ; filaments red. 

 Cape colony. — Rare. 



DD. Bulbs large. 

 E. Pedicels 1-114 in. long. 

 18 P6wellii, Hort. Pig. 581. Bulb short-necked: lvs. 

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

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

 perianth peach blossom color, with white and purplish 

 varieties. — Garden hybrid of C. longi folium 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 lvs. rough. 

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

 de 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 showv and easily cul- 

 tivated species. C. Hfirberti, 

 Sweet {U. -icabro-Caphise, 

 Hort. C. Kunt h i i n u m , 

 Hort., notRoem.). Fls. sim- 

 ilar to C. scabrum, but color 

 lighter, the plant taller and 

 larger. Garden hvbrid be- 

 tween ('. srabrum and C. 

 ilium. Thisisadoubt- 

 lue. C'.llerbrrliinium, 

 \VaII. = C'. ^eyhniicum. C. 

 Ilcrbertlauum, Ilort. Kocm. 

 & Schultes= C. strictum C. 

 Virginicum. Garden hybrid, 

 ^■---■-- — resembles C. Herbert!, but 



the plant is smaller and the 

 flowers larger and brighter 

 in color. .See also No. 22. 

 20. Jimbridtulum, 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. 



