20 BULBS AND TUBEROUS-BOOTED PLANTS. 



we shall expect to see many of the Crinums pretty gener- 

 ally cultivated. There are a large number of species, 

 and some hybrid varieties; the following are the most 

 important for the garden and" greenhouse. 



C. amabile. The first one in the list is the most 

 important, and we do not know of a more magnificent 

 plant than this, when in bloom ; certainly it has no 

 superior in the great class of bulbs. Those who have 

 never seen it in flower cannot form the least idea what 

 Crinums are like, or what their capabilities are. This 

 fine species is a native of the East Indies. The bulbs 

 are very large, being two feet long, with a diameter 

 of from six to eight inches near the base, tapering to 

 a long neck, from the side of which the flower stalk pro- 

 ceeds. This is about an inch in diameter, and from two 

 to four feet in height, terminating with an umbel of 

 from twenty to thirty flowers, averaging in length from 

 six to ten inches. The outside of the flower is of a 

 bright rose color, the inside pale flesh. This will grow 

 and flower freely in the greenhouse, with ordinary care, 

 if watered freely when growing, sparingly when at rest. 

 It is evergreen. 



C. capense. This species is generally listed in 

 the seedsman's catalogues as Amaryllis longifolia. 

 There are two varieties, rose colored, and white. These 

 flower freely in the border in midsummer, and can be 

 stored like Dahlias, during winter. 



C. Zeylanicum. This noble species from Ceylon 

 is more dwarf growing, but with immense leaves, and 

 clusters of superb purple flowers. It is a greenhouse 

 species, but will flower freely with a little care. These 

 plants are well worth a place in any collection of plants. 

 They grow readily from seed, which should be sown 

 singly in pots as soon as ripe, or from offsets, which are 

 sparingly produced. This species has often been sold as 

 (?. ornatum, a synonym of C. Moorei. 



