CALOCHOETUS 



THE BULB BOOK 



CALOSTEMMA 



This is a very variable species, with 

 numerous varieties such as alhus, pure 

 white ; brachysepalus, having shorter 

 outer segments or sepals than the 

 type ; Leichtlini, white with a purple 

 blotch near base {Bot. Mag. t. 5862) ; 

 lilacinus, deep lilac ; purpurascens, 

 deep lilac-purple ; roseus, rosy purple 



Fig. 89. — Calochortus venustus. (^.) 



with deep purple spots ; Emperor, 

 flowers sufiiased with rose, white, 

 maroon, and purple on a yellow 

 ground; citrinm, lemon-yellow (Bot. 

 Mag. t. 6200) ; oculatus, with brilliant 

 purple-rose buds expanding into 

 white, with a deep blackish-purple 

 centre surrounded with yellow ; 

 pictiis, flowers white, with rosy spots 

 at the base, and a brown blotch 

 on each segment (Gard. 1895, xlvii. 

 465); sanguineus, flowers varying 

 from light to deep red ; vesta, with 

 flowers 4 ins. across, white flushed 

 with rose, marked with brown and 

 yellow at the base. This variety will 

 grow in any soil, from heavy wet 



clay to light loam, and increases 

 rapidly. The varieties belonging to 

 the Eldorado group have large flowers 

 of great substance, and vary from 

 pure white to pink, salmon, and deep 

 purple. 



C. Weedl. — A beautiful and re- 

 markable species, with large, fiattish, 

 rich yellow flowers 3 ins. across, in 

 July. The three outer segments of 

 the perianth are narrow, lance-shaped, 

 and tapering, while the three broad 

 inner wedge-shaped segments are 

 spotted with purple in the central 

 portion and covered with long hairs. 

 The short filaments, with long anthers, 

 are a striking feature of the centre 

 of the flowers. 



CAliOSTEMMA (Jcallos, beautiful; 

 stemma, a crown). Nat. Ord. Amaryl- 

 lideaa. — A small genus of Australian 

 plants with tunicated bulbs and 

 funnel-shaped flowers in umbels. 

 Closely related to Eurycles. 



These plants are easily grown in 

 a greenhouse, and may be even fairly 

 hardy in the warmest parts of the 

 Kingdom. A compost of sandy loam 

 and leaf-soil in well-drained pots 

 suits them well. 



C. album. — A pretty species from 

 the Gulf of Carpentaria, frequently 

 confused vdth Eurycles Gunning- 

 hami. It has long-stalked oblong- 

 acute leaves, and white flowers \ in. 

 long, borne in umbels of- twelve to 

 twenty on top of a slender peduncle 

 1 to l| ft. high. 



C. luteiim (C. candidvmi). Similar 

 to C. purpureum, except that the 

 flower is larger and bright yellow in 

 colour. Native of Queensland and 

 N.S. Wales. {Bot. Mag. t. 2101; 

 Bot. Reg. t. 421 ; Bot. Reg. 1840, 

 1. 19; Fl.d.Serr.t. 1135.) 



C. purpureum. — A native of S. 

 Australia and N.S. Wales, having 

 round bulbs about 2 ins. in diameter. 

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