EKEMUEUS 



THE BULB BOOK 



EKEMUEUS 



and July, and are 1 to 6 ft. high, the 

 upper portion being covered with 

 bright yellow flowers each about 1 in. 

 across, the reflexed segments being 

 distinctly keeled with green behind. 

 There are several seedling variations 

 of this species now in cultivation. 

 {Gartenfl. t. 1168, fig. A.) The variety 

 prmcox, from Baluchistan, produces 

 its looser spikes of smaller flowers 

 earlier than the type ; and citrinus 

 has larger citron-yellow flowers {Rev. 

 Hort. 1907. 366). 



E. chlnensis. — This species, prob- 

 ably not yet in cultivation, is closely 

 related to E. Olgae, but is a native of 

 China, having been found at W. 

 Szechuan and the Tibetan frontier. 

 It has stout, fleshy, spindle-shaped 

 roots and very narrow and thin flaccid 

 keeled leaves. The whole plant is 

 about 2 ft. high, and the flowers are 

 about the size of those of E. Olgce 

 with narrower segments. The colour 

 is not mentioned. {Gard. Chron. 30th 

 March 1907, 199.) 



B. hlmalalcus. — This is a charming 

 and most imposing, and at the same 

 time one of the hardiest species from 

 the Himalayas, where it grows at an 

 elevation of 7000 to 10,000 ft. It 

 has smooth, strap-shaped, acute 

 leaves about 1 ft. long, and produces 

 its erect spikes of beautiful white 

 flowers, each well over an inch across, 

 in May and June, on the upper portion 

 of a stout stem, which sometimes 

 attains a height of about 8 ft. {Gard. 

 Chron. 1881, xvi. p. 49; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 7076.) 



B. himrob. — This is a grand hybrid 

 between E. himalaicus and E. 

 robustus, and diff'ers from the latter 

 parent chiefly in its silvery rose 

 colouring. 



E. isbellinus is a hybrid between 

 the yellow-flowered E. Bungei and the 

 pinkish- or lilac-purple E. Olgce. 



E. Kaufmannianus, — This species 



from Turkestan is a fine addition to 

 the- yeUow-flowered kinds, and has 

 moreover the additional charm of 

 being fragrant. 



B. Korolkowl.— This rare and hand- 

 some species, from Central Asia, 

 grows from 3 to 4 ft. high, and has 

 large spikes of bright rose flowers. 



E. Michellanus is the name given 

 to a supposed hybrid between E. 

 Bimgei and E. Warei {Gard. Chron. 

 1906, xl. 83). 



E. Olgae.— A pretty and distinct 

 species from Turkestan, resembling 

 E. Bungei in appearance, with 

 narrow leaves 1 to 2 ft. long, and 

 flower-stems about 8 ft. high, the 

 upper half being densely covered with 

 pinkish-white or pale lilac-purple 

 sweet-scented flowers over 1 in. across, 

 opening in May and June {Gartenfl. 

 t. 1048). 



B. robustus.— A vigorous free- 

 growing and deep-rooting species, 



Fig. 126.— Eremurus robustus, root-stock. (J.) 



native of Turkestan, at an elevation 

 of about 10,000 ft. The leaves often 

 measure 3 ft. long and 3 ins. broad, 

 while the flower-stem reaches a height 

 of 6 to 10 ft., the upper 3 or 4 feet 

 being a tapering spike of pale pink or 

 rosy flowers, each about 2 ins. across, 

 and expanding in May add June. 

 {Bot. Mag. t. 6726 : Gartenfl. t. 769.) 

 The variety Elwedanus is a much 

 stronger and finer plant than the 

 type, and bears immense spikes of 

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