GRIFFINIA 



THE BULB BOOK 



GRIFFINIA 



Tte following species are known : — 



G. Blumenavla. — This species has 

 ovoid bulbs about 2 ins. through, 

 oblong-acute leaves 4 to 5 ins. long 

 and over 2 ins. broad, and six to eight 

 pale lilac-flowers on a slender stalk 

 about 9 ins. high, from February to 

 April (£ot. Mag. t. 5666). 



G. dryades {Amaryllis dryades). — 

 This has bulbs as large as a cricket 

 ball, and bright green leaves over a 

 foot long and 5 to 6 ins. broad. The 

 pale lilac - blue flowers appear in 

 August and September, ten to twelve 

 on top of a stout stalk 1^ to 2 ft. 

 high. {Bot. Mag. t. 5786.) " 



G. hyacinthina {Amaryllis hya- 

 cinthina). — Bulbs short-necked, 2 to 3 



G. intermedia. — Bulb OVoid, longer 

 than in G. hyacinthina. Leaves 

 oblong-acute, narrowed into a long 

 stalk. Flowers pale lilac, on slender 

 stalks about 1 ft. high, in April. 

 {Bot. Reg. t. 990.) 



G. Llbonlana. — This has bulbs only 

 about 1 in. through, and stalkless 

 oblong-acute leaves 3 to 4 ins. long. 

 About six to eight pale lilac flowers 

 are borne in March or April on a 

 two-edged stalk a foot long, and are 

 noticeable for having the upper 

 stamen suppressed. {Lem. Jard. 

 I'leur. t. 290.) 



G. ornata. — Bulbs 3 to 4 ins. 

 through, with deep green oblong 

 leaves over a foot long, 4 to 5 ins. 



Fig. 176. — Grifflnia hyacinthina. (J.) 



ins. through. Leaves oblong-acute, 

 6 to 9 ins. long, 2 to 3 ins. broad, 

 developed after the flowers, and 

 rounded at the base into a channelled 

 stalk about as long as the blade. 

 About a dozen large bright lilac 

 flowers are borne in the autumn or 

 winter months on a stalk 1 to 2 ft. 

 high. {Bot. Reg. t. 163.) 



Fio. Yll.— Grifflnia ornata. (J.) 



broad, narrowed to a short channelled 

 stalk with a broad clasping base. 

 About January and Februa;'y nearly 

 a dozen pale lilac flowers are borne 

 on a thick stem a foot high. {Bot. 

 Mag. t. 6367; Gard. Chron. 1876, i. 

 266, figs. 47, 48.) 



G. parvlflora. — Bulbs ovoid, 2 to 3 

 ins. through, with oblong - acute 



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