PANCEATIUM 



THE BULB BOOK 



PANCRATIUM 



flowers of the species mentioned 

 below are all white. 



P. canariense. — Bulbs round, 2 ins. 

 through, leaves 1| to 2 ft. long, 1 to 

 Ij ins. broad, grey -green. Flower- 

 stalk 1^ to 2 ft. high, with six to ten 

 flowers in an umbel. {Bot. Eeg. t. 

 174.) 



P. gulanense.— This plant is now 

 referred to Hymenoccdlis tvbijUyra — 

 which see. 



Fig, 290.— Pancratium guianense. (J.) 



P. lllyrlcum. — A native of S. 

 Europe, with large pear - shaped 

 tapering bulbs, grey-green leaves, and 

 six to twelve sweet-scented flowers in 

 an umbel in June, on a stem 1 to 2 ft. 

 high (Hed. Lil. t. 153 ; Bot. Mag. t. 

 718). 



This handsome plant flourishes in 

 warm sheltered spots in the open 

 air. It should be grpwn in bold 

 masses to be efifective in June. 



P. marltimtun. — ^A nati(re of the 

 Mediterranean region, with round 

 bulbs 2 to 3 ins. through, narrow 



Fig.- 292. — Fancraiiumlmaritvmwm, (^.) 



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