CKINUM 



CRINUM 



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A. Perianth erect, with spreading, linear segments : 

 stamens spreading . Stenaster. 



B. Color white : tube greenish. 



1. Asiitioum, Linn. Bulb 4-5 in. thick; neck 6-9 in. 

 long : Ivs. 20-30 to a bulb, 3-4 ft. long, 3-4 in. broad : 

 peduncle lJ^-2 ft. long, 1 In. thick: fls. 20-50 In an um- 

 bel; spathe valves 2-A in. long ; pedicels %-l in. long : 

 perianth white; tube erect, tinged with green, 3-4 in. 

 long ; segments 2}4-3 in. long; filaments tinged red, 2 

 in. long : ovule 1 in a cell. Trop. Asia. B.M. 1073.— 

 Baker gives 5 botanical varieties, of which the most im- 

 portant in the American trade is probably var. Sinicum, 

 Baker {G.pedunctildfiim, Hort., not B.Br.). St. John's 

 Lily. Bulb 6 in. thick, 18 in. long : Ivs. 5 ia. broad, 

 with undulated edges, forming a massive crown 4^-5 ft. 

 high : peduncle 2-3 ft. long: iis. 20 or more : perianth 

 white. China. The bulb usually divides into two of 

 equal size, small offsets are rarely produced. Seedlings 

 flower in 5 years. Var. declinatum, Baker, has a sloping 

 instead of erect fl. ; perianth segments tinged red at tip. 

 Sillet. B.M. 2231. Var. prdcerum, Baker, is larger than 

 the type, with Ivs. 5 ft. long, G in. wide: perianth tube 

 and limb 5 in. long, the latter tinged red outside. Ran- 

 goon. B.M. 2684. Var. anbmalum, Baker, is freakish 

 looking, its Ivs. being expanded into a broad, membra- 

 nous, striated and plaited wing. There is nothing like 

 it in the genus. Var. angniatiidlium, Hort. , is dwarf, 2 ft. 

 high. China. B.M. 2908. C. Ebdraci, Herbert ( C. A^- 

 bridi(m Toddrm, Hort.). Similar to the variety next 

 mentioned, but half the size. Garden hybrid between a 

 small form of 0. Asiaticitin and C. longifolium. C. 

 Ebftraci, var. cappSdum, Reasoner (G. cappedum, Rea- 

 soner). Habit much like C. Asiaticum, but Ivs. taper- 

 ing to a slender point, semi-erect, 4 ft. high: fls. about 

 20, segments 4 in. long, % in. broad, spreading, white, 

 sometimes changing to pink. Garden hybrid between 

 C. Asiaticum, var. Sinicum and G. longifolium. In- 

 creases both by offsets and splitting of the bulb into 

 two. C. Sinico-scdbrum, Hort., hybrid of G. Asiaticum 

 var. crossed with C. scabrum, and intermediate in as- 

 pect and fl. 



2. peduncuiatttm, R. Brown (C. austrctle, Herb.). 

 Bulb 4 in. thick ; neck 6 in. long: Ivs. 25-30 to a bulb: 

 fls. 20-30 in an umbel; spathe valves 3-4 in. long; pedi- 

 cels 1-lK in. : perianth greenish white, not tinged with 

 red outside : filaments short, bright red ; style shorter 

 than the filaments : ovules 3 in a cell. Austral. B.B. 

 52.— The bulb grows above ground on a large rootstock. 



BB. Color purplish red outside: tube purplish red. 



3. am&bile, Don. Bulb large ; neck 1 ft. or more 

 long : Ivs. 25-30 to a bulb : peduncle 2-3 ft. long : fis. 

 20-30 in an umbel, very fragrant; spathe valves 4-5 in. 

 long ; pedicels J^-l in. long : perianth with a crimson 

 center band, tinged outside bright purplish red ; tube 

 bright red ; segments 4-5 in. long : stamens an inch 

 shorter than the segments. Sumatra. B.M. 1605. R.H. 

 1856:241. — Supposed by Herbert to be a spontaneous 

 hybrid between C. Asiaticum, var. procerum and G. 

 Zeylanicum: fls. sterile, bulb increases by small offsets. 

 A stately ornament of most Florida gardens ; often 

 sold under the name of G. augiistum, which is a similar 

 but smaller natural hybrid presumably between C. brac- 

 teatum and C. Zeylanicum, and has more obtuse Ivs. 

 than C. amabile. 



AA. Perianth erect, with spreading, lanceolate seg- 

 ments : stamens spreading. Platyaster. 

 B. Lvs. few, 6-10 to a bulb. 



4. Ameiicd.iiuin, Linn. Fig. 579. Florida Swamp 

 Lily. Bulb stoloniferous, ovoid, 3-4 in. thick ; neck 

 short: lvs. lJ^-2 in. broad: fls. 3-6, usually 4 ; pedicels 

 none or very short: perianth creamy white ; tube green- 

 ish. Native in river swamps, Pla. and westward. B.M. 

 1034. 



5. prat^nse, Herb. Bulb ovoid, 4-5 in. thick ; neck 

 short: lvs. 6-8, lK-2 ft. long, lM-2 in. wide, channeled, 

 margin entire: fls. 6-12; perianth white. Var. ilegans, 

 Carey, has a longer necked bulb, decumbent peduncle, 

 and tube an inch shorter than the segments. B.M. 2592. 

 Var. venl^stuin, Carey, has about 30 fls. in an umbel. 

 Ind. 



BB. Lvs. numerous, 20 or more to a bulb. 



c. Bulb conical, large, with a long nech. 



6. augiistum, Roxb. (C amdbile, var. augiistum, 

 Gawl). Bulb conical, 6 in. thick; neck long: Its. 20-30, 

 3-4 in. broad: peduncle much compressed : fls. 12-20 ; 

 pedicels sometimes an inch long ; color strong purplish 

 red outside, banded within : tube purplish. Mauritius. 

 Seychelles. B. M. 2397. B.R. 8:679. 





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579. The Swamp Lily of Florida— Crinum Americanum. 



A type of the subgenus ^vith wide-spreading perianth and 

 lanceolate segments. 



CO. Bulb ovoid, 3-4 in. thick; with a short neck. 



7. erub^scens. Ait. Bulb ovoid, 3-4 in. thick ; neck 

 short: lvs. 2-3 in. broad, slightly rough : fls. 4-12 ; pedi- 

 cels none or very short ; color reddish outside, white 

 within : tube bright red. Trop. Amer. B. M. 1232. 

 L. B.C. 1:31. 



8. Euntlii&,niim, Roem. {C. erwbiscens, HBK., not 

 Alton). Lvs. wavy: fls. 4-5 in an umbel; tube longer 

 than in No. 6, 7-8 in. long ; color pure white. New 

 Granada. Var. Nicaragu6nse, Baker, is purple outside, 

 the segments longer and lvs. longer and narrower. 



AAA. Perianth funnel-shaped; tiibe permanently curved; 

 segments oblong ascending : stamen.^ and style 

 contiguous and declined. [Codonocrinum.) 



B. Bulbs long-necked. 



c. Filaments red. 



9. longifdlium, Thunb. (C. Gapense, Herb. Amaryl- 

 lis longifdlia, Linn. G. rip&rium, Herb.). Lvs. 2-3 ft. 

 long, 2-3 in. wide; margins rough: fls. 6-12, pedicels 

 1-2 in. long ; perianth tinged red on the back, and some- 

 times on the face, with a white variety. Cape Colony. 

 Natal. B.M. 661. Var. Alhran, Hort. Gn. 52, p. 123. -The 

 hardiest Crinum, enduring the winter of the middle 

 states, if protected with litter during cold weather. 

 Propagation by offsets or seed, which is produced 

 abundantly. G. grandifldrum, Hort., is a new hybrid 

 with C. Careydnum, said to partake of the hardiness of 

 C, longifolium. 



