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ZEPHYRANTHES 



Thc' latest revision of Zepbyranthe?^ is fcainl in Baker's 

 Handbook of the Amarj'llidefe, 1888, wli^-re the lullow 

 ing subgenera are made: 



vSuBGENUS Zephyranthes PROPER. Flower erect; 

 tube short; stamens inserted near its throat. (Eighteen 

 species. inchnUng all described below except No. 11.) 



2788, Zenobia speciosa 1, 



Subgenus Zephyrites. Flower slightly inclined; 

 tube short; stamens inserted near its throat; style 

 more declinate than in the other two subgenera. 

 (Eleven species, including No. 11 below.) 



Subgenus Pyrolirion. Flowers erect; tul)e longer, 

 dilated in the urifier half; stamens inserted at the mid- 

 dle of the periauth-tiibc. ( Five species, none in cult. I 



For the further spparatitni of the species Baker usps 

 the characters which ajipi-ar in the key below, exoe))t 

 the foliage characters and tlip color of the flowers. 

 However, the genus nniy be readily separated into three 

 sections based upon the color of the tis., and this ar- 

 rangement is here used as being more convenient to the 

 horticulturist. The seasons of bloom indicated below 

 are those for localities where the pUmts will thrive out- 

 doors the year round. 



The Zephyr Lilies must be wintered in a place free 

 from frost, and as the best kinds are natives of swampy 

 places it is fair to presume that they will need more 

 moisture during the resting period than tin; ;i;enci-ality 

 of bulbous plants. The four best sjjei-ies art- : Z. can- 

 difhf, white, autumn: Z. .\ fa nxisro, white, spring: Z. 

 cariiiitf'i , rosy, summer; Z. >r>s'->/ , untximn. All of these 

 will probaldy surrivf the winter i.)ut rif doors in our 

 miildle states if given a faii- de^^^ree oj' protection, 



Z. niii'Jida deserves sp(^ci;d UMti<-e. William Watson, 

 of Kew. Euiiland, writer in (-in. ::;7, ]>. 174; "The most 



Z. 



lid 



otiK 



tin- 

 id n 



satisfactory of a 



from all otliers kui>\\"i 



chief beiiiir its hardin^ 



ordinary ('u|^j\-a^iIill in 



have tried almost ;ill r 



with this treatment. 1 



Z. ruiid'f/'i tiourished 



now have a liorder fille<l with i 



the south wall of a greenhouse 



The soil is ordinary loam, in 



planted about 4 inejies ;(|iarr. 



become crowded tufts, tlirir \< 



the soil. This border was ;is 



Zephyranthes last autumn ;: 



S|)ring. On verv sunnv ilav 



species differs 



sereral particulars, the 



■ie of management undei- 



'order out of doors. We 



pecies of Ze]ibyranthr's 



■very one failed, whilst 



iplie.l raiiidl}". until we 



7'bis liiirili'i' is a;^ainst 



■ind ii" is always moist. 



which the iniHis were 



Tln-'V have eacli since 



leavi^s com])lptely hi()in.i,'' 



-ay with Iho tjowers of 



any Itorder of crocuses in 



the flnwers opened tpiite 



ZEPHYRANTHES 



others is its evergreen foliage." It is said that the river 

 La Plata was so called (the name meaning "silver") 

 I "-cause of the profusion of these white flowers on its 



INDEX. 



Anderson!, 11. eriibesoens, 3. rosea. 8. 



Ataniascn. 1. grainiiflora, 6. Texuna, 10. 



Candida, r>. Liiidleyana, 7. Treatia?. 2. 



cariuata, G. loutitfolia, 0. verecuuda 4. 



A. FIs. irhife, often tinged rose out- 

 side. 

 B. Stigma 3-Iohed. 

 C. Ovary stalked. 



V. PeriantliS in. Jong. 



E. L V s. clianiie/ed, h r i (j h t 

 g r e e n, s h i n in ij , ivitlt 



acute niai-gins 1. Atamasco 



EE. Lvs. t h i c /.-. seiti i - ti'retr, 

 deep green, not shining, 

 with raiindi'd margins. . . 2. TreatiaB 



DD. perianth 2 iti. long 'A. erubescens 



cc. Ovnri) sessile i. verecunda 



BB. Sllgnu' cap (tale, <djs<:n rely 8- 



lohcd ;>. Candida 



AA. FIs. height rose-r.dored . 



B. F'rianlh J'^-^-d in. lo)ig 6. carlnata 



BB. Perianth F .,-J in. long 7. Lindleyana 



BBB. Peril! nth about 1 in. Jong 8. rosea 



AAA. FIs. ijelton-. often reddish outside. 

 B. ^7///^:' slightly declinate. 

 c. Pedi'reJ ntueh shorter than 



spathe 9. longiJoUa 



cc. Pedicel much longer than 



spathe 10. Texana 



BB. iStyJe strongJy declinate 11. Andersoni 



]. Atamasco, Herb. [AmarfilJls Atamasco, Linn.). 

 Ata.masoi^ Lily. Fig. 2789, 2790. Most popular and larg- 

 est of the spriug-blooming white-fld. species; the com- 

 monest Zephyr Lily native to the U. 'S. Bulb short- 

 necked, less tlian 1 in. thick : lvs. 4-0, linear: scape 6-12 



flat, and glistened like snow \\\ the sinishine. Another 

 character which distini,niisbes this species from the 



2789. Atamasco Lily— Zephyranthes Atamasco {\ ^4^). 



in, hi;j:b : fls. jmre white, aliont :; in, hmg. ^larch-June. 

 A'a. to Fla,. and Ala. W.W. 1:4-14. B.M. 2;i!). L.B.C. 

 ]9:lS!t9. ^\^y. 21. p. 199; :!7. p. \"^. 



2. Treatise, Wats, ('los(dy allied to Z. Ahnnasco 

 and best distinguished by the lvs. as indicated in the 



