ZErHYKANTHC- 



ZINCUESEK 



2uni) 



key. Tlio poriaiuh-sr^-iuriit^ ave sonietinit-s keoleil with 

 rose, but in borU species the tl-^. titrn piukish witli aire. 

 It is a Florida speeies, t'ouiul in dauiper loealitjes and 

 bloouuiii: several weeks later than Z. Al<niin.<'''. W 

 (,:-2'Ai. tin. ;;o. p. 11. 



:?. evubescens, Wats. iAmurfilli.-! > mh.'sr, us. Hors- 

 ford). Rare white-rid.. AiiLrust-bloomiiiL: species .sup- 

 posed to be native to sandy plains of Te\a>, but iHt- 

 haps front northern ^b-xico. Distiugitished fiMui the 

 two preceding species by the larger. 

 longer-neckeil Inilb. shorter periaitth 

 and tls, strongly titiged with rest- 

 outside. Hnlb oTer 1 in. thick: neck 

 as long: spathe birid :dtove; tnbc 

 eqttalirig atid closely end-racing the 

 pedicel tabottt 1 in. loniri. — Int. by 

 Horsford 1^S!) and probably lost to 

 ctiltivation. 



4. verectinda, Herb. Rare spriug- 

 aiul snunner-ldoviniing species, dis- 

 tingnislual from orlur white-lid. spe- 

 cies in cult, by tlie -.r-^ile ovary and 

 long-necked bulb. Btilb 1 in. "V less 

 thick: neck 1-2 in. hoi;:: tl*. P--2 

 in. loUiT. irreeni^li white, nn^re ta- 

 Ifss tinsreil outsiiie or keeled with 

 rose. Hiirlilands of central Mex. B. 

 M. 2."vsr..-i.'ffiered liy D\itcli dealers. 



5. Candida. Herb. Fiir. 2:90. 3Iost 

 popular of w-hite-iid. Zephyr Lilies, 

 heiui.' distinguished from the others 

 bv ils autumn-blO'.nniirLr habit and 

 capitate stiirma. Lv-. :Lppearing in 

 antumn with the tls. and lasting 

 throuith the winter in fav..n-e'l locali- 

 ties, over 1 ft. louit: tls. pure white 

 or slii^ditlv tinired rose otitside. 1^-2- 

 '"" in. lonir. Marshes of La Plata, 

 (in. o7::4il. B. ^l. 2iW7. L. B. C. 

 1,5:1419. 



i.i. carinata, Herli. ,Z. (irinnliflbni . 

 Lindl. I. Largest and choicest of 

 the ro-y-tld. species ami said by 

 Baker i ISSs ' ti;- l>e the commonest 

 Zephyranthes in cultivation : how- 

 ever, the name Z. /■•'.s.-; is far corn- 

 uioner in .\mericau catalogttes. It is 

 a suminer-ldooming species with tls. 

 ji.,_4i,_, in. across, and aiiout :-i in. 

 loUL-. Bulb 1 in. thick, short-necked; 

 ovary stalked : stigma trifid. Ja- 

 maica. Cuba. Mexico. Guatemala. 

 B R. 11:902. Gn. 33 :b:iO i erroueouslv 

 ai Z. At. 11,1.-1 scr,\. L H. :-'..'i:49. J.H. 

 III. 29:3o9. 



7. Lindleyana. Herli. Rare sum- 

 mer- bbuniiini: rt'se-coUired spfcits 

 from the uo'UntaiDS of Mexic. in- 

 feri'U- ti. Z. f.irhinl.i for general cul- 

 ture. Knili trlobose. ■'., in. thick : 

 ne.'k short: fls. li.,-2 in. hHiir: ovary stalked 

 ti.l: s;,atlie 3-iid only at tip. -Once 

 of Little .Silver. X. J. 



.'^. rosea, Lindl. Autunm-bloomine rosy-fid., sf 

 with much smaller ris. than Z. .:■./ r. fi.i'-' b\ir. a 

 ini: t.. Anjerican calab'irm-s. the most p.'pular - 

 snecies. The lis. are only about an inci 

 ill. broad: bulli glob.. se. % in. thick; ncl 

 spathe 2-liii at tip onlv: .-.vary stalke.l 

 Oct. Cuba. B.M. : 



tip: peilicel nundi h.nu^er than the s].;Olie: tls. yelh.w. 

 c..p|.erv ..utsid.-. 1 in.b.ni.'. lb, in. ;icr..ss. B.M. ::.'.:H'. 



[11. ll. ,:,,.:!,. IS An.!. ,-.... I, i. var. f.J.nn.s). 



II. Anderson!, lt;d<.T. Yell..w-d.l. S. Americatt spe- 

 .Mes ..f iuc-<'rt:nu b[..,.nnn^' time. Tti.- tls. are usual!}- 

 flush. -.1 an.l v.dn.-.l « ith re.l outsi.b- ;ni.| there is a var. 

 with .■..].i.i-r-.'..l..r.'.l tl-.. insi.le an.l ..ut. Bulb ov.-iid. 

 sli..rt-ni'.'ke.l : (is. 1-1'., in, hmg. 2 in. a.'r..ss. yionte- 

 vi.l..... Buem.s Avres. L.B.C, 17;1G77 an.lB.R, 10:134,') 



2790. Zeph>Tanthes Candida ; 



and Z. Atamasco below 



tlgma .-.- 

 o!T.r.-.l l.y Lovett, 



ies. 



.ril- 



-ri.l. 



,- an.l lb, 



c;ir..ely any: 



tiirma 3-titl, 



B.R. i'0:j21. b^n, 12. p. .-^4 



(both as H.il.f.inlhi.x A,..l.. ;-.«.-./.; i.-Aiii.ar.-nrly the ..uly 

 ,.,.p,,,,sentative in cultivati.m .if its sul.^M-nus. which is 

 characterized by strongly declinate stamens. 



Z. alba. fj.-.ril.irnd..i and snlphitna of the Anieri.'an tr:i.le 

 s.-'cm t.-. l.e nnkn.-.wn l<-. l,,'T;inisrs. They .-loi pr.,b;(bly bt re- 

 tci-reJ to some of tb.- ab..vr .species, ■^. :\1, 



ZEPHYS FLOWEE. Z./.h^. 



ir.-iti 



/;... 



sln.ul 



mpare.l 



plate I, -Trade plants ..f Z. 

 with Z . e.irrn.i'.i. 



9. Iongi!61ia, Henisley. Snmmer-l.b'.onin-. yellow-fld 

 species, rirstiniruishe.i fr..m the next by 

 pedicel and spathe. Bulb ,.v..id: ne.-k 1 



ters ..I 

 . lom:; 

 shorter 



spathe tubular in the h.wer halt: pe.ln-el nuicn snoite. 

 than spathe: fls. velb.w. .-oppcry ..ntsule. -,-1 in b.nir 

 Xew Mex. Int. by H..rsfor.l. IsSO. and pr..b;o.|v lost t. 



""in. Texana. Herb. Yellow-fl.l. Texan speeies. Bulb 

 globose: neck 1-1.'-, in, h-.ng: sp;tihe bind only at the 



ZtNGIBEE I n:inie ultimately derive, I fr..m a San-krit 

 w-..rd meaning h.:,'n-.-^l..i f. ■! : pr...b;ib]y referring t.. the 

 i-;ini.'er root., S.'./.i i,. i n.'i.t.i . i-iiN.-ri:, The uinger 

 l.lant is a small ree.l-like plant ab..nt 2 ft. hifih. as 

 .■ultivated in t:reenli..uses. with tub..,r..us rhizomes. 

 :ir.iinatic leaves an.l .leiise cone-like .■lusters of bracts. 

 The flowers, h.'wever. are very rarely pr.'.luced in cul- 

 tivation, and R...xburi;h wrote that In- n.^ver saw the 

 see. Is. The l.lant is" supp.-.se.l t.. b., native to In.lia 

 and ("'hina. but. like many other tri.pical plants of 

 the hisrhest ec.in.iniic iiuport:in.-e. its nativity is un- 

 certain. Some i.b-a of ilie iinp.'rtama- ..f (.-.ina-er t.' the 

 world mav be gidne.! bv the fact tluit in lss4 Creat 



