POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



HABRANTHUS. 



Gen. Char. {Hexandria Monogynia.) Flowers nodding, bell- 

 shaped; stamens curved downwards, unequal, inserted into a 

 fleshy rim at the base of the tube ; stigma three-lobed. 



Named from two Greek words meaning delicate and 

 flower. There are several species of this genus, both hardy 

 and half-hardy ; the following require the greater warmth 

 of the greenhouse : — H. gracilifolius and hifidus, rose-co- 

 loured; versicolor, blush-coloured; and robushis, nobilis, 

 and miniatus, red-flowered; Bagnoldi, concolor, hesperus, and 

 others, have yellow flowers : these are all South American 

 bulbs. They require a mixture of vegetable earth, peat, and 

 sand. 



CRINUM. 



Gen. Char. {Hexandria Monogynia.) Flower funnel-formed ; 

 edge divided into six parts, with a thread-like tube and a spreading 

 recurved limb ; sepals awl-shaped and channelled ; seeds fleshy. 



The name is the Greek for a lily. This is a very beautiful 

 and extensive genus, producing many species for the green- 

 house and stove, particularly the latter ; those which flourish 

 in the cooler air of the^greenhouse are as follows : — C. An- 



