CRINUM SPECIES & HYBRIDS—Continued) 
“Empress of India”; possibly the largest flowered 
crinum, with blooms opening long petals widely to eight 
or nine inches or more. An evening and night bloomer. 
Purple rose stripe on white petals. 
“Mrs. Sophia Nehrling”; a fine Crinum, illustrated in 
the 1937 “Herbertia”, having large umbels of white 
flowers and pinkish buds. The same type as Mrs. James 
Hendry, but not quite so outstanding. Small bulbs $2.00 
each. 
“Cecil Houdyshel”; the standard in garden hybrids. 
Most useful and free flowering of them all. A deep 
oink hybrid of the Powelli type. Strong bulbs will give 
six to eight flower scapes a season. Large and showy. 
“Powelli” variety album, white Powelli, and one of 
the best of the older hybrids. Pure white and large 
flowers. Beautiful under artificial light. 
“Crinum Zimmermani” is a strong plant making large 
bulbs and producing large clusters of white flowers with 
pointed petals. Very unusual. Small bulbs, $1.00. 
Amarcrinum Howardii is a bi-generic hybrid between 
Amaryllis Belladonna and Crinum Moorei, having the 
habit of a deciduous Crinum, and flowers of an Amaryllis 
Belladonna type. They are most wonderfully perfumed, 
as are those of the Belladonna lily. It flowers in summer 
and is highly recommended as a first class pot bulb and 
garden plant for ornamental use. Try this one. Small 
bulbs, $1.00 each. Larger $2.00 each. 
(Most Crinum flowers are at their best from 6:00 
p. m. until 10:00 a. m. the following morning, and tend 
to droop in strong sun.) 
Of the Crinum Species we recommend: 
Crinum Moorei, possibly the most beautiful of the 
species. An old favorite, liking some shade and having 
dainty clusters of pink flowers. 
Crinum Asiaticum: fine umbels of white flowers with 
linear petals. Large bulbs. Extra good for landscaping. 
Crinum Amabile, similar to Asiaticum except for color 
of flower, which is purple-rose and white striped. 
Crinum Scabrum, brilliant scarlet-purple stripes on 
white, open flowers like an Amaryllis. Very colorful 
and a good seeder. 
Crinum Longifolium, normal type with rose-purple 
stripe on each petal. Hardiest of the Crinums, and 
while not as showy as some, very useful and a free 
blooming variety. One bulb will produce five scapes 
when established. An old time variety and used in many 
hybrids. Seeds freely. We also have the white variety 
of this species. Both kinds have attractive grey-green 
leaves. 
Crinum Kirkii, Erubescens, Virginicum, Fimbriatulum, 
Kunthianum, Zeylanicum and Campanulatum are all ad¬ 
ditional species of the general “milk and wine” lily type, 
of which C. longifolium and C. Zeylanicum, the Florida 
“milk and wine lily” are the extremes. Virginicum is 
very good, being a large-flowered hybrid, reportedly. C. 
Zeylanicum is colorful and easy, and likes well drained 
soil. C. fimbriatulum has more open flowers. Mostly 
summer blooming. 
Crinum Ciganteum, white cup-shaped flowers with 
dark anthers, very distinct type of Crinum (not extra 
large by any means) and tends to be winter-blooming, 
$1.00 each. 
“Ciganteum Hybrid”, is a variety of the Ciganteum 
type we have that may be C. podophyllum, and which 
we offer at 25c each. Summer blooming. 
Crinum Americanum, difficult in pots. $1.00 each. 
Prices on Crinums: Hybrid Varieties, (except as noted 
above). Small to medium sized bulbs, 50c and $1.00 
(1^ in. diam. and up.) 
Species: medium to large sizes, 50c, $1.00 and up. 
All these bulbs will bloom in one or two years under 
good culture. Prices on large or specimen blooming size 
bulbs on request. 
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