attractive plants for their foliage alone and with the addition of their fragrant, lovely 
flowers they are indispensable for southern gardens, for the landscape effect among 
shrubs and trees. The flowers are useful for cutting and many florists use the individual 
flowers in sprays. 
Culture. The species Longifolia is hardy in milder sections of the north. There 
it should be planted quite deep in a protected place and mulched over winter. C. moorei, 
and the hybrids derived from them, Cecil Houdyshel, Powelli, etc., are only a little less 
hardy. Any Crinums, except such tropical sorts as Amabile, should be hardy in the 
middle south where Amaryllis belladonna can be grown. In the north, even the largest 
sorts may be grown in an 18” tub and wintered in a basement. 
While Crinums prefer a deep rich loam, all will do well in heavy soils except 
Amabile and Augustum. All appear to do better with slight shade but with the excep- . 
tion of C. moorei, Virginia Lee and Gordon Wayne, they do very well in full sun. These 
must have considerable shade. 
Crinum amabile. One of the most beautiful. The freely produced flowers are 
crimson purple and possess the richest fragrance. Give them a rich, deep sandy soil, feed 
and water them well. S., $2.00. M., $3.50. L., $5.00. Jumbo bulbs, $6.50. 
C. Americanum. Native to southeastern U. S. The species is variable and some 
forms do not succeed well away from their native swamps. We offer a form long grown 
in California, that does exceptionally well. Flowers blush white. Increases by under- 
ground stolons, soon making a large clump. 75c. 
C. campanulatum. Belongs to the “Milk and Wine Lily” type. That is, the flowers 
are white with a bright rose stripe thru center. L., $1.75. M., $1.00. 
C. Cecil Houdyshel. Flowers, deep rose pink. One of the best hybrids, all qualities 
considered. It is the same cross as C. Powelli but is much larger, more robust and 
instead of flowering in but a limited period it is almost a perpetual bloomer. Large bulbs 
often produce 7 or more flower scapes in a year, the most profuse of all. The great 
demand for this variety took all our smaller sizes and we were unable to list them last 
year. But now we can offer small bulbs for $1.50. Good blooming size $2.00. Jumbo 
bulbs, weighing several pounds $3.50. 
C. Ellen Bousanquet. Most outstanding. It is most surprising to see a Crinum with 
such dark, glowing wine red flowers. Very vigorous and easy. Large bulbs, $1.50. 
Blooming size, $1.00. S., 60c. . 
C. erubescens. Milk and Wine type. The center stripe is red-purple. 50c. 
C. Gordon Wayne. (Our 1938 Introduction). Large pure white flowers. A seedling 
of Virginia Lee and thus is probably the first third-generation hybrid. Price $4.00. 
C. H. J. Elwes. Pink flowers of unusual beauty. $2.50. | 
C. kirkii. One of the most desirable of “Milk and Wine” type. White flowers with 
red center stripe. The large umbels have many flowers open at one time. 75c ea. Per 
doz. $7.00. 
C. longifolia alba. (Sny. Capense alba). White lily-shaped flowers. This is the 
hardiest species, surviving the winters with protection if planted deep, as far north as 
Ohio. Better than rosea. 50c. $4.00 per doz. 
C. longifolia rosea. Pink flowered form. 60c. 
C. Louis Bousanquet. Very free flowering thru an unusually long season. Pink 
flowers on a very tall, erect peduncle. $1.00. 
C. moorei. Large pink, bell-shaped flowers in the fall, freely produced. The long 
neck of the bulb surmounted by rotated broad leaves give the plant great decorative 
value. Requires shade. Nearly as hardy as longifolia. 50c. 
C. powelli alba. Extra fine pure white. One of the most valuable and beautiful 
Crinums. 50c ea. per doz. $4.00. 25 for $7.50. 
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