

with purple stripes. Purple-red shading or stripes characterize a number of species, 
C.scabrum, C.Zeylanicum, C.fimbriatulum, C.Kirkii, C.campanulatum, C.erubescen 
C.Sanderianum, etc. : : late 1 ae 
Possibly the most useful, beautiful and interesting of the Crinums for garden use > 
are the popular hybrids, as the species cross surprising well, and a number of valuable, — 
as well as charming and beautiful hybrids‘ have resulted. Among these are the old 7 
familiar C. Powelli, a hybrid between the South African species, C. bulbispermum — 
(longifolium, capense) and C.Moorei, which also has several other names. There are a 
number of types of this hybrid, C.Powelli, one with deep rose-red flowers, also C.Powelli 
album, a fine pure white, one of the best white flowering bulbs of all classes; then 
there is the pink “Cecil Houdyshel,” “Louis Bosanquet,’ Powelli var Krelagei, var. 
. Haarlemense and var. Wormley Bury. ei 
C.Powelli and its congeners have hardiness from one parent and beauty from the ~ 
other (Moorei). They flower several times in the spring and summer from large bulbs. | i 
“Cecil Houdyshel” is particularly outstanding. : My . 
Crinum Ellen Bosanquet is another beautiful summer flowering hybrid, created 
by a pioneer Florida amateur horticultrist, Louis Percival Bosanquet, and named after — 
his wife. It is a wine-colored, vigorous type of flower with large umbels and striking — 
indeed in the garden or greenhouse. The foliage is bright green and handsome, and the __ 
bulb low-growing, round and fat. ‘ Nil hint eel 
C.bulbispermum (longifolium and capense) is hardy in sheltered places to the ~ 
iatitude of New Jersey and the South of England, and C. Powelli nearly as much. They 
may be covered with a pile of straw, litter or ashes in winter for protection, and the 
bulb planted quite deeply. Drainage must be good, but they will stand moist soil in 
Florida, in summer, during the active growing season. Many other Crinum species are 
tender plants, and can stand no freezing in the ground. As long as the ground does © 
not freeze deeply the foliage.comes back after frosts promptly. PN Sea 
Crinums multiply by offsets and by seed. The seed are large and fleshy. One new 
species from Kenya colony we have under observation has seeds nearly as large as a 
goose egg. Crinums are native to the Old World, and the new, and C.Americanum is 
found in Florida coastal swamps and along the St. Johns river valley. It has a lovely, 
fragile, white-starred flower, but is not easily grown in cultivation. ea 
We recommend C.Asiaticum and C.Amabile, where you have room for them, 
C.Kunthianum, C.Zeylanicum, C.erubescens, C.giganteum, C.Moorei, and C.scabrum, 
among the species, and especially Cecil Houdsene Ellen Bosanquet, J./C. Harvey, — 
C.Powelli var. Krelagei, C.Powelli album, among the hybrids. We are always interested 
to add new Crinum species and hybrids to our collection. | a erg 
Prices of Crinums: (depending on size of bulbs, small, medium and large): 
Hybrids: Ellen Bosanquet, handsome, wine-colored, 50c to $2.00. 
J. C. Harvey, lovely light pink hybrid, 50c and $1.00. Be 
Louis Bosanquet, Powelli type, light rose-white, $2.00 and $5.00. R 
Powelli var. album, beautiful white, 50c to $2.00. ps 
Cecil Houdyshel, large, vigorous pink, $1.50 to $5.00. . ball 
Crinum Zimmermani, light pink, slender petals, $10.00, as available. 
Mrs. Sophia Nehrling, fine Crinum hybrid, illustrated in 1937 Herbertia, large um- 
bels of white flowers and pinkish buds. Small bulbs, $5.00, when available. 
Mrs. James Hendry, finest of Dr. Henry Nehrling’s Crinum hybrids, very rare, 
$10 each, when available. Illustrated in 1936 Herbertia. An improved type of the pre- __ 
vious hybrid. ! sy 
Empress of India, large flowered hybrid of the milk and wine type, blooms eight 
or nine inches across when fully expanded. Evening or night blooming, white with 
purple-rose stripe, rare, $5.00 per small to medium sized bulb, when available. 4 “Ne 
White Queen—a showy, white Burbank hybrid, large trumpets, an evening bloomer, 
many flowers in the umbel, $2.00 to $5.00, when available. a FE OM ses) 
_ Peachblow, pinkish white, large-flowered hybrid, originated by T. L. Mead of 
Oviedo, slow-growing, lovely perfume. $5.00 per small bulb. 
Amarcrinum_ Howardii, a delightfully perfumed and very pretty pink bi-generic 
hybrid between C. Moorei and Brunsvigia rosea (Amaryllis belladonna Herb.), blooms — 
in late summer, $1.00 and $2.00. © ‘ea 
Species: | | AAA Sah 
__ Crinum bulbispermum (longifolium and capense), hardiest of the Crinums, white ee 
with rose-purple stripe on petals, grows in ordinary garden soil, seeds well and bloot 
several times in spring. $1.00 and $2.00. bi pioat 
Crinum Moorei, delicate pink, deciduous, likes shade, very tender, $2.00. — 
Crinum Asiaticum, vigorous, tough, big bulb, showy garden specimen, 
De ccedings: 50c each; seeds, $1.00 doz. in summer. an: 
rinum Amabile, the giant milk and wine lily, large stem oe ‘ 
perfume, $1.00 to $10.00, according to size. Does Nee raed. gel ek. Be iN 
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