. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). CKINUM THE BULB BOOK CRINUM Colensoi; C. Mackeni; C. natalense). âA fine species, native of Natal and Ka£Qraria, witli very large ovoid and long-necked bulbs, remarkable for producing stolons or runners. The tbin, bright green, strap-shaped leaves are 2 to 3 ft. long and 3 to 4 ins. broad, with entire margins. The large b
. The bulb book; or, Bulbous and tuberous plants for the open air, stove, and greenhouse, containing particulars as to descriptions, culture, propagation, etc., of plants from all parts of the world having bulbs, corms, tubers, or rhizomes (orchids excluded). Bulbs (Plants). CKINUM THE BULB BOOK CRINUM Colensoi; C. Mackeni; C. natalense). âA fine species, native of Natal and Ka£Qraria, witli very large ovoid and long-necked bulbs, remarkable for producing stolons or runners. The tbin, bright green, strap-shaped leaves are 2 to 3 ft. long and 3 to 4 ins. broad, with entire margins. The large bell-shaped flowers, 6 ins. or more across, are soft pink in colour, from six to ten being borne on a green, stoutish peduncle 2 to 3 ft. high. (Bot. Mag. t. 6113 ; Gard. Chron. 1887, ii. fig. 101.) There is a good deal of varia- tion in. this species, and there is one form called cdhum (or Schmidti), with pure white flowers {Gartenfl. t. 1072); and another called variegatum, having the leaves striped with yellow. C. Worsleyi is a hybrid between G. scahrum and C. Moorei. Culture, etc.âThis is prac- tically the same as recommended for C. longifolium, the only dif- ference being that C. Moorei is somewhat more tender in its nature. The bulbs should there- fore be planted in rich, weU-drained loamy soil in warm, sunny and sheltered borders, and only in the most favoured part of the British Islands. Plenty of water is necessary in hot summers, and protection must be given ia winter if necessary. C. natans.â^An aquatic species from Guinea, having submerged strap- shaped leaves 4 to 5 ft. long and 1^ to 2 ins. broad, and strongly waved. The â staUdess flowers are borne on top of a scape about 1 ft. high, and are white, with a pale green cylindric tube 6 ins. long. {Bot. Mag. t. 7862.) C. nobile.âA fine species, having stout short-necked bulbs, wavy olive- green leaves, and flowers measuring about 7 ins. across. They are creamy white suffused with purple-rose on the outer halves
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