. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CRINUM CROCUS 401 FF. Margin of Ivs, smooth. 21. gigantium, And. Bulb 5-6 in. thick : Ivs. 12 or more, 2-3 ft. long, 3—i in. broad, narrowed toward the base; veins distant, with distinct cross veinlets : fls. 4-6, rarely 8-12 : tube 4-7 in. long ; perianth pure white; seg- ments much imbricated. 92
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. CRINUM CROCUS 401 FF. Margin of Ivs, smooth. 21. gigantium, And. Bulb 5-6 in. thick : Ivs. 12 or more, 2-3 ft. long, 3—i in. broad, narrowed toward the base; veins distant, with distinct cross veinlets : fls. 4-6, rarely 8-12 : tube 4-7 in. long ; perianth pure white; seg- ments much imbricated. 923. 23:2443. G. P. 4: 223. I. H. 33: A very fragrant species. 22. virgineum, Mart. Foliage as in G. gigantetim: fls. about 6 ; tube 3-4 in. long ; perianth pure white. South Brazil. See also O. Virginieum, under No. 19. In addition to the above species the following are advertised, but not sufficiently described: C. ndbile, C. , and 0. Zanzibarense. rp. L_ Mead and W. M. CB0C6SMIA (Greek, odor of saffron, which is perceiv- able when the dried fls. are placed in warm water). Iri- dAcece. This genus has only one species, and is not clearly distinguished by Baker from the closely allied Tritonia, but according to the author of the genus, it differs in the stamens being separated at equal dis- tances instead of grouped at one side, the form of the limb, the tube not swelled at the top, and the fruit 3-seeded instead of many-seeded. The name of this genus is spelled Crocosma by Baker, but it was first spelled Orocosmia. Grocosmia aurea is a showy bulbous autiimn bloom- ing plant, which is hardy south of Washington, D. C, with slight protection, and in the north is treated like Gladiolus, the bulbs being set out in the spring, after danger of frost, and lifted in the fall for winter storage. It is of easy culture, and is propagated by offsets or by seeds. Bulbs should be stored in peat or sphagnum to prevent them from becoming too dry. a{lrea, Planch. (Trltdnia ai
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