. 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. 580. A young plant of Crinutn Moorei. Quite weaned from its seed and begin- ning its own 581. Crinum PoweUii. third ; segments oblong lanceolate, 3-4 in. long, 1 in. broad. Midsummer. Tropical Asia and Africa.— A "warmhouse species. The most commonly cultivated species of the genus. Native throughout
. 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. 580. A young plant of Crinutn Moorei. Quite weaned from its seed and begin- ning its own 581. Crinum PoweUii. third ; segments oblong lanceolate, 3-4 in. long, 1 in. broad. Midsummer. Tropical Asia and Africa.— A "warmhouse species. The most commonly cultivated species of the genus. Native throughout tropical Asia and Africa. Usually sold as C. Kirkii, which is an allied CRINUM species from Zanzibar, probably not known outside of one or two botanical gardens. 13. variabile, Herb. {C. crassifdliitm, Herb.). Bulb ovoid, 3-4 in. thick : Ivs. lJ^-2 ft. long, 2 in. wide, weak: fls. 10-12 ; perianth flushed red outside : filaments red. Cape Colony.—A rare species. .cc. Fls. fewer, usually less than 8 in an umbel. D. Bulbs small. E. Tube long, 5-6 in.: stamens nearly as long as the perianth segments. 14. Sanderillnuni, Baker (C. orndtum. Bury). Bulb globose, 2 in: thick ; neck 2-3 in. long : Ivs. 10-12, thin, l}^-2 ft. long, IK in. broad, margin much crisped: fls. 3-6 ; perianth with a distinct band of bright red. Corisco island. Sierra Leone. Gn. 52: 1131.—Closely allied to G. scabrum. EE. Tube short: stamens mtich shorter than the segments. F. Lvs. 5-^ ft. long. 15. campanulitum, Herb. (C agjtaVJcion, Burchell). Lvs. linear, deeply channelled, 3-4 ft.: fls. 6-8: perianth rosy red. Cape colony. Kaffraria. 2352. —A very distinct species. FF. Lvs. 1-2 ft. long. G. Pedicels very short or none, 16. Abyssinicum, Hochst. Bulb ovoid, 3 in. thick: lvs. about 6, 1 ft. long, >2-l in. wide, veins close, margin rough : fls. 4-0, pedicels very short or none. Mts. of Abyssinia. GS. Pedicels K in. long. 17. lineire, Linn. f. Lvs. linear, lX-2 ft. long, yi in. broad, glaucous, c
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