Chrysobactron
(from chrysos, gold, and bactron, a wand; alluding to the handsome racemes of C. Rossii). ORD. Liliaceae. All the species of this genus are now referred to Bulbinella by Bentham and Hooker. Very ornamental, but comparatively rare, hardy bulbous perennials. For culture, see Anthericum. C. Hookeri (Hooker's).* fl. bright yellow, bisexual, nearly 1/2in. across, freely produced in erect racemes 3in. to 5in. long. Early summer. l. linear, sheathing at the base, 8in. to 12in. long, and from 1/2in. to 1in. broad. h. 1 1/2ft. to 3ft. New Zealand, 1850. This only forms fine specimens in a deep moist soil. SYN. Anthericum Hookeri.
C. Rossii (Ross's). fl. yellow, unisexual. h. 2ft. to 3ft. New Zealand, 1848. A similar, but much superior, species to the above.