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Curculigo (From curculio a weevil)

(from curculio, a weevil; the seeds have a point like the beak of a weevil). Weevil Plant. ORD. Amaryllideae. Of this genus, the only plants worthy of general cultivation are C. recurvata and its variegated forms. These are very ornamental stove foliage plants, of palm-like growth. Their culture is easy; they thrive in a compost of peat and loam, in equal parts, and used in moderate-sized lumps, with a fair proportion of silver sand. The drainage must be perfect. Propagation is effected by suckers, which form at the base of the stem.

C. recurvata (recurved).* fl. yellow, produced in dense heads, on scapes shorter than the leafstalks. l. spreading, recurved, lanceolate, longitudinally plaited, dark green; petioles long, erect. East Indies. (B. R. 770.) C. r. striata (striped).* l. marked with a distinct and effective central band of pure white; petioles whitish at the back.

C. r. variegata (variegated).* l. recurved, plaited, oblong-lanceolate, upwards of 2ft. long and 6in. broad, bright green, beautifully banded longitudinally with stripes of clear white; petiole 1 1/2ft. long. Rhizome tuberous. East Indies. A very handsome variegated plant.