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Stove (B R C Loddigesianum)

(B. R. 171.) C. Loddigesianum is believed to be identical with this species.

C. defixum (bent down). fl. six to sixteen in an umbel; perianth tube greenish or red-tinted, 2 1/2in. to 3in. long; segments linear; scape 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long. October. l. six to eight, linear, 2ft. to 3ft. long, about 1in. broad. Bulb 2in. to 3in. in diameter. India, 1810. Stove. (B. M. 2208.) C. ensifolium (B.M. 2301) is probably a variety of this.

C. erubescens (erubescent). fl. four to eight in an umbel; perianth tube 5in. to 6in. long; segments half as long, linear lanceolate, tinted claret-purple on the outside; scape 1 1/2ft. to 2ft. long. Summer. l. numerous, lorate, 2ft. to 3ft. long, 2in. to 2 1/2in. broad. Bulb ovoid; neck short. Tropical America, 1780. Stove. (B. M. 1232.) Several varieties of this species have been described.

C. Forbesianum (Forbes's). fl. thirty to forty in an umbel, slightly scented; perianth tube 3in. long; limb funnel-shaped, 4in. to 4 1/2in. long; segments oblanceolate-oblong, white, reddish outside; peduncle hardly 1ft. long, stout. October. l. ten to twelve to a rosette, lorate, 3ft. to 4ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad; margin fimbriated. Bulb ovoid, 6in. to 8in. in diameter. Delagoa Bay, 1824. Stove. (B. M. 6545.) C. giganteum (gigantic).* fl. about six in an umbel, with a strong vanilla-like fragrance; perianth tube 4in. to 6in. long; limb campanulate, 3in. to 4in. long, pure white; segments oblong-obtuse, much imbricated; peduncle 2ft. to 3ft. long, compressed. Summer. l. lorate, 2ft. to 3ft. lon, 3in. to 4in. broad. Bulb 5in. to 6in. in diameter. West Tropical Africa, 1792.