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Stove (B M C bracteatum bracteate fl)

(B. M. 5937.) C. bracteatum (bracteate). fl. ten to twenty in an umbel, slightly fragrant; perianth tube tinged with green, 2 1/2in. to 3in. long, segments linear, about as long as the tube; scape about 1ft. long, much compressed. July. l. six to eight, 1ft. to 1 1/2ft. long, 3in. to 4in. broad. Bulb ovoid; neck short. Seychelles and Maurituius, 1810. Stove. (B. R. 179.) C. caffrum (Caffre). A synonym of C. campanulatum.

C. campanulatum (bell-shaped). fl. five to six in an umbel; tube 1 1/2in. to 2in. long; limb campanulate, 1 1/2in. to 2in. long; segments bright red-purple, oblong, obtuse; peduncles slender, 1ft. long. l. linear, 3ft. to 4ft. long, 1/2in. to 1in. broad. Bulb ovoid. Cape Colony. Stove. SYNS. C. aquaticum and C. caffrum. (B. M. 2352.) C. canaliculatum (channelled). A synonym of C. pedunculatum. C. capense (Cape Colony).* fl. six to twelve in an umbel; perianth tube 3in. to 4in. long; limb about as long as the tube; segments oblong-acute, flushed with red on the back; scape about 1ft. long. Summer. l. about twelve, outer ones spreading, lorate, acuminate, 2ft. to 3ft. long, 2in. to 3in. broad, glaucous; inner ones narrower. Bulb 3in. to 4in. in diameter. Cape of Good Hope, 1752. (Figured under the name of Amaryllis longifolia in B. M. 661.) Of this very fine hardy perennial, there are numerous varieties and hybrids. C. Careyanum (Carey's).* fl. four to six in an umbel; perianth tube 3in. to 4in. long; limb horizontal, 3in. to 4in. long, with oblong-lanceolate segments, tinged with red towards the centre; scape 1ft. long, little compressed. Autumn. l. eight to ten, lorate, 1ft. to 2ft. long, 2in. to 3in. broad. Bulb globose, 3in. to 4in. in diameter; neck short. Mauritius and Seychelles, 1821. Greenhouse. (B. M. 2466.) C. cruentum (bloody-flowered).* fl. five to seven in an umbel, sub-sessile; tube straight, 7in. to 8in. long; perianth-segments 3in. long, linear, bright red; scape green, ancipitous, 2ft. long, 1/2in. thick, low down. Summer. l. lorate, 3ft. to 4ft. long, 2in. to 4in. broad. Bulbs large. Mexico, 1810.