Strumaria
(from struma, a tubercle; alluding to the style being swollen in the middle). SYNS. Eudolon, Hymenetron, Pugionella, Stylago. ORD. Amaryllideae. A genus of greenhouse, bulbous plants. Six species have been described, native of South Africa. Flowers numerous, in an umbel, on filiform, scarcely spreading pedicels; perianth campanulate, with scarcely any tube, the segments equal, erecto-patent; filaments more or less connected; involucral bracts two, lanceolate, the inner ones smaller; scapes solid. Leaves loriform. A selection from the introduced species is given below. Several plants formerly included here will now be found under Hessea. The species thrive in well-drained, sandy loam, and, after the leaves begin to discolour, require a thorough season of rest. Propagated by division, or by seeds.
S. angustifolia (narrow-leaved). fl. scented like those of Lilium Martagon; perianth white, flesh-coloured outside, the segments equal and much-spreading; scape lateral, erect, umbellately about eight-flowered. April. l. few, linear, slightly obtuse, flat, entire, shining; sheath radical, erect, 1in. to 2in. high. h. 6in. 1795.
S. rubella (reddish). fl. six to ten, umbellate, inodorous; perianth reddish and flesh-coloured, much spreading; bracts purplish; scape lateral, nearly 1ft. high. May. l. linear, oblique, slightly obtuse, entire, 5in. to 9in. long, 1/3in. broad; sheath wanting. 1795.
S. spiralis (spiral). A synonym of Carpolysa spiralis. S. stellaris (starry). A synonym of Hessea stellaris. S. truncata (truncate). fl. many, umbellate, inodorous, on slender, erect pedicels; perianth white, reddish at base, the segments much spreading; bracts purplish, erect. April. l. tongue-like, obtuse, nearly erect, from 6in. to 8in. long, 1/2in. broad, all included at base in a dark blood-coloured sheath. 1795.