Theropogon
(from theros, summer, and pogon, a beard; in allusion to the time of flowering and the tuft-like appearance of the plant). ORD. Liliaceae. A monotypic genus. The species is a greenhouse, herbaceous perennial, of tufted habit, with grass-like leaves and the general habit of Anthericum, of frequent occurrence in the Himalayas. The most suitable soil for the cultivation of this plant is one composed of sandy loam and leaf mould. Propagation may be effected by seeds, sown on a hotbed, during spring; or by divisions. T. pallidus (pale).* fl., perianth white, sometimes tinged with red, three to four lines long, the segments broad, imbricated; pedicels solitary; raceme terminal, loose, 2in. to 3in. long, ten to twenty-flowered; scape slender, firm, shorter than the leaves. Spring. l. six to eight, nearly 1ft. long, persistent, glabrous, two to three lines broad, distinctly ribbed, green above, glaucous beneath. 1875. (B. M. 6154.)