Xeronema
(from xeros, dry, and nema, a thread; the filaments dry and persist). SYN. Scleronema. ORD. Liliaceae. A monotypic genus. The species is an interesting and elegant, stove perennial, with a very short rhizome and fascicled root-fibres. It thrives in a compost of rich, sandy loam and leaf mould. Propagation may be effected by seeds, or by division of the rootstock. X. Moorei (Moore's). fl. clustered, erect, shortly pedicellate; perianth bright crimson, 1/2in. to 3/4in. long, persistent, the segments distinct, linear, erect, sub-equal; stamens six, exserted; raceme terminal, simple, second, the rachis abruptly inflexed at base, often horizontal. l. clustered at the base of the stem, 12in. to 16in. long, erect. Stem erect, simple, about 20in. long, with a few reduced leaves. New Caledonia, 1878. (G. C. n. s., x., p. 17; I. H. 1877, 297.)