CRINUM

crinum, a genus (nat. ord. amaryllidaceae) of bulbous plants with rather broad leaves and a solid leafless stem, bearing a cluster of handsome white or red funnel-shaped regular flowers. they are well known in cultivation, and owing to the wide distribution of the genus different methods are adopted with different species. some require the hot, moist temperature of a stove; such are _c. amabile_, a native of sumatra, _c. amoenum_ (india), _c. balfourii_ (socotra), _c. giganteum_ (west tropical africa), _c. kirkii_ (zanzibar), _c. latifolium_ (india), _c. zeylanicum_ (tropical asia and africa), and others. others thrive in a greenhouse; such are _c. asiaticum_, a widely distributed plant on the sea-coast of tropical asia, _c. capense_ and _c. longiflorum_, from the cape, and _c. macowani_ and _c. moorei_ from natal. _c. asiaticum_, _c. capense_ and _c. macowani_ will also thrive in sheltered positions in the garden.