Plate 271 - Narrow- Leaved Cyrtanthus

271 Cyrtanthus ANGUsTIFOLIUS Narrow Leaved Cyrtanthus

Class and Order HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA

Generic Character Cor tubulofa clavata curva 6-fida lacinia ovato-oblonga Filamenta tubo inferta apice conniventia Linn Fil

specific Character and synonyms Cyrtanthus anguftisolius soliis obtuse carinatis rectis flo ribus cernuis Linn Fil Ait Kew v 1 p 414 Crinum anguftisolium soliis linearibus obtufis corollis cylin dricis laciniis alternis interglandulofis Suppl 195 

Linn Cyrtanthus is a genus which takes its name from the curvature of its flower was established by the younger Lin Neus and adopted by Mr Aiton in the Hortus Kewenfis The present species is a native of the Cape and was added to the royal collection at Kew by Mr MAsSON in the year 1774 The plant from whence our drawing was made flowered the preceding May with Mr Whitley Nurseryman Old Brompton who received it from Holland and who has been so sortunate as to obtain young plants of it from seed It flowers in May and June requires the same treatment as other Cape bulbs and may be increased by offsets and seeds At the extremity of each alternate segment of the corolla there is a kind of small glandular hook deferving of notice I 271 Subscription Hull Library N Pub by W Curtis st Geo Crefcent Aug 1.1794

271 Cyrtanthus ANGUsTIFOLIUS Narrow Leaved Cyrtanthus Class and Order HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA Generic Character Cor tubulofa clavata curva 6-fida lacinia ovato-oblonga Filamenta tubo inferta apice conniventia Linn Fil specific Character and synonyms Cyrtanthus anguftisolius soliis obtuse carinatis rectis flo ribus cernuis Linn Fil Ait Kew v 1 p 414 Crinum anguftisolium soliis linearibus obtufis corollis cylin dricis laciniis alternis interglandulofis Suppl 195 Linn Cyrtanthus is a genus which takes its name from the curvature of its flower was established by the younger Lin Neus and adopted by Mr Aiton in the Hortus Kewenfis The present species is a native of the Cape and was added to the royal collection at Kew by Mr MAsSON in the year 1774 The plant from whence our drawing was made flow ered the preceding May with Mr Whitley Nurseryman Old Brompton who received it from Holland and who has been so sortunate as to obtain young plants of it from seed It flowers in May and June requires the same treatment as other Cape bulbs and may be increased by offsets and seeds At the extremity of each alternate segment of the corolla there is a kind of small glandular hook deferving of notice I 271 Subscription Hull Library N Pub by W Curtis st Geo Crefcent Aug 1.1794