Lexicographical Neighbors of Crinums
Literary usage of Crinums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"The crinums require so much room that they are not often seen in commercial ...
Hardy crinums. The species of Crinum require widely different culture, ..."
2. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1915)
"THE TRIBE OF crinums In an earlier chapter mention was made of hybridizing
experiments in which certain members of the amaryllis tribe were crossed with ..."
3. Luther Burbank: His Methods and Discoveries and Their Practical Application by Luther Burbank, John Whitson, Robert John, Henry Smith Williams, Luther Burbank Society (1915)
"THE TRIBE OF crinums In an earlier chapter mention was made of hybridizing
experiments in which certain members of the amaryllis tribe were crossed with ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"The bulbs of crinums are mostly grown in Holland and in Florida. The only native
species, ... Of the greenhouse crinums some are evergreen, others décidons; ..."
5. Luther Burbank, His Life and Work: His Life and Work by Henry Smith Williams (1915)
"Of course the new plants may be propagated indefinitely from bulbs, so that the
hybrid crinums constitute interesting permanent varieties. ..."
6. More Pot-pourri from a Surrey Garden by Maria Theresa Earle (1899)
"(See Johnson's 'Gardener's Dictionary.') Even the hardier crinums in pots require
heat at the growing time, and they often have to be grown for sev- ..."
7. Gardening in California: A Brief Treatise on the Best Methods of Cultivating by William Scrugham Lyon (1904)
"The crinums are truly the queens of bulbous flowering plants. ... All the crinums
are more or less scented, and the sweetness of some is intoxicating. ..."
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