1638 



AMARYLLIS* kermesina. 



» 



Carmine Amaryllis. 



HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



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Nat. ord. Amaryllides R. Br. (Introduction to the natural system 



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fol 



kermes 



floribus suberectis subsequalibus infundibuliformibus pedicelhs parum 



1 * • 1 



longioribus. 



A beautiful plant, with which we are acquainted only 

 from the accompanying figure and notes, for which - 



obliged to Mr 



W B. Booth, Gardener to Sir Charles 



Lemon, of Carclew 



" Roots of this pretty species of Amaryllis were brought 

 from Brazil, in the early part of 1833, by Lieut. Ho land, 

 of the Royal Marines, who presented them to Miss Street, 

 of Penryn, to whom we are indebted for the specimen from 

 which the accompanying figure and description were taken. 

 It appears to rank next to A.advena, Bot. Ke g-/\\ l *?.'{. ' l ' 

 and A. intermedia. Bot. Re*, t. 1 148, but is perfectly distinct 



from 



and 'indeed from any species with 



hich we 



quainted 



Bulb somewhat larger than a pigeon's egg, with the 



sr of a dark brown 



O ■ 



Leaves 



in number (our specimen had only two but we saw some 

 with three)>rom P 8 inches to a foot in ength and about 



th 



e 



fourth of 

 point 



inch in 



htly 



breadth, linear- lorate, obtuse 

 and of a green bright 





♦ See fol. 1188. 



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