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jlo^^crs in one co^cr , the petds eqtid, fpread | 6f^ the NarcIfTus, fo are proper ornaments " for fucii 

 turned hacK^ard, vjith broken ftamtna, com^ borders as arc nlanreH with r.r.-i.^>... c.a.„.,J . ■ 



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5. -Am *:RVLi.is (/>;/'^/;;^) Ipatha multiflora, corollis cam- 

 panula's a^qualibu.s, genitalibus dcclinatis. Hort. 

 Clifr. 135. Lily Daffodil with many flowers in one cover ^ 

 the pet ids e^iiud and bellfloaped, and the ftamina declined. 



- Liiio NarciiTiis polyanthos Hore incarnato, fundo ex 

 luteo albefcente; Sloan. Cat. 

 Belladonna Lily, 



6. Amaryllis (5^//^^^OT^)fpatha mukifloracorollis cam- 

 panulatis maiginibus reHexis prcnitalibus dcclinatis. 



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ffodil with many flt 

 equal and bell-fljaped, their borders turning backward^ and 

 de dining ftamina, Lilium Americanum puniceo flore, 

 Bellad(;nna didtum. Par. Bat. 194. commonly called 



Mexican Lily. 



{Longi folia) fpatha multiflora, corollis 



campanulatis a^qualibus, Icapo compreflb longitudini 

 vinibelki^, Flor. Lcyd. 7^6, 



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cffed the length of 



iffodil 



nd the cover com- 

 Lilium Africanum hu- 



mile longiffimis foliis polyanthos laturato colore pur- 

 purafccns. Par. Bat. 195. 



8. Amarvllis {Zcylanica) Ipatha multiflora corollis cam- 

 panulatis a^qualibus, genitalibus dcclinatis fcapo te- 

 ^r>^, ot.^,t.,M . ,^». „,,, „ ^ r .; Daffodil with 7nany 



the petals equals and the cover 



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cpening two ways. Lilio Narciffus Zeylanicus latifolius 

 Acre niveo externe linea purpurea ftriato. Hort. 

 Amft. I. 73. commonly called the Ceylon Lily. 

 9. Amaryllis (G/mm) ipatha multiflora, foliis ciliatis. 

 Fior. Leyd. o^']. Lily Daffodil with many floivers in one 



lofis. 



yEthiop 



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Lilio Narciffus 



Scarlet Lih. 



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10. Amaryllis {Vernalis) fpatha uniflora, corolla jEquali, 

 ftaminibus ercftis. Lily 'Daffodil wi^h one flower in a 



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Lilio Nar- 



cifllis lutcus vernus. lourn.Inll. 386. commonly called 

 Spring yellow Lily Narciffus, 

 II. Amaryllis \Orientalis) fpatha multiflora corollis 



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ofe 



Daffodil 



Lilio Narcifllis Indicus 



maximus Iphsericus floribus plurimis rubris liliaceis. 

 Mor. Hift. 2. 268. Brunfwigia of Dr. Heiji 



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hree fioiver's in each cover, whofe 

 Upaped^ with declirdng fl. 



Daffodil 



Ihe firlt lort is very hardy, and increafes very fad by 

 OiTscts. l^he fcafon for tranfplanting thefe roots is 

 any tune from May to the end of July, when their 

 leaves arc decayed, after which it will "be too late to 

 remove them •, for they will begin to pulh out new 

 hbres by the middle of Auguft, or fooner if the feafon 

 be moiit, and many times they flower the be^innincr 

 of September ; fo that if they are tranfplantedt it wiU 

 ipoil their flowering. This plant will grow in any foil 

 or fituation ; but it will thrive befl: in a frefli, light, dry 

 loil, and in an open fituation; i. e. not under the 

 dripping of trees, nor too near walls.. It is com- 

 monly called by the gardeners, the Yellow Autumnal 

 Narciffus, &c. and is ufually fold by them with Col- 

 chicums, for autumnal ornaments to gardens; for 

 which purpofe this is a pretty plant, as it will fre- 

 quently keep flowering from the beginning of Sep- 

 tember to the middle of November, provided the 

 f roft is not fo fevere as to defl:roy the flowers ; for al- 

 though there is but one flower in each cover, yet 

 there is a fucceffion of flowers from the fame root, 

 vfpeciaily when they are fuffered to remain three or 

 tour years unremoved. The flowers feldom rife above 

 three or four inches liigh ; they are fliaped Ibmewhat 

 like tlie flowers of the large yellow Crocus ; the green 

 leaves come up at the fame time, like the Saffron, and 

 atter the flowers are pafl:, the leaves increafe all the 

 winter. The roots are bulbous, and fliaped like thofe 



borders as arc planted with Cyclamens, Saflxon Au-: 



tumnal Crocus, Colchicums, and fuch low autumnal 

 flowers.. , • 



The tenth fort is more rare in England tha,> any of 

 the other, at prefent. It was formerly in feveral curi- 

 ous garden?, but as it flowers at a feafon when there 

 are lo many finer forts in beauty, it was necrjcdtcd 

 ancl call out of the gardens, whereby it is almofi loft 

 m England : it grows naturally in Spain and Portu- 



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This 



is as 



hardy as Hie firfl: fort, and may be planted in the o'x-n 

 borders, and treated in the fame iTianner, except'incr 

 that this will not lofe its leaves ^o foon, fo fliould no^ 

 be taken out of the ground to tranfplant, till the end 

 6f July, or beginning of Augufl:. It flowers in April 

 or the beginning of May, but is not of long duration. 

 The fecond lort is a native of Virginia and Carolina 

 in which countries it grows very plentifully in the fields 

 and woods, where it makes a beautiful appearance 

 when It IS in flower. The flowers of this fort are pro- 

 duced fingle, and at their firfl appearance have a fine 

 Carnation colour on their dutfide ; but fades away to 

 a pale, oralmoil white, before the flowers decay. 

 This plant is fo hardy, as to thrive in the open air in 

 England, provided the roots are planted in a warm 

 fituation, and on a dry foil; it may be propao-ated by 

 offsets from tlie roots. The flowers of this°fort are 

 almofl; as large as thofe of the fmall Orange Lily, but 

 do not grow above fix or eight inches high ; they ap- 

 pear the latter end of May, or beginning of June, and 

 fometimes it flowers in Auguft in this country. 

 The third fort, which is commonly called Jacobsa 

 Lily, is now become pretty common in the curious 

 gardens in England, the roots fending forth plenty of 

 offsets, efpecially when they are kept in a moderate 

 warmth in winter : for the roots of this kind will live 

 in a good green-houfe, or may be preferved through 

 the winter under a common hot-bed frame ; but then 

 they will not flower fo often, nor fend out fo many 

 oflsets, as when they are placed in a moderate ftove 



in winter. 



This will produce its flowers two or three 

 times in a year, and is not regular to any feafon ; but 

 from March to the beginning of September, the flow- 

 ers will be produced when the roots are in vio-our. 

 The flems of thefe flowers are produced from thelldes 

 of the bulbs, fo that after the flowers produced on 

 one fide are decayed, there is another ftalk arifes from 

 the other fide of the bulb ; but there is no more than 

 one flower produced on the fame ftalk. The flowers 

 are large, and of a very deep red ; the under petals, 

 or flower-leaves, are very large, and the whole flower 

 ftands nodding on one fide of the ftalk, makino- a 

 beautiful appearance. ■ , ° • 



It is propagated by offsets, which may be taken off 

 every year ; the beft time to fliift and part thefe roots 

 is in Auguft, that they may take good root before 

 winter ; in doing of this, there Ihould be care taken 

 not to break off the fibres from their roots. They 

 fhould be planted in pots of a middling fize, filled 

 with light kitchen-garden earth ; and if tiiey are kept 

 in a moderate degree of warmth, they will produce 

 their flowers in plenty, and the roots will make o-reat 

 increafe. , ' ^ 



The fixth fort, which is commonly called the Mexican 

 Lily, is not fo hardy as the former fort, fo muft be 

 placed in a warm ftove ; and if the pots are plunged 

 into a hot-bed of tanners bark, the roofs will thrive 

 better, and the flowers will b^ ftrong. This is in- 

 creafed by offsets, as the others of this tribe ; and 

 flowers ufually the beginning of fpring, when it makes 

 a fine 'appearance in the ftove : the^ flower-ftcms of 

 this fort, feldom rife more than one foot high, each 

 ftem fupports two, three, or four flov/ers, rarely 

 more than that number. The flowers are large, and 

 of a briglit copper colour, inclining to red; the'^fpathay 

 or flieath, which covers the buds before they open, 

 divides into two parts to the bottom, ftanding on 

 each fide the iimbel of flowers, joined to the fmall 



foot-ftalks-- 



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