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1. Z. Atamasco Herb. App. 36. Amanjllis Atamasco L. ; Bot. 

 Mag. t. 239; Bed. Lil. t. 31; Locld. Bot. Cab. 1. 1899.— Bulb ovoid, 

 under 1 in. diam.; neck short. Leaves 4-6, contemporary with the 

 flowers, bright green, narrow Hnear. Peduncle \-l ft. long. Spathe 

 1-1^ in. long ; valves lanceolate. Pedicel much shorter than the 

 spathe. Perianth pure white, 3 in. long; tube -I in. long, tinged 

 green ; segments oblanceolate-unguiculate, acute, ^ in. broad. 

 Stamens more than half as long as the limb; anthers ^-\ in. long. 

 Style trifid, reaching nearly to the tip of the segments. 



Hab. Southern United States. Scentless, Flowers in March. The plant 

 that represents Amaryllis Atamasco in the Linnean herbarium is Cyrtanthus 

 nnijloru^. 



2. Z. Treatl^ S. Wats. Proc. Amer. Acad. xiv. 300. — Bulb 

 ovoid, ^ in. diam. ; neck short. Leaves 6-8, contemporary with the 

 flowers, grass-green, not shining, very narrow, ^ in. broad. Pe- 

 duncle -|~1 ft. long, purple at the base. Spathe f-1 in. long, 

 tubular in the lower half; valves lanceolate. Pedicel much shorter 

 than the spathe. Perianth white, 3 in. long ; tube an inch long ; 

 segments keeled with red, f in. broad. Stamens half as long as 

 the limb; anthers ^-^ in. long. Style deeply trifid, reaching to 

 the tip of the segments. Capsule depresso-globose, deeply lobed, 

 I in. diam. 



Hab. Florida, in damp ground, Curtiss 2829* ! Flowers in April and May. 

 Described from a plant that flowered at Kew in 1880. 



3. Z. cARiNATA Herb, in Bot. Beg. t. 2594 ; Sweet, Brit. Flow. 

 Gard. Ser. 2, t. 4 ; Bury, Hexand. t. 13. Z. g rami i flora Lindl. in 

 Bot. Keg. t. 902. Amaryllis carinata Spreng, — Bulb ovoid, 1 in. 

 diam. ; neck short. Leaves 4-6, contemporary with the flowers in 

 summer, linear, i-l ft. long, l-^ in. broad, shallowly channelled 

 down the face. Peduncle 6-9 in. long. Spathe l|-2 in. long, 

 tubular in the lower half; valves lanceolate. Pedicel shorter than 

 the spathe. Perianth-limb bright rose-red, 2|— 3 in. long ; tube 

 |— f in. long; segments obovate, |— f in. broad. Stamens reaching 

 halfway up the limb ; anthers above ^ in. long. Style overtopping 

 the stamens, deeply trifid. 



Hab. Jamaica, March ! Cuba, C. Wright 3246 ! Mexico, Duges. Native 

 name, Mayo. Guatemala, Ortgies ! The commonest species of the genus now 

 in cultivation. I have not seen the aUied Z. Ulacina Liebm., which is said to 

 have lilac flowers 3 in. long, a pedicel as long as the flower, and a spathe an 

 inch long. 



4. Z. TUBisPATHA Herb. App. 96 ; Bury, Hexand. t. 25. Amaryllis 

 tuhispatlia Gawl. in Bot. Mag. t. 1586. Z. nervosa Herb. Amaryllis 

 nervosa H. B. K. — Bulb globose, 1 in. diam. ; neck short. Leaves 

 4-5, narrow linear, flaccid, bright green, contemporary with the 

 flower in spring or summer, sometimes above a foot long. Peduncle 

 slender, \ ft. long. Spathe 1-1|- in. long, slit at the tip only. 

 Pedicel longer than the spathe. Perianth 1|~2 in. long, white, 

 slightly tinged with green, never with red; tube scarcely any; 

 segments obovate, i in. broad. Stamens half as long as the limb. 

 Style deeply trifid, overtopping the antliers. Capsule ^ in. diam. 



