40 HANDBOOK OF AMARYLLIDE^. 



Flowers yellow Sp. 1-2. 



Flowers red. 



Stamens nearly as long as the limb . Sp. 3-4. 



Stamens much longer than the limb . Sp. 5. 



1. L. AUREA Herb. App. 20. Amaryllis aurea L'Herit. Stirp. 

 t. 16 ; Bot. Mag. t. 409 ; Red. Lil. t. 61 ; Bot. Reg. t. 611. Neriyie 

 aurea Bury, Hexand. t. 3. — Bulb subglobose, 2 in. diam. Leaves 

 5-7, ensiform, glaucous, produced in May, -|-f in. broad. Peduncle 

 subterete, 1-2 ft. long. Flowers bright yellow, inodorous, produced 

 in August. Umbel 5-10-flowered ; spathe-valves large, lanceolate ; 

 pedicels short, stout. Perianth 3 in. long ; tube ^-f in. long, scaly 

 at the throat ; segments subringent, rather crisped, ^-^ in. broad. 

 Stamens declinate, rather exserted, as is also the style. 



Hab. China, introduced into English gardens by Dr. Fothergill in 1777. 

 Ho7^t. Salisbury 1785 ! Formosa, Oldham 643 ! Hancock I Apparently only 

 cultivated in Japan. 



2. L. sTRAMiNEA Lindl. in Journ. Hort. Soc. iii. 76. — Allied to 

 L. aurea, but segments pale straw-coloured, with a pink keel, and 

 a few scattered red dots ; tube very short. 



Hab. China, introduced into cultivation by Fortune in 1845. 



3. L. SQUAMiGERA Maxim. in Engler Jahrb. 1884, 79. — Bulb 

 large, globose. Leaves 5-6 to a bulb, produced in spring, above a 

 foot long, f-1 in. broad at the middle. Peduncle stout, 2-3 ft. long. 

 Flowers rose-lilac, fragrant, produced in July and August. Umbel 

 4-7-flowered; spathe-valves large, lanceolate; pedicels short, stout, 

 bracteolate. Perianth 3 in. long ; tube ^ in. long, scaly at the 

 throat, cylindrical below the apex ; segments subringent, obtuse 

 with a cusp, ^ in. broad above the middle. Stamens declinate, 

 nearly as long as the segments. Style a little exserted. 



Hab. Japan, Blaximowicz ! A plant from grave-yards at Ningpo, Hancock 

 34 ! with longer more slender pedicels, will probably prove distinct. Nearly allied 

 to L. aurea ; differs by its red flowers and shorter stamens. 



4. L. sANGuiNEA Maxim. in Engler Jahrb. 1884, 80. — Bulb 

 ovoid, 1 in. diam. ; neck 1-2 in. long. Leaves 3-7, produced after 

 the flowers, linear, obtuse, ^ in. broad. Peduncle slender, 1-1^ ft. 

 long. Umbel 4-6-flowered; spathe-valves lanceolate; pedicels 

 slender, generally 1-2 in. long. Perianth erect, bright red, 

 l^-2f in. long ; tube ^ in. long, cylindrical below the apex, not 

 scaly at the throat ; segments erect, oblanceolate, ^ in. broad, 

 neither crisped nor reflexing. Stamens shorter than the limb. 

 Style finally exserted. 



Hab. Japan, Oldham 188! Buerger I Maximowiczl Dickinsl Has the 

 most nearly regular flowers of any species of the genus. 



5. L. RADiATA Herb. App. 20. Amaryllis radiata L'Herit. ; Andr. 

 Bot. Rep. t. 25 ; Bot. Reg. t. 596. A. sarniensis Thunb.,non Linn. 

 Nerine japonica Miquel. Genus Orexis Salisb. — Bulb globose. If in. 

 diam. ; neck short. Leaves 5-6, produced in winter, linear, obtuse, 

 glaucous, \ ft. long, ^ in. broad. Peduncle slender, 1-lf ft. long. 

 Flowers bright red, inodorous, produced in autumn. Umbel 4-12- 



