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H^MANTHUS, a genns containing plants 

 of the bulbous-rooted herbaceous flowery 

 perennial kind. 



It belongs to the class and order Hexandria 

 Monogynia, and ranks in the natural order of 

 Spathacece. 



The characters are : that the calv. is a six- 

 leaved involucre, very large, bearing an umbel- 

 lule : leaflets erect, oblong, permanent : the 

 corolla is monopetalous, erect, six-parted : parts 

 erect, linear: tube very short, and angular: the 

 stamina have six subulate filaments, inserted 

 into the tube, and longer than the corolla: the 

 anthers incumbent, oblong : the pistillum is an 

 inferior gemi : the stvle simple, length of the 

 stamens : the stigmasimple : the pericarpium is a 

 roundish three-celled berry : the seeds solitary, 

 and three-cornered. 



The species cultivated are: 1. H. cocc'uwjis, 

 Scarlet Hxmanihus, or Blood-flower, or Lily ; 

 2. H. puniceu<. Waved-leaved Haemanthus, 

 Blood- flower, or Bastard Dragon; 3. H.carhiatiis, 

 Carinated Cape Haemanthus. 



The first has a large bulbous root, from which 

 in autumn come out two broad flat leaves, of a 

 fleshy consistence, shaped like a tongue, which 

 turn backward on each side, and, spreading flat 

 on the ground, have a singular appearance ail 

 the winter ; but in the spring thev decay. The 

 flowers are produced in autumn, just before the 

 new leaves come out ; and are of a bright 

 red colour, in a large cluster, two or three 

 inches from the bulb. It is a native of the 

 Cape. 



In the second ■species the roots are composed 

 of many thick fleshy tuburs, forming a head, 

 out of which arises a fleshy s|)otti.d stalk, 

 spreading at top into several spear-shaped leaves, 



which are waved on their edires. The slalk.s 

 are a foot high ; leaves six or e^ght inch's long, 

 and two broad in tlie middle. From the side 

 of the stalk near the ground breaks out a strong 

 fleshy scapL', six or eight iiichus long, with a 

 large cluster of yellowish' red flowers at top. 

 The berry is obovate, of a fleshy scarlet colour. 

 It is a native of Africa. 



The third has a large bulbous root, sendin<^ 

 out three or four leaves, a foot long or more, 

 not flat, but hollowed like the keel of a boat, 

 and more erect than those of the first sort, but 

 not quite so broad : the flowers are of a paler 

 red. It is a native of the Cape. 



Culliire. — The first and third sorts arc raised 

 with difiiculty, as off-sets arc only sparinoly 

 afforded. The ofl^-sets, when procured, should 

 be planted in pots of light loamy mould, as 

 soon as the stems decay, placing them in a dry 

 glass case. When thus taken u'p, the old roots 

 may remain out of the ground till August, and 

 be then new potted, and placed out till they re- 

 quire protection for the winter. 



The second sort is increased by partinc the 

 roots, and planting them in pots of lioht loamy 

 earth in the early spring, before thcv'put forth 

 new stems. This is also the period for re-pot- 

 tins; the old roots. 



They are likewise all capable of being raised 

 from seeds, especially the second sort, liv sow- 

 ing them in jiots of light sandy earth, and 

 plunging them in the bark stove. When the 

 plants are up, they should have air admitted 

 jiretty freely ; w hen of some grow th being remov- 

 ed into sejjarate pols, and replunged inthe hot- 

 bed. When liirdened properl) , they may be 

 placed in the drv slove. 



These plants require the manajrenienl of other 



