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white : there are two or three varieties of it ; corolla cam- 

 panulate, three or four on the stem, about three inches in 

 diameter; petals a little undulate. A. fulgida, flower 

 scarlet, large, tube striped, petals acute, two flowers on the 

 stem. A. dulica is one of the most magnificent, has from 

 two to four flowers about seven inches in diameter, erect 

 on a stem about two and a half feet high; six petals, 

 strongly united to the capsule, bottom of the petals green, 

 connected with spots of dark crimson, which spread into 

 fine transparent red, covered with rich tints, nerves very 

 perceptible, anthers bold; it is called Crowned Amaryllis. 

 A. psittadna, Parrot Amaryllis, is scarlet striped with 

 green, two or more flowers on the stem, each about five 

 inches in diameter. There are several varieties of it ; the 

 best that we have seen are cowbergia and pulverulenta. 

 A bulb known in our collections as A. purpurea is now 

 Valletta purpurea, has beautiful erect scarlet flowers, 

 three or four on the stem, each about four inches in dia- 

 meter. There are three varieties of it, differing only in 

 habit. Jl. longifolia is now Crinum capense, and is per- 

 fectly hardy; flowers pink, inclining to white, in large 

 umbels, leaves long, glaucous, and is a desirable garden 

 bulb. A. longiflora striata has pure white flowers with 

 bright pink stripes, and each flower is about seven inches 

 long; it was introduced from South America by Mrs. R. 

 Alsop, and is a most superb flowering bulb. A. solandri- 

 flbra, large red ; A. Augusta, buff and orange ; A. elegdns, 

 red and green, and many other superb kinds, especially 

 the hybrid sorts; from Johnsoni there are above twenty 

 cultivated varieties; fromforniosa about twelve; and from 

 Griffini about ten, all of them esteemed. Where they 

 have been kept in the earth in which they were grown last 

 year, the ball ought at this repotting to be reduced ; when 

 the bulbs are in a growing state, they ought to have plenty 

 of water, arid be fully exposed to the sun, so that the foliage 

 may have its full influence, and as the roots grow lo the 

 outside of the earth, give them another and a larger pot. 

 They must have plenty of drainage, and be kept from 

 heavy rains. We prefer growing them in the green-house 

 all summer, or into frames under glass: about the end of 

 October the watering must be gradually withheld, and by 

 the middle of November put the bulbs where they wjll be 



