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scales, without the base of the filaments: the stamina have six awl- 

 shaped filaments, with oblong, incumbent, rising antherae: the pis- 

 tillum has a roundish, furrowed, inferior germ, the style filiform, al- 

 most of the length and in the situation of the stamina: the stigma 

 trifid and slender: the pericarpium is a subovate, three-celled cap- 

 sule, and the seeds are several. The inflection of the petals, sta- 

 mina, and pistillum, is very various in the different species of this 

 genus; and the corolla in most of the species is rather hexapetaloid 

 than six-petalled. 



The species are very numerous, but those principally cultivated 

 are: 1. A. lutea, Yellow Amaryllis, or Autumnal Narcissus; 2. A. 

 atamasco, Atamasco Lily ; 3. A. formosissima, Jacobaea Lily ; 4. A. re- 

 gince, Mexican Lily; 5. A. purpurea, Purple-flowered Amaryllis; 

 6. A. belladonna, Belladonna Lily; 7- A. vittata, Superb or Ribband 

 Amaryllis; 8. A. longifolia, Long-leaved Amaryllis; 9- A. orientalist 

 Broad-leaved African Amaryllis; 10. A. sarniensis, Guernsey Lily; 

 11. A. zeylanica, Ceylon Lily; 12. A. latifolia, Broad-leaved Ama- 

 ryllis. 



In the first species, or Yellow Amaryllis, the flower-stems seldom 

 rise above three or four inches in height: the flowers are shaped 

 somewhat like those of the Large Yellow Crocus, one coming up 

 from each sheath: the leaves are green, and come up at the same 

 time, like the Saffron ; and after the flowers are past, they increase 

 all the winter. The roots are shaped like those of the Narcissus. It 

 flowers in September, and is a native of the South of France. 



The second species, or Alamasco Lily, has the flowers at their 

 first appearance of a fine carnation colour on the outside, but which 

 fade till they arc almost while. They are nearly as large as those of 

 the Small Orange Lily, but do not grow above six or eight inches in 

 height. They appear about the end of May or beginning of June, 

 and sometimes in August. Jt is a native of Virginia. 



In the third, or Jacobaea Lily,. the flower-stems are produced from 

 the sides of the bulbs, so that after the flower produced on one side 

 is decayed, another stalk arises from the other side of the bulb; but 

 there is usually no more than one flower produced on the same 



