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THE AMARYLLIS. 



Par< of a paper read be/ore the Hamilton Horticultural Society. 



Fig. 1598. — Amaryllis Johnsoni. 

 £9 I enclose photograph of pot of Amaryllis Johnsoni, grown by Mr. James Anderson, 

 323,Queen St. S., Hamilton. The specimen which has fifteen spikes of bloom with sixty flowers 

 and buds, presents a gorgeous appearance and, as far as I can learn, far surpasses anything 

 of the kind ever seen by any of our members. The flowers are carried over three feet above 

 the soil. The original bulb is nine years old, and has been repotted twice, the last time 

 being about two years ago, when the increasing growth burst the pot. A little manure water 

 18 given at the time of flowering, perfect rest and no water when the bulbs are dormant. 

 Thirty -nine flowers were produced in 1898. The photograph, owing to position and light, 

 does not do it justice. J. M. Dickson, Hamilton, Ont. 



L^ ps^HE Amaryllis belongs to the 

 bulbous class of plants, and 

 under that name is generally 

 included, for commercial pur- 

 poses at any rate, the numerous family 



of Hippeastrums, as well as the Vallota, 

 and other species closely allied to the 

 amaryllis proper, all of them belonging 

 to the natural order of amaryllis. 



The first record we have of the iutro- 



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