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The corolla is large, and of a blood-red purple colour. It 

 is a native of the Cape. 



7. Amaryllis Equestris ; Barbadoes Lily. Spathe with 

 about two flowers ; pedicels erect, shorter than the spathe ; 

 tube filiform, horizontal ; border spreading open obliquely, 

 and curved upwards ; throat hairy. Native of the West 

 Indies. 



8. Amaryllis Reticulata ; Flat-stalked Amaryllis. Spathe 

 with about two flowers ; corollas tubular at the base and 

 nodding; throat of "the tube smooth; scape compressed; 

 leaves oblong, attenuated at the base. It flowers in April ; 

 and is a native of Brazil. 



9. Amaryllis Belladonna; Belladonna Lily. Corollas some- 

 what erect, six-petalled ; petals flat ; scape compressed ; 

 leaves sharply channelled, bluntly keeled, very smooth. It 

 is a very ornamental plant in a garden : the stem rises upwards 

 of two feet high, the flowers are of a soft purple colour ap- 

 pearing about the end of September, or beginning of October, 

 in England ; and will continue in beauty a month or longer, 

 in a favourable season. It was originally imported from Por- 

 tugal ; but is a native of shady hills, by the side of streams, in 

 the West Indies. To cultivate this species, remove all the 

 earth to the depth of three feet, from a border close to a wall, 

 with a south-west aspect ; put six inches depth of very rotten 

 dung at the bottom, then replace the original mould to the 

 depth of twenty inches. Plant the roots every way six inches 

 apart, then cover them to the former height of the border, 

 with light sandy earth, and cover the whole three inches 



' deep with rotten tanner's bark, to keep out the frost. This 

 process has been very successful, producing a great many 

 flowers, and making a fine appearance in October. 



10. Amaryllis Vittata; Superb or Ribband Amaryllis. 

 Flowers pedicelled ; corollas wedge-funnel-shaped, the rachis 

 of the outer fastened to the edge of the inner petals ; scape 

 round ; stigmas grooved. This species rarely puts forth off- 

 sets from the roots, but readily produces seeds, by which it is 

 propagated without difficulty. The stem rises to three feet 

 or more, producing from two to five beautiful flowers. It 

 usually blossoms from April to May, but may be forwarded 

 by artificial heat. Native country unknown. 



11. Amaryllis Falcata ; Sickle-leaved Amaryllis, or Crinum. 

 Corollas peduncled, erect, six-petalled ; scape compressed, 

 length of the umbel ; leaves flat, pressed to the ground, about 

 the edge sickle-shaped, white-cartilaginous, crenate. Flowers 

 sweet-scented ; corolla white. Native of the Cape. 



12. Amaryllis Oranata; Cape Coast Lily, or Amaryllis. 

 Flowers sessile ; corollas tubular at the base ; tube longer 

 than the spathes, and border curved ; segments of the bor- 

 der oblong, awned, lowest segments divaricate, concave. 

 Native of Guinea, flowering in June and July. 



13. Amaryllis Longifolia ; Long-leaved Amaryllis. Flowers 

 pedicelled, from twelve to twenty in a spathe ; corollas tubu- 

 lar at the base ; tube curved, short ; segments of the border 

 lanceolate, obtuse ; leaves broad, subulate, channelled, flaccid 

 at the tip. Flower-stem rarely rising more than three or four 

 inches high ; flowers of a deep purple colour, appearing in 

 December. Native of the Cape ; and may be propagated and 

 cultivated in the same manner as the fourth species. 



14. Amaryllis Revoluta -. Revolute Amaryllis. Flowers 

 pedicelled ; corollas tubular at the base ; tube filiform, short, 

 curved ; leaves linear-narrow, channelled, long, flaccid from 

 their origin. Scape a foot high ; flowers sweet-scented, and 

 of a pale red colour, appearing in Sept. Native of the Cape. 



15. Amaryllis Aurea ; Golden Amaryllis. Flowers pedi- 

 celled, somewhat erect ; corollas funnel-form club-shaped, 

 almost six-petalled ; segments linear-lanceolate ; stamina and 



style straight ; leaves linear, erect, channelled, with a reflex 

 smooth margin. Corolla yellow ; scape scarcely two feet high. 

 A native of China ; flowering in August and September. 



16. Amaryllis Orientalis ; Broad-leaved African Amaryllis. 

 Spathe many-flowered ; flowers pedicelled, six-parted, con- 

 siderably shorter than the peduncles, irregular ; germina 

 wedge-shaped, angular. Native of the Cape. 



17. Amaryllis Sarniensis ; Guernsey Cily. Petals linear, 

 flat, stamina and pistilla straight ish, longer than the corolla; 

 stigmas parted, revolute ; leaves dark willow green. Scape 

 flattened, twelve or fourteen inches high; corolla, when in its 

 prime, has the colour of a fine gold tissue, wrought on a rose- 

 coloured ground ; and, when it begins to fade, it is a pink ; 

 when beheld in full sunshine, it seems to be studded with 

 diamonds, but by caudle-light, the specks or spangles look 

 more like fine gold dust ; when the petals begin to wither, 

 they assume a deep crimson colour. The flowers begin to 

 come out at the end of August, and the head is usually three 

 weeks in expanding gradually. This beautiful plant is a na- 

 tive of Japan, and has been long naturalized in Guernsey, 

 where it is reputed to owe its introduction to the shipwreck 

 of a vessel returning from Japan, probably before the middle 

 of the last century. The roots are sent over from Guernsey 

 to England, and should be planted in pots filled with fresh, 

 light, sandy earth, mixed with a little very rotten dung, placed 

 in a warm situation, where they must be occasionally watered. 

 The bud will appear about the middle of September, and 

 must then have the full benefit of the sun, being sheltered 

 from strong winds. When the flowers begin to open, the 

 pots should be removed under shelter, to prevent the flowers 

 being injured by too much wet, but not kept in too close 

 and warm a place, as that will weaken their colour, and 

 hasten their -decay. They will continue in beauty a full 

 month, if properly managed ; and, though they have no scent, 

 they are justly placed in the first rank of the flowery tribe. 

 After the flowers decay, the leaves will continue growing 

 all the winter, and should have fresh air every day in fine 

 weather. The roots should be transplanted every fourth or 

 fifth year, at the latter end of June or beginning of July, 

 and ought to be replanted into fresh earth. 



18. Amaryllis Undulata ; Waxed-flower African Amaryllis. 

 Petals linear, channelled, waved ; stamina and pistil bent 

 down, shorter than the corolla ; stigma obsolete. Petals 

 rose-coloured. The flowers have no scent, and expand 

 from November to the beginning of January. Native of 

 the Cape ; flowering in England from April till June. 



19. Amaryllis Radiata ; Snowdrop-leaved Amaryllis. Petals 

 lanceolate, waved ; stamina and pistil bent down, diverging, 

 twice as long as the corolla ; stigma obsolete. This species 

 flowers in June ; its native country not known. 



20. Amaryllis Montana. Spathe many-flowered ; leaves 

 linear, subulate; petals alternate, mucronate; stamina and 

 style erect. Stem upright ; petals blue ; seeds ovate oblong, 

 black. Native of the higher parts of Mount Lebanon. 



21. Amaryllis Tubispatha. Spathe one-leafed, tubular, 

 bifid, one-flowered ; peduncle twice .is long as the spathe. 

 Scape erect, four inches high. Native of Buenos Ayres. 



22. Amaryllis Tubiflora. Spathe one-flowered, two-leaved ; 

 corolla funnel-shaped, with a very long tube. Found in Peru. 



23. Amaryllis Spiralis. Spathe two-leaved, few-flowered; 

 peduncles filiform, very long ; leaves subulate. Corolla six- 

 parted ; scape twisted at the base. Native of the Cape. 



24. AmaryllisMaculata. Spathe one-flowered, two-leaved, 

 linear ; flower peduncled ; stamina and style bent down. 

 Scape variegated with linear spots ; corolla bell-shaped. 

 It was found in China by Dombey. 



