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flower fringed-like, with three or four on the stem. A. 

 vittdta is an admired species with scarlet flowers, striped 

 with pure white; there are two or three varieties of it; co- 

 rolla campanulate, three or four on the stem, about three 

 inches in diameter ; petals a little undulate. A. fiihjida^ 

 flower scarletj large, tube striped, petals acute, two flowers 

 on the stem. A. duUca is 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 AmarylUs. A. i-)8ittdcina , 

 Parrot Amaryllis, is scarlet striped with green, two or more 

 flowers on the stem, each about five inches in diameter. 

 A. longifblia is perfectly hardy ; flowers pink, inclining to 

 white, in large umbels, leaves long, glaucous, and is a de- 

 sirable garden bulb. A. lompflbra 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. 

 solandriflbra, large red ; A. clegdns, red and green, and 

 many other superb kinds, especially the hybrid sorts ; from 

 Jolmsbni there are above twenty cultivated varieties; from 

 formbsa about twelve ; and from Gn'ffini about ten, all of 

 them esteemed. Where they have been kept in the earth in 

 w^hich 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, and be fully ex- 

 posed to the sun, so that the foliage may have its full 

 influence, and as the roots grow to the outside of the earth, 

 give them another and 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 will be kept dry till February or March 

 next, when they must be again potted (in soil No. 12). 



Araucaria. This noble genus contains four species, which 

 are without exception the most noble plants we are acquainted 

 with, for the beauty of their foliage and symmetry of their 

 growth, that belong to the green-house. A. exce/sa, Norfolk 



