NERINE 



tumn-blooming habit and fls. of the same general ap 

 pearance as true Ijlerine. Nerines have two distinct 

 types of beauty, illustrated by Figs. 1476 and 1477 

 The kinds with the narrow perianth segments, which 

 are crisped or fluted, have a spidery look and are not as 

 popular as the kinds with broad, flat segments, which 

 make a showier cluster of fls. The segments vary from 

 one-twelfth to one-half an inch in width. The showiest 

 kinds are hybrids or varieties of iV. Siirnienais and 

 iV. curvifoUa, the former species being the most pro 

 lific of varieties. In these two species the strong, ver 

 tical lines of the erect, long-protruded stamens make a 

 striking feature. The fls. of the other species have 

 more of a drooping tendency and the stamens are 

 shorter and declinate, as in Fig. 1477. iV. pudica is 

 perhaps the choicest white-flil. kind. Nerines have 

 bulbs 1-2 in. or less in diam., and about 6 Ivs., varying 

 from 8-18 in. in length and 4-9 lines in width. Among 

 the uncultivated kinds are some with short, stout 

 scapes and others with appendages at the base of the 

 filaments. The Ivs. appear after the fls. in the first two 

 species, but with the Hs. in the others. Baker, Hand 

 book of the Amaryllidese, 1888, and Flora Capensis 

 vol. 6, 18!IG-7. 



The following American experience is condensed from 

 an article b\ the late John Robertson in the Fl rists 

 ReMew 1 bio 



Nernus aie noted fir the sparkling tes.ture of their 

 fls In trnn li 1 t tl or 1 vc tl j peaiance of being 

 fl 1 \ tl 111 the writei is ac 



I 1 III I I ^e undtr artificial 



Ul t tl I \ /• / 



Tl I t t 1 \ s IS to secure the 



full St I 111 1 tl iment f the I ull)s Thlsiefeis 

 t) the r Kilter tu atment Th( y ei io> ab ind in e cf 

 witerat the I t and overhead with i a i ndl m\i 

 t iti t I I I I II anure Tl is ti atn ent should 



1 the Ivs turn jellow which is a 

 I I I ts are finishing their growth 

 I 1 \ atLr supph graduallv lay the 



I 1 ere they are nit likeh to get 



I 1 nlifcht so that the bulbs mav 



t tl I I 1 pts tan be 



r il 1 I 111 I ent bulbs 



g I II 1 tl n er scape 



appears I ck ft il i t n i h t tl e sui face soil with a 

 sharp pointei stick and gn e the ball cf r ots a g od 

 soaking and a slight top dressing 



1077 



alh 



BB il /laiiroui, sickle shaped 

 curvifoUa Herl Lvs strap shaped curved 





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bright scarlet: 

 (as^(H«- 



ryll I I ) II I! —Cult only in the form 



of^ar FOthergillK ^ J- II / Ih Roem ) whiohismore 

 lobust m all p irts (1 ig 14 U) fls more numerous be- 

 tween crimson and sc irlet Gn 22, p 4CJ \ ar Fdther- 

 gilli mijor ( V FothergilU mdjor Hort ) is a form with 

 still larger fls F R 1 675 





A. Stamens and style nearly erect. 

 B. Lvs. green, subereci. 

 1. SarniSnsls, Herb. Guernsey Lilt. Lvs. linear, not 

 c ir ed laterally fls bright cr'mson per'anth segments 

 harlly crsped B M '94 -Var Pldntu ( V PI t 

 Hort ) has a longer scape luUer fl an 1 uore d t nctly 

 clawed segn ents t n 1^9 Var venusta ha br ght 

 s a let fls 1 rod eel earl er than any of he tl e v e 

 t p B AI 1 1 A rosea I 



AA Stamens and sti/l } I 

 Outer fls of the umbel openn j I f 

 c Segments distiii tlj i i I 

 3 nexudsa. Herb «l j tl \ I 



other kinds sometiin t I 1 



pmk Var pulch^Ua I i 1 1 



tvpe scape not fle\ i i tl | 1 i II 

 B M 2407 and ( ii ''1 i \ / 



tif 



umbels 4-6- 

 white keeled 



shorter than 

 -&how^ not 



the perianth 1 s _ -4 4 ( 

 spidery 



BB Outer fls opening after the inner onef 

 c Length of perianth segments l4-% i« 

 •i andul&ta. Herb Fls pale pink, very much 

 crisped BM 369 (&s Anianjllis undulata) 



cr Length of perianth segments 1-1)4 in 

 C. hvimilis, Herb. Scape often smaller than in the 

 other kinds, K-IK ft. high: fls. bright pink or rose-red. 

 somewhat crisped. B.M. 726 (as Amaryllis humlUs). 

 Gn. 21:329.-Var. spUndens, Hort. Krelage, is pre- 

 sun ably the be t form of thi' 'pecie- Fls purple 

 cnm on 



Tl e fol owing names are mostly important hybrids wh eh n 

 n e are more popUar tl an the spec es \ a ab I s 



I V n 1 rosy dark nped V ar e and flora 



H \ 1 tl \ r; H rt The 



ge ir 1 

 Gn ''1 i 



berge can 

 CO lere 1 

 1 olall 1 



r m on red fls Var camdsa \ T 

 rosj \ ar insignia H rt Krel "n 



1 ker synonyn o is w th the t pe 1 t 

 It rill 1 tn t Tie flowers a e sa 1 



L ed to y Baker i Is br gl t red 



