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and, before the first frost, remove the pot to the greenhouse 

 to mature the leaves, as, otherwise, the bulb will not flower 

 the second year. 



A. llanda. A finer and larger species, but more tender, 

 requiring greenhouse culture, as we have directed above. 

 Flowers delicate blush-white, ; a native of the Cape. 



A. pallida and latifolia are varieties of A. Belladonna. 



THE SPREKELIA. 



Sprekelia (Amaryllis) formosissimus. A lovely species, 

 very different in form from the remainder of the family. 

 The flowers are most brilliant scarlet, and are produced 

 before the leaves. The bulbs of this species may be planted 

 in the open border in May. They will bloom in June, and 

 before October ripen their growth ; when they may be taken 

 up, and hung up in a frost-proof, dry cellar, until spring. 

 They may also be grown in pots, in water, or in moss. 

 The plant is generally known as Jacobean lily. 



THE VALLOTA. 



Vallota (amaryllis) purpurea. This species is evergreen ; 

 and, as its flowers and leaves are seen together, it is one of 



the most ornamental plants of the family. It is a native 

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