VII. LIST OF FLOWERS. 



the plant is straight and one or two feet high, and 

 blossoms from July to November. It sows itself, but is 

 difficult to transplant, unless done with great care and 

 with a clod of earth at the roots. There is a perennial 

 kind which grows to about the same height as the 

 former, and blows very handsome and larger and yellow 

 flowers. It may be raised by seeds, or by dividing the 

 roots. 



415. AMARYLLIS, yellow. Lat. Amaryllis Lutea. 

 Fr. Amaryllis jaune. A hardy bulbous root of the south 

 of Europe, which blows a yellow flower in September ; 

 requires no more care than that ordinarily bestowed on 

 hardy bulbous rooted plants, and is propagated by offsets, 

 which should be nursed two years in a bed appropriated 

 to them. This is the only really hardy kind of this 

 handsome tribe, so much and so justly celebrated by the 

 ancient poets j but there are one or two others, which, 

 though none but those who are curious and careful 

 procure for themselves, are nevertheless easily obtained 

 from the florists who supply us with the choice roots of 

 hyacinth, narcissus, &c. and which I will, therefore, 

 mention. The GUERNSEY LILY Lat Amaryllis sarni- 

 ensis Fr. Lis de Guernsey Is a most beautiful autumnal 

 flower, coming in a considerable cluster upon a slender and 

 elegant stem of about twelve inches high. This stem is 

 unaccompanied by leaf ; but, grouped with young seedling 

 geraniums, or any other green plants, they make an un- 

 commonly handsome appearance either in a conservatory or 

 in a room. The roots are procured from Guernsey by our 

 florists,who import them just as they are about to burst into 

 bloom. Put them immediately in pots having pot-sherds 



