264 riaiits and tlicir Ways in Soiilli Africa 



Flowering in December. Fruit ripening about May. Coast, Central, 

 and Western regions. 



l'"ir.. 23g. — Hypoxia siclUita^ Linn,, var, elc^a/n, Pcrs, 



Amaryllis. — This plant gave the name to the whole order, 

 and its flowers are certainly beautiful enough to deserve the 

 honour. Flowers 6-12 in an umbel. Pedicels i-r^-inch long. 

 Ovules many ; capsule large, round ; seeds few. Leaves 7-9, 

 growing after the flower, i foot long and }, to -J inch broad. 

 The flowers are nearly regular, but the stamens curve upward. 

 Coast region, flowering in March, A. belladonna, L,, the only 

 South African species, has a rose or whitish perianth 3-3-I 

 inches long, 



Nerine. — Tube cut down nearly to the ovary ; lobes 

 curved and frequently waved along the edges, bright red or 

 pink, sometimes flecked with gold. Stamens of two lengths, 

 slightly declinate. Bulbs near the surface ; leaves produced 

 with or after the flowers. Umbels 10-40 flowers. 



