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of Amaryllis atamasco (L.), and the flower finer and 

 larger. Some of the largest leaves measure two feet 

 in length, and the largest flowers five inches across and 

 five inches in length. It commences to bloom in Jan- 



AMARTLLIS ATAMASCO. 



nary, and continues in flower until March. It bears 

 transplanting to common garden soil, where it does not 

 depreciate in size of leaf or flower. 



In 1876 I sent some three hundred bulbs to the 

 Botanic Garden at Harvard to have it tested, and the 

 director writes me, under date of February 2, 1877 : 

 *'Your atamasco lily is a splendid thing, much finer 



