480 Tridacee— Crocus. 
9. C. nudiflorus.—Flowers of a uniform purple or violet. 
Perianth not hairy at the throat. This species is found in 
some parts of England, but is probably not indigenous, It 
flowers in October or November. 
There are very many other species, some of which are 
occasionally seen in Botanic gardens, but the above include all 
the commonly cultivated forms. 
Orpen X—AMARYLLIDEZ. 
Bulbous or rarely fibrous herbs, sometimes caulescent. 
Leaves, ensiform or linear. Flowers solitary, umbellate or 
paniculate, frequently emerging from spathaceous bracts. 
Perianth superior, 6-lobed, variously formed, and often fur- 
nished with a corona at the top of the tube. Stamens 6, 
inserted upon the perianth and frequently united into a cup, or 
with intermediate staminodes. Fruit capsular and 3-celled, 
dehiscing loculicidally, or baccate and 1- to 3-seeded. Seeds 
albuminous. This order numbers about 70 genera and 400 
species, found in nearly all temperate and tropical regions. 
1, AMARYLLIS. 
Bulbous herbs with umbellate flowers destitute of a corona. 
Perianth-tube short, lobes strongly nerved. The plants con- 
stituting this genus and Hipperstrum nearly all require more 
or less artificial heat in this country; but one, Amaryllis 
Belladénna (fig. 233), is nearly or quite hardy in the South if 
planted at a sufficient depth. It grows about a foot and a half 
high, producing towards the end of Summer large umbels of 
beautiful rose-coloured flowers pencilled with crimson. The 
stvap-shaped leaves appear after the flower-stalks have died 
away. This is a native of South Africa, and has been cul- 
tivated in European gardens for upwards of two centuries. 
The generic name is of classic origin. 
2, NERINE. 
The Guernsey Lily belongs to this genus, and, though 
scarcely hardy, deserves mentioning here on account of its 
extensive culture. It received the name NV. Sarniénsis in error, 
being a naturalized plant in Guernscy. It is a native of 
South Africa, and about the year 1680 a ship containing a 
quantity of its bulbs was wrecked in the Channel, and the bulbs 
