482 Amaryllidee—Lycorts. 
3. LYCORIS. 
Is now regarded asasection of Amargllis with the undulated 
segments of the perianth curved upwards and the stigma 
fringed. There are several species, natives of China. LL. aurea 
is a very pretty plant flowering in Autumn before the leaves 
appear. The flowers are of a golden yellow. 
4, STERNBERGIA,. 
A genus of dwarf bulbous plants mostly flowering in Autumn, 
Wig. 234. Sternbergia lutea. 
(¢ nat. size.) 
before or with the 
erowth of the leaves. 
Seape one - flowered. 
Perianth funnel- 
shaped, with a regular 
6-parted limb. Sta- 
mens inserted at the 
summit of the tube. 
Named after Count 
Sternberg, a German 
botanist. 
1, S. lutea (fig. 
234), syn. Amaryllis 
lutea.—This is a valu- 
able little plant for 
Autumn decoration. 
It is very hardy, and 
this, coupled with its 
bright yellow flowers, | 
is sufficient recom- 
mendation for a late- 
flowering plant. The 
flowers appear with the 
leaves in September 
and October. South- 
west of Europe. 
S. colchiciflora,a na- 
tive of Hungary, has a 
shorter scape, and the 
flowers are produced 
before the leaves. 
Crinum Cupénse, syn. C. longifoliwm, is a fine hardy South 
