AMARYLLIS. 



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country we frequently have very perfect flowers in 

 the borders. A few of the choicest varieties are as 

 follows : 



Amaryllis Aulica, or Crowned Amaryllis, is one of 

 the most beautiful ; it produces four flowers, about 

 seven inches diameter, on an erect stem, about two 

 feet and a half high, with six petals of green, crimson, 

 and fine transparent red colours. 



A. Ballota, produces three or four rich scarlet flowers 

 on the stem, each about five inches in diameter ; there 

 are two or three varieties of this species, all beautiful. 



A. Johnsoniensis. The stem of this variety rises 

 about two feet, and exhibits four beautiful scarlet 

 flowers, with a white streak in the centre of each petal, 

 each flower about six inches diameter. It sometimes 

 produces two stems* 



A. Longifolia, or Crinum Capense, is perfectly 

 hardy ; it flowers in large umbels of a pink colour, 

 inclining to white, and is a good garden variety. 



Amaryllis Formosissima, or Jacobean Lily, produces 

 a flower of great beauty, although a low-priced plant. 

 It throws out gracefully its glittering crimson-coloured 

 petals, which have a brilliancy almost too intense for 

 the eye to rest upon. 



The A. Lutea produces its bright yellow flowers in 

 October, in the open air ; but the bulb requires a little 

 protection in the winter, or it may perish . 



