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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



HYBRIDS OF NERINE FLEXUOSA. 

 By A. Worsley. 



In the " Gardeners' Chronicle " for January and February 1901 the author 

 gave a fairly complete list of the hybrids which had been raised between 

 the various species of exotic Amaryllideae. Since that time several 

 fresh hybrids have been raised, and much work has been done in raising 

 afresh several of the hybrids originally raised by Dean Herbert but long 

 since lost. It seems therefore desirable that that list should be supple- 

 mented so as to include the more recent work. 



The following notes clear up some confusion which has existed in the 

 nomenclature of certain hybrid Nerines. 



A List of the Six Hybrids of N. flexuosa [including those of the 

 varieties Sander soni, pulchella, and angustifolia]. 



The following four hybrids generally resemble the well-known hybrid 

 Manselli in every respect but in the colour of the flowers, which ranges 

 widely from the intense claret crimson of Manselli to the faintest blush 

 pink, or almost to white. They all flower in November, December, and 

 early January, and they are all sterile.* 



N. flexuosa x curvifolia produces Haylocki [syns. cinnabarina and 

 Manselli.] 



N. flexuosa x sarniensis produces atrosanguinea [syn. elegansf]. 

 N. flexuosa x pudica produces flexudica. 



N. flexuosa x various large-flowered garden forms and species produces 

 tar di flora. 



The following hybrid only differs from the above in flowering in early 

 autumn : — 



N. flexuosa x humilis produces excellens [syns. pulchello-humilis and 

 mutabilis]. 



The following hybrid flowers in November and resembles a fine, many- 

 flowered form of N. undulata : — 



N. flexuosa x undulata produces erubesccns [syns. pulchello-undulata 

 and roseo-crispa]. 



All these synonyms should be expunged. 



As regards the first four hybrids and crosses of the Haylocki 

 (Manselli) type, I do not think that anyone can differentiate between the 

 resulting progeny, although it is possible that the pudica hybrids could be 

 picked out from the others. Yet the question of nomenclature is 

 important, because this splendid section of winter-flowering Nerines 



* Herbert states that his hybrid N. Haylocki produced fertile seeds from its own 

 pollen, but it is not on record that he succeeded in raising any seedlings. 



f A number of different forms of garden Nerines have (improperly) received this 

 name. 



