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PLANTS BELONGING TO AMARYLLIDEtE. 
or any warm border, and, if covered in severe or very wet weather in winter, with 
an inverted flower-pot, the bulbs will be preserved from perishing, and will flower 
very freely ; the bifidus, rosea, Pagnoldi, and phycelloides, will all thrive well if 
planted in a border, in the front of a stove or green-house ; let the bulbs be well 
covered in winter, to keep them from being injured by frost or wet; the Andersoni, 
lorifolius, angustus, and spathaceus, all require the green-house, and should be 
treated exactly like the Amaryllis^ and other green-house bulbs in this order. 
They are all increased by offsets, and occasionally by seeds, which, however, they 
very seldom ripen. 
Doryanthes. This genus contains but one species, the excelsa, it differs 
materially from all the preceding genera, the flower stem growing to upwards of 
twenty feet high. It grows freely in a mixture of sandy loam, peat, and well- 
rotted leaf mould, and should be placed in the conservatory. It may be increased by 
suckers from the roots, which are sparingly produced. 
Gethellis. All the species are green-house plants, natives of the Cape of 
Good Hope, and should be potted in sandy loam and peat, ee the berries of the Afra 
are said to be eatable, having an agreeable odour." They require the usual treat- 
ment with regard to watering, &c., as the other Cape Amaryllidece. They are 
increased by offsets and seeds. 
Eucrosia. This genus contains but one species, the bulbs of which grow best 
in a light turfy soil, mixed with a little peat, and a considerable portion of sand. 
As they are very impatient of wet, the pots should be well drained with potsherds, 
and the bulbs planted shallow. They only require the temperature of the green- 
house, and the general treatment of Cape bulbs. 
Euricles. A genus formerly included in Pancratium, the leaves are broad, 
not unlike those of the Hemerocallis, They are all stove-plants, and require the 
same treatment as Pancratium. They are propagated by offsets. 
Calostemma. The species of this genus should be potted in sandy loam and 
peat, and be kept in the green-house. They must have little or no water when in 
a torpid state : and, if replanted previous to their beginning to grow again, they 
will flower very freely, and ripen plenty of seeds, by which, and offsets, they are 
readily increased. Their general treatment is the same as other green-house bulbs 
in this order. 
Chlidanthus. This genus has but one species, a very fragrant and beautiful 
plant, with bright yellow flowers. It should be potted in similar soil to that 
recommended for Calostemma, and kept in the green-house. It produces its 
flowers before the leaves appear, similar to the Guernsey lily ; every means should 
therefore be used to facilitate the growth of the leaves, as the flowering of the 
ensuing spring depends, in a great measure, on the maturity they attain. When 
the leaves have died down, the bulbs should have no water given them, but be kept 
in a torpid state until towards the usual time of growth, when they should be 
repotted, taking off all the old soil, and separating the offsets for propagation. 
Chrysiphiala. — Green-house plants, with similar habits to the last, requiring 
the same general treatment. 
Acis. All the three species are hardy, and should be planted in the open 
