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AMARYLLIS FORMOSISSIMA. 
(crimson jacobea lily.) 
CLASS, ORDER. 
HEXANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
NATURAL ORDER. 
AMARYLLIDEiE. 
Generic Character. — Flowers nodding. Corolla a perianth in six parts, campanulate or rather funnel 
shaped. Stigma three-lobed. Seeds flat and numerous. 
Specific Character. — Bulb roundish. Leaves nearly half ah inch broad, and usually from ten to twelve 
inches long, ending in a sharp point, having a channel down the centre. Scape single flowered or 
rarely double. Perianthium highly coloured, divided into six segments of a rich crimson colour, and 
somewhat green at the base ; three upper segments bent back ; tube scarcely any. Stamens six, 
inserted at the base of the perianthium, and included in the three lower segments. 
Synonyms— Indian daffodil with a red flower, Park. Lilio.Narcissus Jacobeus, Dillen. Sprekelia 
formosissima, Sweet's FI. Gard . Herbert's Append. 
Although this plant is a very old inhabitant of our gardens, yet its exquisite 
beauty certainly merits our attention, and, amongst a selection, this ought by no 
means to be lost sight of. It is a native of South America, and was introduced in 
1658. It endures our winters pretty well in the open ground in warm situations, 
as under a south wall or bank side where it is sheltered from the winds. It should 
be planted about three or four inches deep, and, when the bulb is torpid, should be 
sheltered from excessive wet or frost. But the best plan for those to adopt who 
grow it out of doors, is to take up all the bulbs and dry them as soon as the leaves 
have decayed, and plant them out again early in the spring. They are most usually 
grown in pots, and kept in the greenhouse, where they make a splendid show from 
the end of April until June, 
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