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NERINES. 
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF AUTUMN FLOWERS FOR THE GREENHOUSE. 
For Autumn decoration in the greenhouse few plants 
can compare with Nerines lor their brilliant and attractive 
colours, which form a pleasing contrast to the prevailing 
tints of this period of the year The flowers, which are 
produced in umbels of 6 to 24 blooms, are borne on stout 
stems varying in height from i (o 2 ft. In colour they 
range from dari nd, vivid crimson, cerise, and scarlet to 
salmon, coral-rose, pink, blush, and white, many having a 
glistening lustre which in sunlight gives them the appear- 
ance of being dusted with gold or silver. In some cases the 
flowers have a well-defined bar or stripe running up centre 
of petal which adds to their charm. They remain decorative 
for many weeks, and their beauty may be enjoyed in a sitting- 
ruom as well as the greenhouse, if the pots are kept in a 
sunny window. 
The cut spikes, which last fresh a long time, are greatly 
aj)preciated for table decoration associated with some light 
graceful foliage like that of Maidenhair Fern. 
The varieties we ofler below are mostly New Seed- 
lings, comprising new shades of colour and new forms ; 
they are freer bloomers, and in some cases of taller growth, 
and with larger flowers than any of the older kinds. 
Culture. — Nerines can be very easily grown by any- 
one who has a glass structure from which frost can be 
excluded. Plenty of air and sunshine are their principal 
requirements. After the bulbs have finished flowering, place 
the pots on an airy sunny shelf close to the glass, and 
encourage a free foliage growth by giving occasionally a 
little weak liquid manure. In April or May, whgn the foliage commences to turn yellow, ceas- giving 
water and allow the bulbs to ripen off in their pots. As soon as the plants show signs of making fresh 
growth in August or early September, stand the pots in saucers of water for a few hours to ensure the 
soil being uniformly moist, and then give water sparingly until the flower spikes are well advanced. 
N6rines bloom most freely when well established in pots. Re-pot every third or fourth year. 
In potting, put in plenty of crocks to ensure good drainage, and use a compost of two-thirds good loam 
and one-third sand, with a sprinkling of well-decayed leaf soil or old manure and bonemeal. 
Our Exhibit of New Hybrid Nerines was awarded by the R.H.S. a Silver Banksian 
Medal, November 1914, and a Silver Flora Medal November 1916. 
each — j. d 
Afterfiflow, Hch glowing rose, petals margined pink, large open flower with waved petals, 
fine truss ^42 o 
Ag^la.i£i| silvery white, slightly shaded 15 o 
Albatross, white with delicate pink flush, nice truss 15 o 
Aphrodite, soft coral red with silver dusting and deeper coloured stripe down centre of 
broad reflexed petals 15 o 
Ariadne, blush-salmon with salmon-red stripe, large flower, good truss, extra fine 21 o 
Armorel, flowers bright cherry, with a lighter coloured centre and a deep stripe on petals, 
which are prettily waved 5 6 
Beatrice, .shaded towards edge of petals 10 6 
Blanche, blush-wkite with faint rose line running down centre of petal, petals tipped rose, 
compact truss lo 6 
Blazing^ glowing vermillion-scarlet, \tnrgt showy 7 6 
glowing crimson shot with purple, large handsome truss 63 o 
Bowden i, a fine species from Cape Colony, producing large umbels of flowers 3 to 4 in. 
across. with a rose-coloured down each petal. Award of Merit R.II.S 3 6 
Brocade, bright rose overlaid with mauve, stamens mauve, petals elegantly waved, a 
charming colour combination 5 6 
Cerise, rich crimson with small white centra, medium truss 5 6 
Chameleon, light purple shot with pink, overlaid with silver and gold 7 6 
Charm, delicate shell-pink with rose stripe, petals waved, free-bloomer 5 6 
Claudius, rich crimson- scarlet, open spreading flower with waved petals, nice compact 
truss, tall grower 15 o 
Comus, pink, lighter towards centre, with faint stripe, large broad-petalled flower 4 6 
Constance, soft rose-pink with rose stripe, broad-petalled open flower 7 6 
Coquette, flowers large and expanded, of a light salmon-red with broad scarlet band on 
petals, tall grower, handsome 21 o 
Coral Queen, flowers a pretty soft coral-red with silver shading, petals elegantly waved... 7 6 
Coralllna, soft rose with silver sheen & deeper rose margin, large open flowers, waved petals 15 o 
A HYBRID NARINE. 
