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more disposed to push again, but I find other species of 
Nerine capable of elongating their leaves after the ends have 
been injured, which a Brunsvigia cannot do. 
To promote the flowering of Nerines a vigorous growth 
of leaf must be encouraged in the autumn ; the requisites are 
warmth enough to excite them, and air enough to prevent 
their growing weak. During the winter they must not be 
allowed to lose their foliage either by frost or drought. About 
May they should be allowed to rest by ceasing to water them. 
After three months’ rest they may be watered again to pro- 
mote their growth, at the very beginning of September. 
Lucida, which grows near the snowy mountains in Africa, 
and is probably there cut by frost in the winter, seems more 
disposed to grow whenever it can, pushing out afresh the leaves 
of which the tips have been damaged, whether by drought 
or frost. I believe its native situation is refreshed in the hot 
season by frequent thunder-storms, so that it has not the 
decided term of rest, which the dry season forces upon its 
congeners in the lower country. I find its leaves very willing 
to grow in winter with a little assistance of artificial heat. 
The other species suffer more from any injury to the point 
of their growing leaves. Dr. Burchell found N. lucida 
growing in company with Uncaria procumbens between 
Gattikamma or Wittewater and (Aakaap) Riet fonteen, and 
coming into flower on February 15. The seed was ripe ten 
days after. Its flowering in its native place is therefore 
autumnal. At that time Buphane toxicaria was in leaf, and 
its flowers long passed. Gattikamma is 22 miles from Kloar- 
water, which is in Lat. 28°. 50'. 56". s. Long. 24°. 3 . e. 
Hybrida. 1. — Michamiae, curvifolia-undulata, tab. 43. — 
Bulbo viridi-purpurascente; foliisf unciae latis, sub glaucis, 
obtuse acuminatis ; scapo viridi, 18-unciali, nr lato, basi 
aliquando purpurascente; umbella circiter 16-flora, bracteata; 
pedunculis uncialibus ; germine loculis circiter 6-spermis, 
ovulis plerumque emarcidis ; corollae laciniis semipaten- 
tibus undulatissimis apice reflexo, 1| uncialibus, ^ unciae 
latis, roseo-rubentibus, dein coeruleo-purpurascentibus costa 
media vel stria rubente ; stylo et filamentis roseo-rubris 
inferne purpurascentibus, stylo filamentis longiore, corolla 
breviore, denuo assurgenter curvato ; stigmate albo. 
About four and twenty seedling bulbs of this mule 
were raised in 1815, at Spofforth, from Nerine Undulata, im- 
pregnated by Curvifolia. No difference has been observed 
