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with many flowers in one cover ■, the petals equal, flpvead j 
open, and turned backward , with broken Jlamina , com- 
monly called Guernfey Lily. 
5. Amaryllis ( Regina ) fpatha multiflora, corollis cam- 
panulatis squall bus, genkalibus declinatis. Hort. 
Cliff. 135. Lily Daffodil with many -flowers in one cover, 
the petals equal and bell-Jhaped , and the Jlamina declined. 
Lilio N arciffus polvanthos flore incarnato, fundo ex 
luteo albefcente. Sloan. Cat. Jam. 1 15. commonly called 
Belladonna Lily. 
6. Amaryllis {Belladonna) fpatha multiflora corollis cam- 
panulatis marginibus reflexis genitalibus declinatis. 
Lily Daffodil with many flowers in one cover , the petals 
equal and bell-Jhaped, their borders turning backward, and 
declining Jlamina. Lilium Americanum puniceo flore, 
Belladonna dictum. Par. Bat. 194. commonly called 
Mexican Lily. 
y. Amaryllis (, Longifolia ) fpatha imiltifloru, corollis 
campanulatis tequalibus,. fcapo compreffo longitudini 
umbellse. Flor. Leyd. 36. Lily Daffodil with many 
flowers in one cover, the petals equal, and the cover com- 
preffed the length of the umbel. Lilium Africanum bu- 
ndle longiftimis folds polyanthos laturato colore pur- 
purafcens. Par. Bat. 195. 
8. Amaryllis ( Zeylanica ) fpatha multiflora corollis cam- 
panulatis asqualibus, genitalibus declinatis fcapo te- 
reti ancipiti. Flor. Leyd. 36. Lily Daffodil zvith many 
flowers in one cover , the petals equal, and the cover 
opening two zvays. Lilio Narciffus Zeylanicus latifolius 
flore niveo ext'erne linea purpurea ftriato. Hort. 
Amft. 1. 73. commonly called the Ceylon Lily. 
9. Amaryllis ( Ciliaris ) fpatha multiflora, folds ciliatis. 
Flor. Leyd. 37. Lily Daffodil with many flowers in one 
cover , and the edges of the leaves hairy. Lilio Narciffus 
fphtericus iEthiopicus foliis guttatis & cilii inftar pi- 
lofis. Pluk. Aim. 220. commonly called the African 
Scarlet Lily. 
10. Amaryllis ( Vernalis ) fpatha uniflora, corolla asquali, 
ftaminibus eredtis. Lily Daffodil zvith one flower in a 
cover, with equal petals, and eredl Jlamina. Lilio Nar- 
ciffus luteus vernus. Tourn. inft. 386. commonly called 
„ Spring yellow Lily Narciffus. 
11. Amaryllis ( Orientalis ) fpatha multiflora corollis 
inaequalibus foliis linguiformibus. Buttn. Lily Daffodil 
zvith many flowers in a cover , whcfe petals are unequal, 
and leaves /leaped like a tongue. Lilio Narciffus Indians 
maximus iphsericus floribus plurimis rubris liiiaceis. 
Mor. Plift. 2. 268. Brunfwigia of Dr, Heifter. 
12. Amaryllis (Capenfts) fpatha triflora corollis campa- 
nulatis aequalibus gentialibus declinatis. Lily Daffodil 
with three flozvers in each cover, whofle petals are equal 
and bell-Jhaped , with declining Jlamina. 
The firft fort is very hardy, and increafes very faff by 
offsets. The feafon for tranfplanting thefe roots is 
any time from May to the end of July, when their 
leaves are decayed, after which it will be too late to 
remove them ; for they will begin to pufli out new 
fibres by the middle of Auguff, or fooner if the feafon 
be modi, and many times they flower the beginning 
of September ; fo that if they are tranfplanted, it will 
fpoil their flowering. This plant will grow in any foil 
or fituation ; but it will thrive belt in a frefh, light, dry 
foil, and in an open fituation ; i. e. not under the 
dripping of trees, nor too near walls. It is com- 
monly called by the gardeners, the Yellow Autumnal 
Narciffus, &c. and is ufually fold by them with Col- 
chicums, for autumnal ornaments to gardens ; for 
which purpofe this is a pretty plant, as it will fre- 
quently keep flowering from the beginning of Sep- 
tember to the middle of November, provided the 
froft is not fo fevere as to deftroy the flowers •, for al- 
though there is but one flower in each cover, yet 
there is a fucceflion of flowers from the fame root, 
efpecially when they are fufiered to remain three or 
four years unremoved. The flowers feldom rife above 
three or four inches high ; they are fliaped fomewhat 
like the flowers of the large yellow Crocus ; the green 
leaves come up at the fame time, like the Saffron, and 
after the flowers are pair, the leaves increafe all the 
winter. The roots are bulbous, and fliaped like thofe 
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of the Narciffiis, fo are proper ornaments ' for fttdi. 
borders as are planted with Cyclamens. Saffron, Au- 
tumnal Crocus, Colchicums, and rack low autumnal 
finwPR ' ' 
The, tenth fort is more rare in England than any of 
the other, at prefent. It was formerly in feveral curi- 
ous gardens, but as it flowers at a feafon when there 
are lb many finer forts in beauty, it was neglected 
arid caff out of the gardens, whereby it is aimoft loft 
in England : it grows naturally in Spain and Portu- 
gal, where it flowers early in January. Tins is as 
hardy as the firft fort, and may be planted in the open 
borders, and treated in the fame manner, excepting 
that this will not lofe its leaves fo loon, fo fhould not 
be taken out of the ground to tranfplant, till the end 
of July, or beginning of Auguft. It flowers in April 
or the beginning of May, but is not of long duration. 
The fecond fort is a native of Virginia and Carolina, 
in which countries it grows very plentifully in the fields 
and woods, where it makes a beautiful appearance 
when it is in flower. The flowers of this fort are pro- 
duced Angle, and at their firft appearance have a fine 
Carnation colour on their outfide j but fades away to 
a pale, or aimoft white, before the flowers decay. 
This plant is fo hardy, as to thrive in the open air in 
England, provided the roots are planted in a warm 
fituation, and on a dry foil , it may be propagated by 
offsets from the roots. The flowers of this fort are 
aimoft as large as thofe of the fmall Orange Lily, but 
do not grow above fix or eight inches high •, they ap- 
pear the latter end of May, or beginning of June, and 
fometimes it flowers in Auguft in this country. 
The third fort, which is commonly called Jacobsea 
Lily, is now become pretty common in the curious 
gardens in England, the roots fending forth plenty of 
offsets, efpecially when they are kept in a moderate 
warmth in winter : for the roots of this kind will live 
in a good green-houfe, or may be preferved through 
the winter under a common hot-bed frame but then 
they will not flower fo often, nor fend out fo many 
offsets^ as when they are placed in a moderate ftove 
in winter. This will produce its flowers two or three 
times in a year, and is not regular to any feafon ; but 
from March to the beginning of September, the flow- 
ers will be produced when the roots are in vigour. 
The ftems of thefe flowers are produced from the Tides 
of the bulbs, fo that after the flowers produced on 
one fide are decayed, there is another ftaik arifes from 
the other fide of the bulb •, but there is no more thaii 
one flower produced on the fame (talk. The flowers 
are large, and of a very deep red ; the under petals, 
or flower-leaves, are very large, and the whole flower 
Hands nodding; on one fide of the ftaik, making a 
beautiful appearance. 
It is propagated by offsets, which may be taken off 
every year ; the belt time to fhift and part thefe roots 
is in Auguft, that they may take good root before 
winter •, in doing of this, there fhould be care taken 
not to break off the fibres from their roots. They 
fhould be planted in pots of a middling fize, filled 
with light kitchen-garden earth •, and if they are kept 
in a moderate degree of warmth, they will produce 
their flowers in plenty, and the roots will make great 
increafe. 
The fixth fort, which is commonly called the Mexican 
Lily, is not fo hardy as the former fort, fo muft be 
placed in a warm ftove j and if the pots are plunged 
into a hot-bed of tanners bark, the roots will thrive 
better, and the flowers will be ftrong. This is in- 
creafed by offsets, as the others of this tribe ; and 
flowers ufually the beginning of fpring, when it makes 
a fine appearance in the ftove : the flower-ftems of 
this fort, feldom rife more than one foot high, each 
ftem fupports two, three, or four flowers, rarely 
more than that number. The. flowers are large, and 
of a bright copper colour, inclining to red; the fpatha,. 
or fheath, which covers the buds before they open, 
divides into two parts to the bottom, (landing- on 
each fide the umbel of flowers, joined to the Email 
foot-ftalks. 
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