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AMARYLLIS. 
of Virginia and Carolina, where it grows plentifully in the 
fields and woods, and makes a beautiful appearance when 
in flower. 
4. Amaryllis formofi(lima, or jacobaea lily : fpathe un¬ 
divided ; flower pedicelied; corolla two-lipped, nodding, 
deeply fix-parted ; ftamens and piftil bent down. The 
flower-ftems of the jacobaea lily are produced from the 
fides of the bulbs, fo that, after the flower produced on 
one fide is decayed, another (talk arifes from the other 
fide of the bulb; but there is ufually no more than one 
flower produced on the fame fialk. The flowers are large, 
and of a very deep red ; the under petals are "very large, 
and the whole flowep ftands nodding on one fide of the 
fialk, making a mod beautiful appearance. Sometimes, 
but rarely, two flowers proceed from the fame fpathe. It 
is a native of South America, and was firfi known in Eu¬ 
rope in 1593. 
5. Amaryllis reginac, or Mexican lily : fpathe with 
about two flowers; pedicels divaricating; corollas bell - 
fliaped, fliortly tubular, ncdding; throat of the tube hir- 
fute; leaves lanceolate patulous. It flowered in Mr. Fair- 
child’s garden, at Hoxton, ill 1728, when the late Dr. 
James Douglafs caufed a figure of it to be drawn, and 
wrote a folio pamphlet on it. He gave it the title of lilium 
rcgintz, becaufe it was in full beauty on the firfi of March, 
which was the late queen’s birth-day. It flowers con- 
fiantly in the fpring, when it is placed in a very warm 
ftove. It is in beauty in February, and thole which are 
in a moderate temperature of air will flower in March 
or April. 
6. Amaryllis purpurea, or purple-flowered amaryllis : 
fpathe with about two flowers, corollas fomewhat ereiTt, 
tubular at the bafe, throat of the tube fmooth ; leaves 
linear-lanceolate. This fpecies is very nearly allied to the 
foregoing; infomuch, that Mor.f. L'Hcriter doubts whe¬ 
ther it be a diftinft fpecies. It is a native of the Cape of 
Good Hope, where it was found by Thunbergand Maffon. 
7. Amaryllis equeftris, or Barbadoes lily : fpathe with 
about two flowers, pedicels erett fliorter than the fpathe, 
tube filiform horizontal, border fpreading open obliquely 
and curved upwards, throat hairy. This fpecies is a na¬ 
tive of the Well Indies. 
8. Amaryllis reticulata, or flat-fialked amaryllis: fpathe 
with about two flowers, corollas tubular at the bafe and 
nodding, throat of the tube fmooth, fcape comprefled, 
leaves oblong attenuated at the bafe. This is diftinguifli- 
ed by the petals being tranfverfely veined, and by the 
fmoothnefs of the throat. It flow'ers in April, and is a 
native of Brazil. 
9. Amaryllis belladonna, or belladonna lily: corollas 
fomewhat ereft, fix-petalled, petals flat; fcape comprefled ; 
•leaves lharply channelled, bluntly keeled, very fmooth. 
This differs from the fifth fpecies, in having the edges of 
the petals waved, and not reverfed at the tip. It was firfi 
brought into England about the year 1712, from Portu¬ 
gal, where the, gardens formerly abounded with thefe 
flowers; but the jacobaea lily has fince fupplanted this in 
rnoft of their gardens, and the bulbs imported thence for 
this of late years have generally proved to be the jacobaea 
lily. The gardens in Italy have great quantities of thefe 
flowers, efpecially about Florence, where they are com- 
'inonly fold in the markets, under the name of Narciflus 
•Belladonna- This fort ufually flowers about the end of 
September, or the beginning of October, in England; and, 
if the roots are ftrong, the ftem will rife upwards of two 
feet high. If the feafon is favourable, or the flowers are 
fcrecned from frofls, violent winds, and heavy rains, they 
will continue in beauty a month or longer ; and are very 
•ornamental plants to a garden, at a feafon when there is a 
great fcarcity of flowers. Native of the Weft Indies, on 
fhady hills, by the fide of ftreams. 
10. Amaryllis vittata, or fuperb or ribband amaryllis: 
flowers pedicelied, corollas wedge-funnel-fhaped, the ra- 
chis of the outer fattened to the edge of the inner petals, 
fcape round, fligmas grooved. This fpecies, when it 
bloffoms in perfection, deferves the name of fuperb, which 
the late Mr. Aiton has given it; the Item riling to the 
height of three feet or more, and producing from two to 
five beautiful flowers. It ufually blofibms in April or 
May, but may be forwarded by artificial heat. Of what 
country it is a native is not known with certainty, but moft 
probably of the Cape. 
11. Amaryllis falcata, or fickle-leaved amaryllis, or 
crinum: corollas peduncled, ereCt, fix-petalled ; fcape 
comprefled, length of the umbel; leaves flat, prefled to 
the ground, about the edge fickle-fliaped, white-cartila¬ 
ginous crenate. ProfelforN. J. Jacquin received the bulb 
of this fpecies from the Cape in 1770. Introduced here 
in 1774, by Mr. Francis Maffon. 
12. Amaryllis ornata, or Cape Coaft lily or amaryllis : 
flowers feffile, corollas tubular at the bafe, tube longer 
than the fpathes and border, curved, fegments of the 
border oblong, awned, loweft fegment divaricate, con¬ 
cave. This.is a native of Guinea, and flowers with us in 
June and July. 
13. Amaryllis longifolio, or long-leaved amaryllis: 
flowers pedicelied, from twelve to twenty flowers in a 
fpathe, corollas tubular at the bafe, tube curved fhort, 
fegments of the border lanceolate obtufe, leaves broad - 
fubulate channelled flaccid at the tip. It is a native of 
the Cape of Good Hope ; flowers in July. 
14. Amaryllis revoluta, or revolute amaryllis : flow¬ 
ers pedicelied, corollas tubular at the bafe, tube filiform 
fhort curved, leaves linear narrow channelled long flaccid 
from their origin. This is a native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, and flowers in September. 
15. Amaryllis aitrea, or golden amaryllis : flow'ers pe- 
dicelled fomewhat ereft, corollas funnel-form club-flia- 
ped, almoft fix-petalled, fegments linear-lanceolate, fta¬ 
mens and fryle ftraight; leaves linear, erect, channelled, 
with a reflex fmooth margin. This fpecies is a native of 
China, and flowers in Auguft and September. 
16 . Amaryllis orientalis, or broad-leaved African ama¬ 
ryllis: fpathe many-flowered, flowers pedicelied, fix - 
parted, conliderably fnorter than the peduncles, irregu¬ 
lar ; germs wedge-fliaped, angular. It grows naturally 
at the Cape of Good Hope; from whence Mr. Miller fays 
that he received the roots, which fucceeded at Chelfea. 
17. Amaryllis farnienfis, or Guernfey lily : petals linear, 
flat, ftamens and piftil ftraightifn longer than the corolla, 
ftigmas parted, revolute. The flowers begin to come out 
at the end of Auguft, and the head is ufually three weeks 
in expanding gradually. This beautiful plant is a native 
of Japan, and has been long naturalized in Guernfey. 
According to Cornutus, it was brought from Japan to 
Paris, and cultivated in Morin’s garden before 1634. It 
was in the royal garden before 1 666. In England, it was 
cultivated by general Lambert, at Wimbledon, in 1659, 
but it feems then to have been little known. In 1664 it 
was grown more common. It does not appear to have 
been in I-Iolland before the year 1695. The plants are 
reputed to owe their origin in Guernfey to the fliipwreck 
of a veflel in its return from Japan, probably before the 
middle of the laft century. 
18. Amaryllis undulata, or waved-flower African ama¬ 
ryllis : petals linear channelled w aved, ftamens and piftil 
bent down, fliorter than the corolla, ftigmas obfolete. The 
flowers are void of feent, and expand from November 
till the beginning of January. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope; flowers here from April to June. 
19. Amaryllis radiata, or fnovv-drop-leaved amaryllis: 
petals lanceolate waved, ftamens and piftil bent down, di¬ 
verging, twice as long as the corolla, ftigma obfolete. It is 
not known where it grows naturally. It flowers in June. 
20. Amaryllis montana : fpathe many-flowered, leaves 
linear-fubulate, petals alternate mucronate, ftamens and 
ftyle ereft. Native of the higher parts of mount Lebanon. 
21. Amaryllis tubifpatha : fpathe one-ieafed tubular 
bifid one-flowered, peduncle twice as long as the fpathe. 
Found at Buenos Ayres, by Commerfon. 
_ 22. Amaryllii. 
