and brilliant tint to be wrought out by careful culture and hy¬ 
bridization with varieties naturally allied. 
“ It is almost superfluous to advert to the special value of this 
most beautiful tribe for successive flowering in the decoration 
of the conservatory and warm greenhouse throughout the 
whole year under a simple, yet judicious mode of culture, one 
of the principal features of which consists in attention to their 
natural season or months for bloom, and regulating their alter¬ 
nate seasons of growth for bloom accordingly. For beautifying 
miscellaneous groups of exotic shrubs and the more graceful 
and delicate forms of our New Holland or African flora, the 
numerous varieties of Amaryllis are unequalled for massive 
beauty and effect.” 
