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AMARYLLIS ATAMASCO. ATAMASCO LILY* '
Clafs and Order.
HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA;
Generic Charaffer.
Cor. hexapetaloidea, irregiilaris. Filamenta fauci ttibi infertdj
declinata, inasqualia proportion^ vel direftione. Linn. Fil.
Specific Charafter and Synonyms.
AMARYLLIS Atamajco fpatha bifida acuta, flore pedicellate^
corolla campanulata fubaequali erefta bafi
breve tubulofa, ftaminibus declinatis sequali-
bus. Linn. Fil. Ait. Kew. p. 4 16.
AMARYLLIS Atamajco fpatha liniflora, corolla sequali, piftillo
declinato. Linn. Spec. PL cd 3 . p. 4 20;
LILIO-NARCISSUS Indicus pumilus riionanthus albus foliia
anguftiffimis Atamafco diclus. Moris
Hijl. 11. pi 366. t. 24.
LILIO-NARCiSSUS virginienfis. Cate/b. Carol. 3 . p. 1 2.
t, i 2.
LILIO-NARCISSUS liliflorus carolinianus flore albo fingulari
cum rubedine diluto. Pluk. Aim.
220. /. 43. /. 3;
The Amaryllis Atamafco is a native of Virginia and Caro
lina, in which countries it grows very plentifully in the fields
and woods, where it makes a beautiful appearance when it is
in flower, which is in the fpring. The flowers of this fort are
produced fingly, and at their firft appearance have a fine
Carnation colour on their outflcle, but this fades away to a
pale or almoft white before the flowers decay. This plant is
fb hardy as to thrive in the open air in England, provided the
roots are planted * in a warm fkuation and on a dry foil ; it
may be propagated by offsets from the roots, which they put
out pretty plentifully, efpecially if they are not trail {pi anted
oftner than once in three years. Miller's Diff.
It is ufual with the Nurferymen about London to keep this
plant in the greenhoufe, where it flowers about the end of
April.
Mr. CHARLES HATTON cultivated here in 1680, Ait. Ke^t
on the authority of MORISON.
* CLAYTON' in Gnum. Fl. Virg. fays maddidis gaudet locis, it delights to
grow in wet places-.