Amaryllis Atamasco Atamasco Lily

<p><em>Class and Order.</em></p>

<p>Hexandria Monogynia.</p>

<p><em>Generic Character.</em></p>

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<p><em>Cor.</em> hexapetaloidea, irregularis. <em>Filamenta</em> fauci tubi inserta, declinata, in&aelig;qualia proportione vel directione. <em>Linn. Fil.</em> </p>

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<p><em>Specific Character and Synonyms.</em></p>

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<p>AMARYLLIS <em>Atamasco</em> spatha bifida acuta, flore pedicellato, corolla campanulata sub&aelig;quali erecta basi breve tubulosa, staminibus declinatis &aelig;qualibus. <em>Linn. Fil.</em> <em>Ait. Kew. p. 416.</em></p>

<p>AMARYLLIS <em>Atamasco</em> spatha uniflora, corolla &aelig;quali, pistillo declinato. <em>Linn. Spec. Pl. ed 3. p. 420.</em></p>

<p>LILIO-NARCISSUS Indicus pumilus monanthus albus foliis angustissimis Atamasco dictus. <em>Moris. Hist. 11. p. 366. t. 24.</em></p>

<p>LILIO-NARCISSUS virginiensis. <em>Catesb. Carol. 3. p. 12. t. 12.</em></p>

<p>LILIO-NARCISSUS liliflorus carolinianus flore albo singulari cum rubedine diluto. <em>Pluk. Alm. 220. t. 43. f. 3.</em> </p>

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<p>The <em>Amaryllis Atamasco</em> 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, which is in the spring. The flowers of this sort are produced singly, and at their first appearance have a fine Carnation colour on their outside, but this fades away to a pale or almost white before the flowers decay. This plant is so hardy as to thrive in the open air in England, provided the roots are planted<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/23579/23579-h/23579-h.htm#FootnoteA2">[B]</a> in a warm situation and on a dry soil; it may be propagated by offsets from the roots, which they put out pretty plentifully, especially if they are not transplanted oftner than once in three years. <em>Miller's Dict.</em></p>

<p>It is usual with the Nurserymen about London to keep this plant in the greenhouse, where it flowers about the end of April.</p>

<p>Mr. Charles Hatton cultivated here in 1680, <em>Ait. Kew.</em> on the authority of Morison.</p>