. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. NERINE NERINE 1077 tumn-blooming: habit and fls. of the same general ap- pearance as true Serine. Nerines have two distinct types of beauty, illustrated by Figs. 1476 and 1477. The kinds "with the narrow perianth segments, "which are crisped or fluted, have a spidery look and are not as popular as the
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. NERINE NERINE 1077 tumn-blooming: habit and fls. of the same general ap- pearance as true Serine. Nerines have two distinct types of beauty, illustrated by Figs. 1476 and 1477. The kinds "with the narrow perianth segments, "which are crisped or fluted, have a spidery look and are not as popular as the kinds with broad, flat segments, which make a showier cluster of fls. The segments vary from one-twelfth to one-half an inch in width. The showiest kinds are hybrids or varieties of JY. Sarnlensis and jy. curvifolia, the former species being the most pro- lific of varieties. In these two species the strong, ver- tical lines of the erect, long-protruded stamens make a striking feature. The fls. of the other species have more of a drooping tendency and the stamens are shorter and declinate, as in Fig. 1477. N. pudica is perhaps the choicest white-fld. kind. Nerines have bulbs 1-2 in. or less in diam., and about 6 Ivs., varying from 8-18 in. in length and 4^9 lines in ^vidth. Among the uncultivated kinds are some with short, stout scapes and others with appendages at the base of the filaments. The Ivs. appear after the fls. in the first two species, but with the fls. in the others. Baker, Hand- book of the Amaryllideae, 1888, and Mora Capensis, vol. 6, 1896-7. The following American experience is condensed from an article by the late John Robertson, in the Florists' Review 1:675. Nerines are noted for the sparkling texture of their fls. In strong light they have the appearance of being frosted over. iSto flower with which the writer is ac- quainted appears to better advantage under artificial light than N. FotliergiUi, var. major. The secret of success with Nerines is to secure t
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