. 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 turan-blooming habit and fls. of the same general ap- pearance as true N'erine. Xt-i-iiu-s havi- two distini't types of beauty, l. Tu-. Il,ii,iirl 1^7. The kinds with the narrow [ â i :' i. h are crisped or Huted, have a -1 ,., ,< popular as the kinds with Ih-'hi, ^. _iim mi-. :â â i
. 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 turan-blooming habit and fls. of the same general ap- pearance as true N'erine. Xt-i-iiu-s havi- two distini't types of beauty, l. Tu-. Il,ii,iirl 1^7. The kinds with the narrow [ â i :' i. h are crisped or Huted, have a -1 ,., ,< popular as the kinds with Ih-'hi, ^. _iim mi-. :â â make a showier cluster of Hs. iliu .^iKiinuir, vary one-twelfth to one-half an inch in width. The showiest kinds are Iiyhrids or varieties of If. Sarniensis and iV. ciirfifotiii, 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 strikinf; feature. The fls. of the other spetiesha\e more of a drooping tendency and the stamens are shorter and de.'linate, as in Fig. 1477 N. pitdica i-, perhaps the choicest white-fld. kind. Nerines h ni bulbs 1-2 in. or less in diam., and about 6 hs , %aijnig from 8-18 in. in length and 4-9 lines in width. 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 inthehrsttwo species, but with the fls. in the others Biker H md book of the Amaryllidese, 1888, and Flora Cipensis, vol. 6, 1896-7. The following American experience is condensed from an article by the late John Robertson, in the Florists' Review 1:67.'). Nerinea are noted for the sparkling texture of their fls. In strong light they have the of being frosted over. No flower with which the writer is ac quainted apiuars to better advantage under artificial light than .V. FnthrrgiUi, var. major. The srH-nt iif success with Nerines is to secure the |â,-,vii,|,. ,|,.
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