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Amaryllis
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(the name of a girl in classical pastoral poetry), in botany, a genus of the natural order Amaryllidaceae, containing the belladonna lily (Amaryllis Belladonna), a native of South Africa, which was introduced into cultivation at the beginning of the 18th century. This is a half-hardy bulbous plant, producing in the spring a number of strap-shaped, dull green leaves, 1-12 ft. long, arranged in two rows, and in autumn a solid stem, bearing at the top a cluster of 6-12 funnel-shaped flowers, of a rose colour and very fragrant. Several forms are known in cultivation. Most of the so-called Amaryllis of gardens belong to the allied genusHippeastrum.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Amaryllis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/amaryllis.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Amaryllis'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/amaryllis.html. 1910.
